12 Years of RUST

Servers 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 2026!

Last month, we celebrated Rust's 12th anniversary, marking an incredible journey. The game continues to experience year-over-year growth, which is quite remarkable for being 12 years old. Rust is now bigger than ever, and it's only going to get, much bigger this year. 

This year, Rust saw:

• Highest ever peak player count of 259,646 on Steam in 2025 

• Over 450,000,000 Game Sessions

• Over 5,800,000 unique players

• Over 700,000,000 hours played 

• Over 37,000,000 Drops claimed players

• 28,523 Workshop Submissions

Rust continues to be a labour of love from all of us at Facepunch, and we couldn't have done it without your passion and feedback. Thank you for your continued support, be it playing the game, telling friends, and engaging and communicating with us. We've very much enjoyed everything we've worked on for the game this year.