Head to head
Rust vs Sim Empire
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
Released
February 2018 · 8 years ago
April 2019 · 7 years ago
Daily players
No population data
No population data
Social score
582kUp 4.7%
50Up 5.2%
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
- macOS
Player activity
Smoothed social score over time.
Rust
| Month | Social score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~556.2k | Up 2.1% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Sim Empire
| Month | Social score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~49 | Up 4.3% |
| July 2026 | ~47 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 93.9kDown 33%
- Sim Empire
- 38Down 25%
Rust currently has about 2471× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Sim Empire — 93,914 vs 38.
Discord members
- Rust
- 800.4kUp 0.3%
- Sim Empire
- —
Rust currently has 800,374 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Sim Empire.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 706.6k
- Sim Empire
- —
Rust currently has 706,567 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Sim Empire.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 10.7kDown 93%
- Sim Empire
- —
Rust currently has 10,686 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Sim Empire.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 205k
- Sim Empire
- —
Rust currently has 205,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Sim Empire.