Head to head
Nova 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.
Nova
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~2 | |
| August 2026 | ~2 | |
| July 2026 | ~2 | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~524.3k | Down 2.8% |
| 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.
YouTube subscribers
- Nova
- 17
- Rust
- 206k
Rust currently has about 12118× as many YouTube subscribers as Nova — 206,000 vs 17.
Steam concurrent players
- Nova
- —
- Rust
- 65.3kDown 51%
Rust currently has 65,255 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Nova.
Discord members
- Nova
- —
- Rust
- 810.8kUp 0.8%
Rust currently has 810,774 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Nova.
Reddit members
- Nova
- —
- Rust
- 710.9kUp 0.4%
Rust currently has 710,944 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Nova.
Twitch viewers
- Nova
- —
- Rust
- 6kDown 20%
Rust currently has 5,969 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Nova.
How these estimates are made
Nova
Nova is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 50 – 130 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.