Head to head
Rust vs SmallZ
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 | ~524.2k | Down 2.8% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
SmallZ
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~27 | Down 3.6% |
| August 2026 | ~28 | |
| July 2026 | ~28 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Rust
- 59.3kDown 55%
- SmallZ
- 1
Rust currently has about 59303× as many peak concurrent Steam players as SmallZ — 59,303 vs 1.
Discord members
- Rust
- 810.8kUp 0.8%
- SmallZ
- 59
Rust currently has about 13742× as many Discord members as SmallZ — 810,774 vs 59.
Reddit members
- Rust
- 710.9kUp 0.4%
- SmallZ
- —
Rust currently has 710,914 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for SmallZ.
Twitch viewers
- Rust
- 3.1kDown 59%
- SmallZ
- 0Down 100%
Rust currently has 3,075 live Twitch viewers, while SmallZ has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Rust
- 206k
- SmallZ
- —
Rust currently has 206,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for SmallZ.
How these estimates are made
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 320k – 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.
SmallZ
SmallZ is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 4k – 11k 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.