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Don't Starve Together vs Rust
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 84,978 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,531 for Don't Starve Together, about 7× more players. Rust has been ahead for 127 days straight. Don't Starve Together counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 87%. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 7 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Coilr members average 30.6h in Don't Starve Together and 388h in Rust. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Don't Starve Together
30.6h
average of 99 members
Rust
388h
average of 79 members
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Player count history
Don't Starve TogetherRust
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 127 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Don't Starve Together led 0 daysRust led 127 days
Days tracked
127
Current streak
127 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
40%
Jun 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 127 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | Rust |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,531 | 84,978 |
| 24-hour peak | 45,430 | 102,508 |
| 7-day average | 27,977 | 82,459 |
| 30-day average | 28,591 | 86,725 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 121,283 | 220,224 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 542,896 | 1,397,516 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 21, 2016 | Feb 8, 2018 |
| Price | $14.99 | $19.99 (−50%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Don't Starve Together | Rust | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 95,781 | 182,883 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,545 | 121,283 | 104,094 | 220,224 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,731 | 98,869 | 104,874 | 196,421 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,225 | 61,806 | 99,838 | 198,220 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 26,150 | 58,980 | 84,425 | 148,276 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Don't Starve Together or Rust?
Rust currently has more players: 84,978 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,531 for Don't Starve Together, about 7× more players.
Is Don't Starve Together bigger than Rust on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 28,591 concurrent players and Rust averaged 86,725. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Has Don't Starve Together ever had more players than Rust?
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 127 days both games have been tracked.
Is Don't Starve Together better than Rust?
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 542,896 reviews vs 87% across 1,397,516 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (84,978 vs 12,531 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Don't Starve Together growing or declining on Steam?
Don't Starve Together averaged 28,591 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 121,283.
Is Rust growing or declining on Steam?
Rust averaged 86,725 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.