Head to head
Nightmare vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Nightmare
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~207 | Down 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~208 | Up 0.5% |
| July 2026 | ~207 | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~525.6k | Down 2.5% |
| 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
- Nightmare
- 0Down 100%
- Rust
- 73.8kDown 42%
Nightmare currently has 0 peak concurrent Steam players, while Rust has 73,786.
Discord members
- Nightmare
- 656Down 0.2%
- Rust
- 810.3kUp 0.8%
Rust currently has about 1235× as many Discord members as Nightmare — 810,289 vs 656.
YouTube subscribers
- Nightmare
- 75
- Rust
- 206k
Rust currently has about 2747× as many YouTube subscribers as Nightmare — 206,000 vs 75.
Reddit members
- Nightmare
- —
- Rust
- 710.8kUp 0.4%
Rust currently has 710,831 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Nightmare.
Twitch viewers
- Nightmare
- —
- Rust
- 7.8kDown 28%
Rust currently has 7,793 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Nightmare.
How these estimates are made
Nightmare
Nightmare is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 8k – 21k 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.