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Rust vs Sons Of The Forest
Rust is the more played game right now: 103,925 players on Steam against 22,461 for Sons Of The Forest, about 5× more players. Rust has been ahead for 143 days straight.
Sons Of The Forest is currently 71% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Rust is read every 5 minutes, Sons Of The Forest every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 340h in Rust and 19.6h in Sons Of The Forest. 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.
Rust
340h
average of 102 members
Sons Of The Forest
19.6h
average of 84 members
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Rust
80,321Sons Of The Forest
12,749Daily averages · latest day · Rust, 6.3× the players of Sons Of The Forest
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Rust is read every 5 minutes, Sons Of The Forest every 10 minutes · methodology
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 143 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Rust led 143 daysSons Of The Forest led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 143
- Current streak
- 143 days
- Rust
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 77%
- Jul 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 143 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 | Rust | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 103,925 | 22,461 |
| 24-hour peak | 122,297 | 22,707 |
| 7-day average | 94,153 | 11,406 |
| 30-day average | 84,059 | 8,886 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | +13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 220,224 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,403,993 | 321,396 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 8, 2018 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $19.99 (−50%) | $8.69 (−71%) |
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).
| Month | Rust | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 95,781 | 182,883 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,094 | 220,224 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 104,874 | 196,421 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 99,832 | 198,220 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 81,965 | 147,607 | 9,290 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 95,509 | 162,249 | 11,680 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Rust or Sons Of The Forest?
Rust currently has more players: 103,925 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,461 for Sons Of The Forest, about 5× more players.
Is Rust bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Rust averaged 84,059 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 8,886. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest 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 143 days both games have been tracked.
Is Rust better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 321,396 reviews vs 87% across 1,403,993 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (103,925 vs 22,461 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Rust growing or declining on Steam?
Rust averaged 84,059 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 8,886 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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