Head to head
Rust vs Starborne: Frontiers
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
- Android
- iOS
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~521.4k | Down 0.7% |
| September 2026 | ~525k | Down 2.6% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Starborne: Frontiers
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~1.5k | Down 0.7% |
| September 2026 | ~1.5k | Down 1.6% |
| August 2026 | ~1.6k | Down 0.8% |
| July 2026 | ~1.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 85.8kUp 9.4%
- Starborne: Frontiers
- 26Down 30%
Rust currently has about 3299× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Starborne: Frontiers — 85,771 vs 26.
Discord members
- Rust
- 811.7kUp 0.6%
- Starborne: Frontiers
- 6.3kDown 2.0%
Rust currently has about 129× as many Discord members as Starborne: Frontiers — 811,664 vs 6,288.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 711.4kUp 0.4%
- Starborne: Frontiers
- —
Rust currently has 711,437 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Starborne: Frontiers.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 36.4kUp 426%
- Starborne: Frontiers
- 0Down 100%
Rust currently has 36,355 live Twitch viewers, while Starborne: Frontiers has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 206k
- Starborne: Frontiers
- —
Rust currently has 206,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Starborne: Frontiers.
How these estimates are made
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 350k – 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.
Starborne: Frontiers
Starborne: Frontiers is estimated to have 100 – 360 players a day. Around 10k – 27k 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.