Head to head
Once Human vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Android
- iOS
- PlayStation
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Once Human
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~294.1k | Up 0.5% |
| July 2026 | ~292.5k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~551.2k | Up 1.2% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Once Human
- 14.3kDown 26%
- Rust
- 79.9kDown 49%
Rust currently has about 5.6× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Once Human — 79,886 vs 14,314.
Discord members
- Once Human
- 775.5kDown 0.1%
- Rust
- 803.3kUp 0.3%
Once Human and Rust are nearly even on Discord members — 775,537 vs 803,343.
Reddit members
- Once Human
- 104.3kUp 0.9%
- Rust
- 707.6k
Rust currently has about 6.8× as many subreddit members as Once Human — 707,613 vs 104,350.
Twitch viewers
- Once Human
- 1.6kDown 44%
- Rust
- 11.5kDown 96%
Rust currently has about 7.3× as many live Twitch viewers as Once Human — 11,519 vs 1,588.
YouTube subscribers
- Once Human
- 325k
- Rust
- 206k
Once Human currently has about 1.6× as many YouTube subscribers as Rust — 325,000 vs 206,000.
How these estimates are made
Once Human
Once Human is estimated to have 42k – 150k players a day. Around 2m – 6m 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 340k – 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.