Head to head
Infestation: The New Z 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
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Infestation: The New Z
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~10.8k | Down 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~10.8k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~543.4k | Down 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Infestation: The New Z
- 115Down 50%
- Rust
- 89kDown 33%
Rust currently has about 773× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Infestation: The New Z — 88,950 vs 115.
Discord members
- Infestation: The New Z
- 32.6kUp 0.4%
- Rust
- 804.7kUp 1.0%
Rust currently has about 25× as many Discord members as Infestation: The New Z — 804,731 vs 32,607.
Twitch viewers
- Infestation: The New Z
- 29Down 82%
- Rust
- 4.4kDown 82%
Rust currently has about 151× as many live Twitch viewers as Infestation: The New Z — 4,390 vs 29.
YouTube subscribers
- Infestation: The New Z
- 1.6kDown 0.6%
- Rust
- 206kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 131× as many YouTube subscribers as Infestation: The New Z — 206,000 vs 1,570.
Reddit members
- Infestation: The New Z
- —
- Rust
- 708.2kUp 0.3%
Rust currently has 708,229 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Infestation: The New Z.
How these estimates are made
Infestation: The New Z
Infestation: The New Z is estimated to have 470 – 2k players a day. Around 560k – 1m 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 330k – 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.
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