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Rust vs Valheim
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 151,371 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 92,217 for Rust, about 1.6× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 7 days straight, and has led on 7 days of the 112 days Coilr has tracked both games. Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 87%. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 7 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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Rust
398h
average of 77 members
Valheim
55.4h
average of 70 members
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Player count history
RustValheim
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 7 days. Rust last led on Sep 9, 2026.
Rust led 105 daysValheim led 7 days
Days tracked
112
Current streak
7 days
Valheim
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
9%
Sep 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 112 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Rust | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 92,217 | 151,371 |
| 24-hour peak | 108,974 | 232,934 |
| 7-day average | 82,649 | 154,628 |
| 30-day average | 86,825 | 68,584 |
| 30-day trend | −15% | +184% |
| Peak (tracked) | 220,224 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,397,516 | 546,010 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 8, 2018 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $19.99 (−50%) | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Rust | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 95,781 | 182,883 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,094 | 220,224 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 104,874 | 196,421 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 99,838 | 198,220 | 15,856 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 84,177 | 148,276 | 79,118 | 308,477 |
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 Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 151,371 concurrent players on Steam vs 92,217 for Rust, about 1.6× more players.
Is Rust bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Rust averaged 86,825 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 68,584. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Has Rust ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 112 days Coilr has tracked both games, Rust had the higher daily average on 105 days, most recently on Sep 9, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 7 days.
Is Rust better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 546,010 reviews vs 87% across 1,397,516 for Rust. Valheim has the larger player base right now (151,371 vs 92,217 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Rust growing or declining on Steam?
Rust averaged 86,825 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 68,584 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 184% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.