Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 122,356 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,600 for Schedule I, about 6× more players. Schedule I counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 87%. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 68 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
68
Current streak
68 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
84%
Jul 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 68 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Rust | Schedule I |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 122,356 | 19,600 |
| 24-hour peak | 131,848 | 22,754 |
| 7-day average | 100,982 | 11,276 |
| 30-day average | 104,378 | 11,678 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 220,224 | 25,007 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,385,388 | 309,902 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 8, 2018 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Price | $19.99 (−50%) | $13.99 (−30%) |
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| Month | Rust | Schedule I | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 95,781 | 182,883 | 10,783 | 17,119 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,094 | 220,224 | 9,668 | 21,808 |
| Jul 2026 | 104,975 | 196,421 | 11,747 | 25,007 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 105,039 | 137,985 | 14,131 | 22,842 |
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: 122,356 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,600 for Schedule I, about 6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Rust averaged 104,378 concurrent players and Schedule I averaged 11,678. 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 68 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Schedule I rates higher: 98% positive across 309,902 reviews vs 87% across 1,385,388 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (122,356 vs 19,600 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Rust averaged 104,378 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.
Schedule I averaged 11,678 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,007.