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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~532.9k | Down 1.2% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Stalcraft
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~21.8k | Up 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~21.7k | Down 1.5% |
| July 2026 | ~22k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 67.3kDown 59%
- Stalcraft
- 11kDown 41%
Rust currently has about 6.1× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Stalcraft — 67,259 vs 11,011.
Discord members
- Rust
- 807.3kUp 0.9%
- Stalcraft
- —
Rust currently has 807,333 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Stalcraft.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 709kUp 0.3%
- Stalcraft
- 18.3kUp 0.7%
Rust currently has about 39× as many subreddit members as Stalcraft — 709,026 vs 18,299.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 110.5kDown 55%
- Stalcraft
- 0Down 100%
Rust currently has 110,542 live Twitch viewers, while Stalcraft has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 206k
- 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 340k – 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 51k – 180k 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.