Head to head
Rust vs Zeal
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~530k | Up 0.9% |
| September 2026 | ~525k | Down 2.6% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Zeal
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~181 | |
| September 2026 | ~181 | |
| August 2026 | ~181 | |
| July 2026 | ~181 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 107.5kUp 16%
- Zeal
- —
Rust currently has 107,527 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Zeal.
Discord members
- Rust
- 811.5k
- Zeal
- —
Rust currently has 811,484 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Zeal.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 712.5kUp 0.2%
- Zeal
- 188
Rust currently has about 3790× as many subreddit members as Zeal — 712,541 vs 188.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 8.8kDown 79%
- Zeal
- —
Rust currently has 8,833 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Zeal.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
- Zeal
- 1.2k
Rust currently has about 174× as many YouTube subscribers as Zeal — 207,000 vs 1,190.
How these estimates are made
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 270k – 950k 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.
Zeal
Zeal is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 14k – 35k 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.