Head to head
Rust vs Tidal Nexus Online
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~521.4k | Down 0.7% |
| September 2026 | ~525k | Down 2.6% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Tidal Nexus Online
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~826 | Up 7.3% |
| September 2026 | ~770 | Up 1.7% |
| August 2026 | ~757 | Up 84% |
| July 2026 | ~411 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 85.8kUp 9.4%
- Tidal Nexus Online
- 48Down 70%
Rust currently has about 1787× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Tidal Nexus Online — 85,771 vs 48.
Discord members
- Rust
- 811.7kUp 0.6%
- Tidal Nexus Online
- 2.4kDown 1.3%
Rust currently has about 342× as many Discord members as Tidal Nexus Online — 811,664 vs 2,376.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 711.4kUp 0.4%
- Tidal Nexus Online
- 78Up 2.6%
Rust currently has about 9121× as many subreddit members as Tidal Nexus Online — 711,437 vs 78.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 36.4kUp 426%
- Tidal Nexus Online
- 0Down 100%
Rust currently has 36,355 live Twitch viewers, while Tidal Nexus Online has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 206k
- Tidal Nexus Online
- 241Up 0.8%
Rust currently has about 855× as many YouTube subscribers as Tidal Nexus Online — 206,000 vs 241.
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.
Tidal Nexus Online
Tidal Nexus Online is estimated to have 220 – 780 players a day. Around 11k – 29k 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.