Rust/Similar games
Games like Rust
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Rust” means here
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingBuildingOpen WorldSandbox
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
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99%
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Conan Exiles Enhanced
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
79% of 116,764 reviews positive · 10,343 playing now
99%
match
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99%
match
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99%
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5
Raft
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
93% of 375,981 reviews positive · 5,711 playing now
98%
match
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Force of Nature
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Building
75% of 4,204 reviews positive
98%
match
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SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
56% of 8,835 reviews positive
98%
match
8
Reign Of Kings
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
57% of 14,842 reviews positive
97%
match
9
Stranded Deep
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
74% of 47,679 reviews positive
97%
match
10
Wurm Unlimited
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Building
71% of 3,137 reviews positive
97%
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96%
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Green Hell
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
85% of 100,116 reviews positive · 2,939 playing now
95%
match
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The Forest
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
96% of 678,804 reviews positive · 4,941 playing now
95%
match
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95%
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Planet Explorers
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Sandbox
62% of 6,817 reviews positive
95%
match
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
81% of 28,024 reviews positive
95%
match
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The Long Dark
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
89% of 122,934 reviews positive · 1,993 playing now
94%
match
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Terraria
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
97% of 1,539,686 reviews positive · 26,012 playing now
94%
match
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Don't Starve
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
97% of 113,219 reviews positive · 751 playing now
94%
match
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Miscreated
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
66% of 31,577 reviews positive
94%
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The Fifth Day
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
37% of 941 reviews positive
94%
match
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The Wild Eight
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
68% of 8,105 reviews positive
94%
match
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Life is Feudal: Your Own
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Building
66% of 12,059 reviews positive
93%
match
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93%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Rust?
The closest matches to Rust on Steam are Hurtworld, Conan Exiles Enhanced, Subsistence, Craftopia, Raft. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Rust's — shared tags include Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Crafting.
How are games like Rust chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Crafting count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Rust's. Popularity never affects the ranking.