Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 101,535 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,532 for Unturned, about 7× more players. Unturned counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 87%. Unturned is free to play, while Rust costs $19.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 80 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
80
Current streak
80 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
77%
May 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 80 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Rust | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 101,535 | 14,532 |
| 24-hour peak | 131,848 | 15,609 |
| 7-day average | 100,882 | 12,613 |
| 30-day average | 103,841 | 13,038 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 220,224 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,385,388 | 564,185 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 8, 2018 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 (−50%) | Free to play |
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| Month | Rust | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | 95,781 | 182,883 | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,094 | 220,224 | 13,057 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 | 104,975 | 196,421 | 13,051 | 17,197 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 100,730 | 137,985 | 12,619 | 17,098 |
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: 101,535 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,532 for Unturned, about 7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Rust averaged 103,841 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 13,038. 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 80 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,185 reviews vs 87% across 1,385,388 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (101,535 vs 14,532 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Rust averaged 103,841 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.
Unturned averaged 13,038 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.