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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%
match
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Conan Exiles Enhanced
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
79% of 117,328 reviews positive · 7,453 playing now
99%
match
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99%
match
4
Craftopia
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Open World
76% of 20,222 reviews positive · 222 playing now
99%
match
5
Raft
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
93% of 378,023 reviews positive · 11,687 playing now
98%
match
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Force of Nature
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Building
75% of 4,209 reviews positive
98%
match
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98%
match
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SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
56% of 8,827 reviews positive
98%
match
9
Reign Of Kings
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
57% of 14,838 reviews positive
98%
match
10
Stranded Deep
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
74% of 47,804 reviews positive
97%
match
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Wurm Unlimited
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Building
71% of 3,137 reviews positive
97%
match
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96%
match
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96%
match
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Green Hell
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
85% of 101,854 reviews positive · 7,064 playing now
96%
match
15
The Forest
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
96% of 681,382 reviews positive · 8,620 playing now
96%
match
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95%
match
17
95%
match
18
Planet Explorers
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Sandbox
62% of 6,818 reviews positive
95%
match
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
81% of 29,390 reviews positive · 2,836 playing now
95%
match
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The Long Dark
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
89% of 123,590 reviews positive · 3,130 playing now
95%
match
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Terraria
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
97% of 1,551,879 reviews positive · 53,667 playing now
95%
match
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94%
match
23
Don't Starve
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
97% of 113,422 reviews positive · 1,810 playing now
94%
match
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The Wild Eight
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
68% of 8,117 reviews positive
94%
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, and 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.