Head to head
Highrise vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Highrise
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~38k | |
| September 2026 | ~37.9k | |
| August 2026 | ~37.9k | |
| July 2026 | ~38k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~526.1k | Up 0.2% |
| September 2026 | ~525k | 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.
Steam concurrent players
- Highrise
- 186Up 30%
- Rust
- 68.5kDown 32%
Rust currently has about 368× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Highrise — 68,503 vs 186.
Discord members
- Highrise
- 173.6k
- Rust
- 813.3kUp 0.4%
Rust currently has about 4.7× as many Discord members as Highrise — 813,343 vs 173,636.
Twitch viewers
- Highrise
- 0
- Rust
- 5.2kDown 16%
Highrise currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Rust has 5,219.
YouTube subscribers
- Highrise
- 16.7kUp 0.6%
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 12× as many YouTube subscribers as Highrise — 207,000 vs 16,700.
Reddit members
- Highrise
- —
- Rust
- 712.1kUp 0.3%
Rust currently has 712,082 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Highrise.
How these estimates are made
Highrise
Highrise is estimated to have 540 – 2k players a day. Around 13k – 33k 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 270k – 950k 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.