Head to head

Rust vs The Matrix Online

Rust

Live

380k – 1m daily

The Matrix Online

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

February 2018 · 9 years ago

March 2005 · 22 years ago

Daily players

380k – 1m

No population data

Estimated players

534.4k0.6%

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Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

First Person

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RustThe Matrix Online

Rust

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~534.8k	Up 1.9%
September 2026	~525k	Down 2.6%
August 2026	~539.2k	Down 1.0%
July 2026	~544.6k	—

The Matrix Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	—	Down 100%
September 2026	~1
August 2026	~1	—
July 2026	—	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Rust: 148.9kUp 6.0%
The Matrix Online: —

Rust currently has 148,908 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for The Matrix Online.

Discord members

Rust: 811.7kUp 0.6%
The Matrix Online: —

Rust currently has 811,738 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for The Matrix Online.

Reddit members

Rust: 711.6kUp 0.4%
The Matrix Online: —

Rust currently has 711,553 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for The Matrix Online.

Twitch viewers

Rust: 37.8kUp 98%
The Matrix Online: 0

Rust currently has 37,785 live Twitch viewers, while The Matrix Online has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Rust: 207kUp 0.5%
The Matrix Online: —

Rust currently has 207,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for The Matrix Online.

How these estimates are made

Rust

Rust is estimated to have 380k – 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.