Head to head
Pixel Worlds vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Pixel Worlds
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~30.3k | Down 1.2% |
| September 2026 | ~30.7k | Up 0.9% |
| August 2026 | ~30.4k | Down 0.5% |
| July 2026 | ~30.5k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~517.2k | Down 1.5% |
| 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
- Pixel Worlds
- 437Down 35%
- Rust
- 61.6kDown 54%
Rust currently has about 141× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Pixel Worlds — 61,603 vs 437.
Discord members
- Pixel Worlds
- 60.6kDown 4.4%
- Rust
- 811.9kUp 0.6%
Rust currently has about 13× as many Discord members as Pixel Worlds — 811,897 vs 60,626.
Reddit members
- Pixel Worlds
- 4.4kUp 1.0%
- Rust
- 711.7kUp 0.4%
Rust currently has about 162× as many subreddit members as Pixel Worlds — 711,671 vs 4,392.
Twitch viewers
- Pixel Worlds
- 4Down 75%
- Rust
- 3.3kDown 97%
Rust currently has about 821× as many live Twitch viewers as Pixel Worlds — 3,283 vs 4.
YouTube subscribers
- Pixel Worlds
- 138k
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 1.5× as many YouTube subscribers as Pixel Worlds — 207,000 vs 138,000.
How these estimates are made
Pixel Worlds
Pixel Worlds is estimated to have 2k – 8k players a day. Around 160k – 420k 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 290k – 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.