Head to head
Rust vs Stalcraft
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~547.2k | Up 0.5% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Stalcraft
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~21.5k | Down 2.3% |
| July 2026 | ~22k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 71.7kDown 46%
- Stalcraft
- 11.4kDown 44%
Rust currently has about 6.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Stalcraft — 71,742 vs 11,402.
Discord members
- Rust
- 803.9kUp 0.9%
- Stalcraft
- —
Rust currently has 803,921 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Stalcraft.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 708kUp 0.3%
- Stalcraft
- 18.2kUp 0.7%
Rust currently has about 39× as many subreddit members as Stalcraft — 707,989 vs 18,212.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 5kDown 80%
- Stalcraft
- 0
Rust currently has 5,009 live Twitch viewers, while Stalcraft has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 206kUp 0.5%
- Stalcraft
- —
Rust currently has 206,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Stalcraft.
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.
Stalcraft
Stalcraft is estimated to have 44k – 160k players a day. Around 2m – 4m 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.