Head to head
Nomad 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.
Nomad
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~964 | Up 0.8% |
| September 2026 | ~956 | Up 0.4% |
| August 2026 | ~952 | Down 1.3% |
| July 2026 | ~965 | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~528.5k | Up 0.7% |
| 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
- Nomad
- 5Down 17%
- Rust
- 93.5kDown 17%
Rust currently has about 18697× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Nomad — 93,485 vs 5.
Discord members
- Nomad
- 2.2kUp 3.7%
- Rust
- 813.2kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 373× as many Discord members as Nomad — 813,199 vs 2,179.
Twitch viewers
- Nomad
- 0
- Rust
- 4.6kDown 60%
Nomad currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Rust has 4,598.
YouTube subscribers
- Nomad
- 42
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 4929× as many YouTube subscribers as Nomad — 207,000 vs 42.
Reddit members
- Nomad
- —
- Rust
- 712kUp 0.3%
Rust currently has 712,024 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Nomad.
How these estimates are made
Nomad
Nomad is estimated to have 13 – 44 players a day. Around 100k – 260k 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 230k – 820k 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.