Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 131,459 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 75,262 for Battlefield™ 6 — about 1.7× more players. Rust also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 65%. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 61 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
61
Current streak
61 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
27%
May 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 61 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 6 | Rust |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 75,262 | 131,459 |
| 24-hour peak | 75,262 | 139,951 |
| 7-day average | 34,761 | 102,184 |
| 30-day average | 34,416 | 104,253 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 75,262 | 220,224 |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 352,452 | 1,381,781 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 9, 2025 | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Price | $69.99 | $39.99 |
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| Month | Battlefield™ 6 | Rust | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 34,489 | 41,753 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 37,550 | 56,859 | 95,781 | 182,883 |
| Jun 2026 | 33,879 | 65,984 | 104,130 | 220,224 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 35,441 | 75,262 | 107,658 | 197,140 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Rust currently has more players: 131,459 concurrent players on Steam vs 75,262 for Battlefield™ 6 — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,416 concurrent players and Rust averaged 104,253. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Rust has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 61 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Rust rates higher: 87% positive across 1,381,781 reviews vs 65% across 352,452 for Battlefield™ 6. Rust has the larger player base right now (131,459 vs 75,262 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,416 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 75,262.
Rust averaged 104,253 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.