Head to head
Heat and Run vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Heat and Run
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~49 | Up 11% |
| August 2026 | ~44 | |
| July 2026 | ~44 | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~525.4k | Down 2.6% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Discord members
- Heat and Run
- 160
- Rust
- 810.8kUp 0.8%
Rust currently has about 5067× as many Discord members as Heat and Run — 810,774 vs 160.
Reddit members
- Heat and Run
- 13
- Rust
- 711kUp 0.4%
Rust currently has about 54689× as many subreddit members as Heat and Run — 710,956 vs 13.
Steam concurrent players
- Heat and Run
- —
- Rust
- 108kDown 19%
Rust currently has 107,980 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.
Twitch viewers
- Heat and Run
- —
- Rust
- 6.9kDown 7.1%
Rust currently has 6,922 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.
YouTube subscribers
- Heat and Run
- —
- Rust
- 206k
Rust currently has 206,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.
How these estimates are made
Heat and Run
Heat and Run is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 1k – 4k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 320k – 1m players a day. Around 13m – 34m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.


