Head to head
Damascus vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Damascus
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~191 | |
| August 2026 | ~191 | Up 21% |
| July 2026 | ~158 | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~526.3k | Down 2.4% |
| 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
- Damascus
- 1Down 67%
- Rust
- 64kDown 44%
Rust currently has about 64032× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Damascus — 64,032 vs 1.
Discord members
- Damascus
- 657Up 0.9%
- Rust
- 810.3kUp 0.8%
Rust currently has about 1233× as many Discord members as Damascus — 810,289 vs 657.
Reddit members
- Damascus
- 56
- Rust
- 710.4kUp 0.3%
Rust currently has about 12686× as many subreddit members as Damascus — 710,434 vs 56.
YouTube subscribers
- Damascus
- 23
- Rust
- 206k
Rust currently has about 8957× as many YouTube subscribers as Damascus — 206,000 vs 23.
Twitch viewers
- Damascus
- —
- Rust
- 10.9kUp 65%
Rust currently has 10,861 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Damascus.
How these estimates are made
Damascus
Damascus is estimated to have 5 – 18 players a day. Around 9k – 22k 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 300k – 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.