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Palworld vs Rust
Rust is the more played game right now: 134,484 players on Steam against 58,134 for Palworld, about 2.3× more players. Rust has been ahead for 27 days straight, and has led on 69 days of the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Palworld counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 87%. Palworld is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 86.0h in Palworld and 347h 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.
Palworld
86.0h
average of 87 members
Rust
347h
average of 107 members
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Palworld
50,385Rust
101,365Daily averages · latest day · Rust, 2.0× the players of Palworld
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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.
Head-to-head record
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 27 days. Palworld last led on Sep 13, 2026.
Palworld led 64 daysRust led 69 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 27 days
- Rust
- Lead changes
- 6
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 133 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Palworld | Rust |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 58,134 | 134,484 |
| 24-hour peak | 74,458 | 134,484 |
| 7-day average | 46,013 | 91,760 |
| 30-day average | 58,256 | 84,816 |
| 30-day trend | −63% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 959,982 | 220,224 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 492,100 | 1,406,107 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2026 | Feb 8, 2018 |
| Price | $20.99 (−30%) | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Palworld or Rust?
Rust currently has more players: 134,484 concurrent players on Steam vs 58,134 for Palworld, about 2.3× more players.
Is Palworld bigger than Rust on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Palworld averaged 58,256 concurrent players and Rust averaged 84,816. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Has Palworld ever had more players than Rust?
Yes. Across the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games, Palworld had the higher daily average on 64 days, most recently on Sep 13, 2026. Rust has led for the last 27 days.
Is Palworld better than Rust?
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 95% positive across 492,100 reviews vs 87% across 1,406,107 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (134,484 vs 58,134 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Palworld growing or declining on Steam?
Palworld averaged 58,256 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 63% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 959,982.
Is Rust growing or declining on Steam?
Rust averaged 84,816 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.
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