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Rust vs Terraria
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 90,651 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,667 for Terraria, about 3× more players. Rust has been ahead for 127 days straight. Terraria counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 87%. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 5 of 9.
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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Rust
388h
average of 79 members
Terraria
178h
average of 172 members
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Player count history
RustTerraria
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.
Rust led 127 daysTerraria led 0 days
Days tracked
127
Current streak
127 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
27%
Sep 2, 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 | Rust | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 90,651 | 31,667 |
| 24-hour peak | 102,508 | 48,498 |
| 7-day average | 82,475 | 38,347 |
| 30-day average | 86,742 | 43,628 |
| 30-day trend | −15% | +51% |
| Peak (tracked) | 220,224 | 76,471 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,397,516 | 1,554,195 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 8, 2018 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $19.99 (−50%) | $9.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Rust | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 95,781 | 182,883 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,094 | 220,224 | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 104,874 | 196,421 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 99,838 | 198,220 | 36,818 | 76,471 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 84,442 | 148,276 | 42,319 | 75,687 |
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, Rust or Terraria?
Rust currently has more players: 90,651 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,667 for Terraria, about 3× more players.
Is Rust bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Rust averaged 86,742 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 43,628. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Has Terraria 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 Rust better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,554,195 reviews vs 87% across 1,397,516 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (90,651 vs 31,667 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Rust growing or declining on Steam?
Rust averaged 86,742 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 43,628 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 51% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,471.