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Rust — Latest Updates & Patch Notes

Rust is #35 on Steam with a 24h peak of 101,826; 70,706 playing when sampled at 23:40 UTC. Latest official update: Oct 22, 2026 — HALLOWEEN 2026. As of Oct 22, 2026.

Latest official update

· Steam · Official

HALLOWEEN 2026

HALLOWEEN EVENT The yearly Halloween event is now enabled! Once roughly every two in-game days, the Candy Hunt event will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as much candy as you can, then top 3 players are given special loot bags as a reward. These candies and loot bags can…

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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 22, 2026 · Refreshed daily

Steam rank
#35
24h peak
102K
Steam weekly chart change
−3 places

Weekly change is vs last week on Steam's chart. History below compares exact dates in our recorded snapshots.

Latest updates & patch notes

4 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.

  1. News Steam · Official

    HALLOWEEN 2026

    HALLOWEEN EVENT The yearly Halloween event is now enabled! Once roughly every two in-game days, the Candy Hunt event will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as much candy as you can, then top 3 players are given special loot bags as a reward. These candies and loot bags can…

    Read on Steam →

  2. Also patched today

    All patches

    Official Patch / Release posts · 2026-10-22 UTC

  3. News Steam · Official

    LIVESTOCK

    LIVESTOCKThis patch we are introducing cows and sheep. What resources can THEY GIVE? Both produce dung, cows produce milk, and sheep produce wool. They can also be harvested for meat, bones and leather like any other animal. Additionally, you can sell a grown animal to an NPC in…

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  4. News Steam · Official

    BREACH AND CLEAR

    MONUMENT BLOCKERSMonument blockers are a new obstacle we're adding to monuments with red keycard puzzle rooms. They’re intended to slow down early access to the loot at these monuments. They require a significant amount of damage to destroy but once destroyed they won't respawn…

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  5. News Steam · Official

    POWER TRIP

    PLAYER MAINTAINED MONUMENTSThis month we're releasing a set of features we call Player Maintained Monuments - tying together our existing monuments in new and interesting ways while pushing players to interact with each other in the process. POWERING UP THE POWER PLANTUsing new…

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  6. News Steam · Official

    COMMON GROUND

    APARTMENT COMPLEXThe apartment complex is a new monument that allows players getting started with a wipe to find a place to call home. Simply talk to the receptionist in the lobby to get started and rent a room. There are options for every budget, from the basement to the…

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  7. News Steam · Official

    BUILT DIFFERENT

    PLAYER UPDATENew Player ModelWe’ve overhauled the player model from the ground up. This includes improved meshes and materials, more realistic proportions on a new rig, expanded head and hair seeds and a much needed pass over almost everything player-related. The old player…

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  8. News Steam · Official

    UPGRADE HARD, RAID HARDER

    WORKBENCH UPGRADESWorkbenches have received a whole new upgrade system - along with nine upgrades to find and customise your benches with! Each upgrade provides a different bonus effect, and you can mix and match them to find your favourite combos. These upgrades are not…

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  9. News Steam · Official

    SPRING CLEAN

    NEW ITEM: ARMOURED LADDER HATCHThe Armoured Ladder Hatch is a new top-tier construction. A direct upgrade from the Metal Ladder Hatch, the Armoured Ladder Hatch is built for players who want maximum durability on their vertical access points. Unlocked at Tier 3, it’s available…

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  10. News Steam · Official

    SHIPSHAPE

    EXTENDED DAYTIMEThis month we've extended the amount of time each day has sunlight by around 20 minutes. The duration of night is unchanged (around 10 minutes). This should hopefully allow for more time for daylight activities while still keeping nighttime tactics viable. BOAT…

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  11. News Steam · Official

    NAVAL UPDATE

    PLAYER MADE BOATSPlayer-made boats are here, providing a new way to explore the seas, including the Deep Sea! Place the new Boat Building Station deployable in the water and get building with your shipmates! Use the new Boat Building Plan to construct your dream boat, utilising…

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  12. News Steam · Official

    COMMUNITY UPDATE 268

    INCOMING NAVAL UPDATE - STAGINGIn the event you've been living under a rock the Naval Update is coming with the February wipe! We're encouraging anyone with the extra time and passion for its success to go play a bit of the staging branch (beta) between now and then. Your…

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  13. News Steam · Official

    SURVIVING 12 YEARS

    12 YEARSServers are now wiped and Santa is packing up and clearing out the bodies, but we hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season. We're getting back to work after a couple of weeks off, which is why this blog is lighter than usual, but we're looking forward to the journey ahead in…

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Last 14 days on Steam

Tracked since Aug 13, 2026 · best observed rank #22 (Oct 3, 2026) · 65 recorded days.

As of . 27 of the last 30 days recorded.

Rank changes compare with our own dated snapshots: the 7-day figure is vs our snapshot 7 days ago. Steam’s weekly chart comparison uses a separate source.

Rank vs yesterday
Unchanged
Rank vs 7 days ago
Down 1 place
Rank vs 30 days ago
Down 9 places
30-day best peak
162,249
30-day average peak
121,237
24-hour player peaks · min 98,309 · max 135,380 players · gaps are not interpolated
Last 14 calendar days · rank and 24-hour concurrent player peak
Date (UTC)Rank24h peak
No snapshot
#35101,826
#33108,995
#33123,050
#31132,897
#28130,659
No snapshot
#3498,309
No snapshot
#32116,035
#33122,967
#30135,380
#28134,219
#30117,776

27 peak samples in the 30-day average. Missing, excluded and unobserved days are not counted; chart absence does not prove zero players.

In the news (12)

Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.

