Head to head
Rust vs Sands of Salzaar
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Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~525.6k | Up 0.1% |
| September 2026 | ~525k | Down 2.6% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Sands of Salzaar
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~3.5k | Up 0.8% |
| September 2026 | ~3.5k | |
| August 2026 | ~3.5k | Up 21% |
| July 2026 | ~2.9k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 62kDown 32%
- Sands of Salzaar
- 69Down 22%
Rust currently has about 899× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Sands of Salzaar — 62,012 vs 69.
Discord members
- Rust
- 814.1kUp 0.3%
- Sands of Salzaar
- 4.4kUp 4.1%
Rust currently has about 184× as many Discord members as Sands of Salzaar — 814,123 vs 4,436.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 712.3kUp 0.2%
- Sands of Salzaar
- —
Rust currently has 712,336 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Sands of Salzaar.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 6.1kDown 6.2%
- Sands of Salzaar
- 0Down 100%
Rust currently has 6,143 live Twitch viewers, while Sands of Salzaar has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
- Sands of Salzaar
- —
Rust currently has 207,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Sands of Salzaar.
How these estimates are made
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 270k – 970k 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.
Sands of Salzaar
Sands of Salzaar is estimated to have 250 – 880 players a day. Around 410k – 1m 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.
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