
Population ZeroVSRust
Direct comparison between Population Zero and Rust. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
Population Zero status is active.
Status
Rust status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Rust has currently around 100k players daily.
Rust is a well-known multiplayer survival game, released in 2018 by Facepunch Studios. It maintains high popularity on platforms like Steam due to frequent updates, Twitch presence, and a strong PvP-focused community. It typically sees tens of thousands of concurrent players, so 100,000 daily players is a reasonable estimate for 2024.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Population Zero and Rust. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Population Zero
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | ~3 | 0.0% |
| November 2021 | ~3 | 0.0% |
| October 2021 | ~3 | 50.0% |
| September 2021 | ~2 | 60.0% |
| August 2021 | ~5 |
Social score for Rust
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | ~49.8k | 33.3% |
| December 2025 | ~74.7k | 3.9% |
| November 2025 | ~71.9k | 4.5% |
| October 2025 | ~75.3k | 47.0% |
| September 2025 | ~51.2k |
Game Age
Age
Population Zero was released in May 2020 (6 years ago).
Age
Rust was released in February 2018 (8 years ago).
Platforms
Population Zero is available on 1 platform.
Rust is available on 5 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Population Zero offers 1 player perspective.
Rust offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
Population Zero has 1 developer.
Rust has 1 developer.
Publishers
Population Zero has 1 publisher.
Rust has 2 publishers.
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