Rust
~100k
daily players
RustVSAQ First Contact
Direct comparison between Rust and AQ First Contact. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Rust
AQ First Contact
Game Status
Status
Active
Rust status is active.
Status
Active
AQ First Contact status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
~100 thousand
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.
Estimated Daily Players
~500
We estimate that AQ First Contact has currently around 500 players daily.
AQ First Contact is a strategy game released in 2019 by indie developer Seven Point Red. As a multi-platform title with modest social presence and no major publisher, it likely peaked early and now maintains a small core audience. It does not have the hallmarks of an MMO (no evidence of persistent world or large-scale multiplayer).
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Rust and AQ First Contact. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Rust
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | ~48.1k | 37.4% |
| August 2025 | ~35k | 56.5% |
| July 2025 | ~80.4k | 40.3% |
| February 2025 | ~134.8k | 0.3% |
| January 2025 | ~134.5k |
Social score for AQ First Contact
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | ~4 | 33.3% |
| May 2024 | ~6 | 50.0% |
| December 2023 | ~4 | 0.0% |
| November 2023 | ~4 | 0.0% |
| October 2023 | ~4 |
Game Age
Age
8 years ago
Rust was released in February 2018 (8 years ago).
Age
6 years ago
AQ First Contact was released in September 2019 (6 years ago).
Platforms
Rust is available on 5 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Rust offers 1 player perspective.
AQ First Contact offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
Rust has 1 developer.
AQ First Contact has 1 developer.
Publishers
Rust has 2 publishers.
AQ First Contact has 1 publisher.
Categories
AQ First Contact has 1 category.
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