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Rust

Image: Steam / Facepunch Studios

  • Survival
  • PvP
  • Building

Multiplayer survival on busy servers: you spawn naked with a rock and a torch, gather wood, stone and ore, craft weapons, put up a base and defend it from raids until the server is wiped.

Why play it now

When you've got a group of friends and weeks ahead to grow together before the map is wiped.

Who it's for

For anyone who enjoys the tension of trusting no one, amid uneasy alliances and night-time raids.

When not to pick it

If you want to play alone or at a calm pace: there's no single-player mode and the community tends to be toxic.

What it offers

  • Building: 85 out of 100
  • Combat / action: 75 out of 100
  • Competing: 70 out of 100
  • Exploring: 60 out of 100
  • Creating: 60 out of 100
  • Managing: 50 out of 100
  • Thinking: 45 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Online
Online co-op
Accessibility
Adjustable difficulty, text size, subtitle options, colour alternatives and camera comfort
Disk space
45 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Steam reviews
87% positive (1,408,188)
Metacritic
69/100
Developer
Facepunch Studios
Release date
8 FEB 2018
Steam genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

Based on what the game states on Steam.

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