Head to head
Rust vs Sim Companies
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Browser
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~545.4k | Up 0.1% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Sim Companies
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~653 | Up 5.5% |
| July 2026 | ~619 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 132.5kDown 0.9%
- Sim Companies
- 185Down 10%
Rust currently has about 716× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Sim Companies — 132,471 vs 185.
Discord members
- Rust
- 804.4kUp 0.9%
- Sim Companies
- —
Rust currently has 804,440 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Sim Companies.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 708.2kUp 0.3%
- Sim Companies
- —
Rust currently has 708,210 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Sim Companies.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 9.6kDown 61%
- Sim Companies
- —
Rust currently has 9,561 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Sim Companies.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 206kUp 0.5%
- Sim Companies
- 3kUp 1.3%
Rust currently has about 68× as many YouTube subscribers as Sim Companies — 206,000 vs 3,050.
How these estimates are made
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 320k – 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.
Sim Companies
Sim Companies is estimated to have 510 – 2k players a day. Around 30k – 77k 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.