  1. PCGamesN

    New Rust update adds livestock, slows the race to vehicles, and finally gives spoiled meat a use

    The Rust October update adds cows and sheep, along with a biofuel generator, smaller critters, and new loot rooms in the survival game. Read the full story on PCGamesN: New Rust update adds livestock, slows the race to vehicles, and finally gives spoiled meat a use

    Read on PCGamesN →
  2. PC Gamer

    That's some fiiiiine lookin' milk, but Rust devs warn that 'cream is a more powerful consumable'

    On the heels of Facepunch Studios adding necks to s&box it has now also added milk to Rust . *️⃣ .. Read more.

    Read on PC Gamer →
  3. SteamDB

    Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 4 Aug — 11 August 2026

    * Big Walk ; * MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls ; * Cyberpunk 2077 ; * IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator ; * ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs ; * Palworld ; * Gears of War: E-Day ; * Mistfall Hunter ; * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands ; * Rust ; * excluding free to play games…

    Read on SteamDB →
  4. PC Gamer

    Facepunch director Alistair McFarlane, who once offered to buy New World from Amazon and faked us out about Rust 2, has left the company

    listair McFarlane, chief operating officer and director of Facepunch Studios, has left the company. McFarlane said in a message posted on X that July 30 was his last day at the studio, bringing to an end an 11 year career that began with a QA role and led him to become the…

    Read on PC Gamer →
  5. PCGamesN

    Rust's Common Ground update lets you set up clans, a shop, or kick back in your apartment

    The July update for Rust, 'Common Ground' is finally here, bringing with it a set of patch notes and a huge amount of new features. Now, Facepunch is looking to its Monuments, adding two brand new ones: The Apartment Complex, which lets you rent rooms when getting started with a…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  6. PCGamesN

    Rust is having a Face Off moment with its new update, introducing new and improved character models

    The Rust 'Built Different' update has just landed, bringing with it the most substantial upgrade to its player models in years. Sporting fresh animations to boot, characters are far more realistic, though I always found their kinetic jank to be part of the Rust experience…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  7. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    Rust's latest update asks you to say goodbye to your old outdated face and hello to your new, handsome one

    It's time to say hello to your new face! This would be a creepy as all hell a sentence in just about any other context (perhaps it still is), but I am not a plastic surgeon, I am a person that writes about video games and the things they do. This time, in things that video games…

    Read on Rock, Paper, Shotgun →
  8. PC Gamer

    Everyone in Rust is getting a new face

    Rust's character customization options have always been a bit unusual in that… well, you don't get any. Your character's looks are generated by a random seed and you don't have any say over them. Whatever you get, you get, from face to race to gender to the size of your dong or…

    Read on PC Gamer →
  9. PC Gamer

    Rust's latest update adds mortars but 'no visual guide to help you land shells,' so get ready for some chaos

    Facepunch Studios may have only just released S&box , but the launch of its spiritual successor to Garry's Mod has done nothing to slow down its monthly Rust update. It is as predictable as the tide, or having your base raided by your half-naked neighbours. This month's "Upgrade…

    Read on PC Gamer →
  10. PCGamesN

    May's big Rust update adds new, rare workbench upgrades, if you can find them

    The May Rust update is here, delivering on developer Facepunch's promise of mortars to put rooftop campers in their place. There's far more on offer here, with nine rare workbench upgrades headlining the new Rust patch notes. Steam's most beloved survival game also now boasts a…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  11. PCGamesN

    The latest Rust update is an absolute nightmare for roof campers, but I welcome it with open arms

    Occasionally, raiding a base in Rust can be more trouble than it's worth, especially if the owner of said base is stubborn and doesn't want all of their stuff stolen. Selfish really. Some players tend to take to the roof of their structure, out of harm's way, leaving me with…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  12. PC Gamer

    Rust has a 'horse shield' meta problem, so one enterprising player has come up with a 'horse baiting' meta to fix it

    If you play Rust then the mere sight of the words "horse shield" probably have you gnashing your teeth and cursing the cheap no-gooders who rely on it. The whole thing is very simple. Ride a horse, equip a shield, and players on-foot have almost no chance against you... Read…

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Game overview

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Steam rank
#35 ▼
Peak (24h)
102K
Genre
Action, Adventure, Indie
Developer
Facepunch Studios
Released
Feb 8, 2018
Price
$39.99
Metacritic
69
Recommendations
1.18M

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About Rust

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night. Rust now enters its 13th year of continued expansion and has had over 395 content updates, with a guaranteed content patch every month. These include regular balance fixes, improvements to AI, and graphics, as well as updates to environments and the frequent addition of content such as new maps, more weapons, extra vehicles, and a plethora of utility items. Keep an eye out for regular seasonal events, as there’s always something interesting or dangerous…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 64bit Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 45 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended or expect longer than average load times.
Languages
English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Ukrainian * , Polish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Turkish * , Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch…
DLC
5 available on Steam
Official site
rust.facepunch.com/

Frequently asked questions

Is Rust free to play?
Rust is listed at $39.99 on Steam.
What is the latest Rust update?
The most recent official update in our feed is "HALLOWEEN 2026" (Oct 22, 2026), categorized as News. HALLOWEEN EVENT The yearly Halloween event is now enabled! Once roughly every two in-game days, the Candy Hunt event will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as much candy as you can, then top 3 players are given special loot bags as a reward. These candies and loot bags can…
How many people play Rust?
Rust is #35 on Steam with a 24h peak of 101,826; 70,706 playing when sampled at 23:40 UTC. Latest official update: Oct 22, 2026 — HALLOWEEN 2026. As of Oct 22, 2026.
When was Rust released?
Rust was released on Feb 8, 2018 by Facepunch Studios.
What kind of game is Rust?
Rust is a Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG game, featuring multi-player, mmo, pvp.

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