Head to head
Rust vs Xera: Survival
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~522.1k | Down 3.2% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Xera: Survival
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~2.4k | Down 0.8% |
| August 2026 | ~2.4k | Down 0.8% |
| July 2026 | ~2.4k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 56.5kDown 55%
- Xera: Survival
- 13Down 65%
Rust currently has about 4347× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Xera: Survival — 56,507 vs 13.
Discord members
- Rust
- 811.3kUp 0.8%
- Xera: Survival
- 6.2kDown 0.7%
Rust currently has about 131× as many Discord members as Xera: Survival — 811,335 vs 6,206.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 711kUp 0.4%
- Xera: Survival
- 338
Rust currently has about 2104× as many subreddit members as Xera: Survival — 711,014 vs 338.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 6.5kDown 48%
- Xera: Survival
- 0
Rust currently has 6,467 live Twitch viewers, while Xera: Survival has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 206k
- Xera: Survival
- 634
Rust currently has about 325× as many YouTube subscribers as Xera: Survival — 206,000 vs 634.
How these estimates are made
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 240k – 840k 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.
Xera: Survival
Xera: Survival is estimated to have 65 – 230 players a day. Around 160k – 420k 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.


