Rust
~100k
daily players
RustVSFreeSO
Direct comparison between Rust and FreeSO. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Rust
FreeSO
Game Status
Status
Active
Rust status is active.
Status
Active
FreeSO 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
~400
We estimate that FreeSO has currently around 400 players daily.
FreeSO is a fan-made, open-source recreation of The Sims Online (an MMO from the early 2000s). Being a niche project mainly for nostalgia or Sims fans, and with minimal marketing or support since 2017, the community is small and activity is usually limited to a few hundred dedicated players daily. Its MMO status is justified by persistent worlds and large shared spaces, but its audience is limited by age and unofficial nature.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Rust and FreeSO. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Rust
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | ~69.8k | 0.3% |
| April 2026 | ~69.6k | 2.3% |
| March 2026 | ~68k | 30.0% |
| February 2026 | ~52.3k | 9.2% |
| January 2026 | ~57.6k |
Social score for FreeSO
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | ~0 | |
| April 2026 | ~0 | |
| March 2026 | ~0 | |
| February 2026 | ~0 | |
| January 2026 | ~0 |
Game Age
Age
8 years ago
Rust was released in February 2018 (8 years ago).
Age
9 years ago
FreeSO was released in January 2017 (9 years ago).
Platforms
Rust is available on 5 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Rust offers 1 player perspective.
FreeSO offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
Rust has 1 developer.
Publishers
Rust has 2 publishers.
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