Head to head

Rust vs Star Conflict

Rust

Live

280k – 990k daily

Star Conflict

Live

400 – 1k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

February 2018 · 9 years ago

July 2012 · 14 years ago

Daily players

280k – 990k

400 – 1k

Estimated players

542.7k7.3%

4.3k5.1%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
macOS
Linux

Platforms

Perspectives

First Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RustStar Conflict

Rust

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~527.8k	Up 0.5%
September 2026	~525k	Down 2.6%
August 2026	~539.2k	Down 1.0%
July 2026	~544.6k	—

Star Conflict

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~4.2k	Up 1.3%
September 2026	~4.1k	Up 0.8%
August 2026	~4.1k	Up 11%
July 2026	~3.7k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Rust: 59.8kDown 52%
Star Conflict: 61Up 22%

Rust currently has about 980× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Star Conflict — 59,804 vs 61.

Discord members

Rust: 813.1kUp 0.6%
Star Conflict: 3.4kUp 3.3%

Rust currently has about 236× as many Discord members as Star Conflict — 813,086 vs 3,448.

Reddit members

Rust: 712kUp 0.3%
Star Conflict: 1.7kUp 2.3%

Rust currently has about 430× as many subreddit members as Star Conflict — 711,951 vs 1,657.

Twitch viewers

Rust: 3.8kDown 55%
Star Conflict: 0Down 100%

Rust currently has 3,772 live Twitch viewers, while Star Conflict has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Rust: 207kUp 0.5%
Star Conflict: 16kUp 0.6%

Rust currently has about 13× as many YouTube subscribers as Star Conflict — 207,000 vs 16,000.

How these estimates are made

Rust

Rust is estimated to have 280k – 990k 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.

Star Conflict

Star Conflict is estimated to have 400 – 1k players a day. Around 290k – 730k 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.