War Thunder
~120k
daily players
War ThunderVSRust
Direct comparison between War Thunder and Rust. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
War Thunder
Rust
Game Status
Status
Active
War Thunder status is active.
Status
Active
Rust status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
~120 thousand
We estimate that War Thunder has currently around 120k players daily.
War Thunder is a well-established, cross-platform vehicular combat game released in 2013 by Gaijin Entertainment. It maintains a strong, loyal player base thanks to constant updates, frequent events, and a wide appeal among fans of military simulation. Its age means player numbers have declined from their peak, but it still reliably draws a large daily audience, likely in the low hundreds of thousands.
Estimated Daily Players
~100 thousand
We estimate that Rust has currently around 100k players daily.
Rust is a well-known multiplayer survival game, released in 2018 by Facepunch Studios. It maintains high popularity on platforms like Steam due to frequent updates, Twitch presence, and a strong PvP-focused community. It typically sees tens of thousands of concurrent players, so 100,000 daily players is a reasonable estimate for 2024.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between War Thunder and Rust. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for War Thunder
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | ~370 | 20.9% |
| August 2025 | ~306 | 2.7% |
| July 2025 | ~298 | 41.3% |
| November 2024 | ~508 | 117.1% |
| September 2024 | ~234 |
Social score for Rust
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | ~48.7k | 39.2% |
| August 2025 | ~35k | 56.5% |
| July 2025 | ~80.4k | 40.3% |
| February 2025 | ~134.8k | 0.3% |
| January 2025 | ~134.5k |
Game Age
Age
13 years ago
War Thunder was released in January 2013 (13 years ago).
Age
8 years ago
Rust was released in February 2018 (8 years ago).
Platforms
War Thunder is available on 7 platforms.
Rust is available on 5 platforms.
Player Perspectives
War Thunder offers 3 player perspectives.
Rust offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
War Thunder has 1 developer.
Rust has 1 developer.
Publishers
War Thunder has 1 publisher.
Rust has 2 publishers.
Categories
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