Head to head
MechWarrior Online 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.
MechWarrior Online
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~10.7k | Down 1.2% |
| August 2026 | ~10.8k | Up 0.4% |
| July 2026 | ~10.8k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~529.8k | Down 1.8% |
| 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
- MechWarrior Online
- 600Up 5.4%
- Rust
- 124.4kDown 10%
Rust currently has about 207× as many peak concurrent Steam players as MechWarrior Online — 124,351 vs 600.
Discord members
- MechWarrior Online
- 18.5kUp 0.2%
- Rust
- 808.6kUp 0.8%
Rust currently has about 44× as many Discord members as MechWarrior Online — 808,591 vs 18,471.
Reddit members
- MechWarrior Online
- 16.3kUp 0.6%
- Rust
- 709.5kUp 0.3%
Rust currently has about 43× as many subreddit members as MechWarrior Online — 709,508 vs 16,330.
Twitch viewers
- MechWarrior Online
- 118Down 49%
- Rust
- 8.3kDown 34%
Rust currently has about 70× as many live Twitch viewers as MechWarrior Online — 8,310 vs 118.
YouTube subscribers
- MechWarrior Online
- 19.9k
- Rust
- 206k
Rust currently has about 10× as many YouTube subscribers as MechWarrior Online — 206,000 vs 19,900.
How these estimates are made
MechWarrior Online
MechWarrior Online is estimated to have 1k – 4k players a day. Around 250k – 630k 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.