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RuneScape: Dragonwilds vs Rust
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 83,666 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,509 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 5× more players. Rust has been ahead for 50 days straight. Rust also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 81%. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 8 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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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds led 0 daysRust led 50 days
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
87%
Sep 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | Rust |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,509 | 83,666 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,630 | 108,974 |
| 7-day average | 9,719 | 83,215 |
| 30-day average | 6,384 | 87,589 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,630 | 220,224 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 29,571 | 1,397,516 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~500,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 15, 2025 | Feb 8, 2018 |
| Price | $29.99 | $19.99 (−50%) |
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Players by month
| Month | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | Rust | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 95,781 | 182,883 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 104,094 | 220,224 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,935 | 5,804 | 104,874 | 196,421 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,803 | 6,831 | 99,848 | 198,220 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 4,228 | 18,630 | 85,333 | 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, RuneScape: Dragonwilds or Rust?
Rust currently has more players: 83,666 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,509 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 5× more players.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds bigger than Rust on Steam?
Over the last 30 days RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384 concurrent players and Rust averaged 87,589. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Has RuneScape: Dragonwilds 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 50 days both games have been tracked.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds better than Rust?
By Steam review score, Rust rates higher: 87% positive across 1,397,516 reviews vs 81% across 29,571 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Rust has the larger player base right now (83,666 vs 18,509 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds growing or declining on Steam?
RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,630.
Is Rust growing or declining on Steam?
Rust averaged 87,589 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.