Rust review

Rust is the survival game to pick if the threat you want is other players. You wake naked on an island with a rock and a torch, and everything from wildlife to the environment to other survivors wants you dead. Facepunch says the game is in its 13th year of updates with over 395 content updates and a guaranteed content patch every month, and the feature list is long: procedurally generated maps, base building and raiding, horses, modular cars, helicopters, trains and boats, plus electrical, farming and automation systems. You can host your own server with server-side mods. It has the largest review base on this list, with 86% of 534,792 English Steam reviews positive, at $39.99. It ranks last for a friends-first list because it is multiplayer only, strangers can raid your base, and the minimum spec is Windows 11 with 12 GB of RAM and 45 GB of storage.

Who it is for

Experienced players who want PvP base raiding

Price

$39.99 one-time purchase on Steam (US store).

Do whatever it takes to last another night. $39.99 Buy on Steam
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Procedurally generated worlds with community map editor support
• Host your own servers with server-side modding
• Base building and raiding
• Horses, cars, helicopters, trains, boats and hot air balloons
• Electrical, farming and automation systems

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 534,792 English Steam reviews, the largest review count on this list
• Strength: Facepunch reports over 395 content updates and a monthly content patch
• Strength: Self-hosted servers with server-side mods
• Weakness: Multiplayer only, with no single-player listed on Steam
• Weakness: Minimum spec is Windows 11, 12 GB of RAM and 45 GB of storage
• Weakness: Other survivors can raid your base, which punishes casual groups

Key facts

• Developer: Facepunch Studios
• Content updates: Over 395, per Facepunch
• Minimum RAM: 12 GB
• Storage: 45 GB
• English Steam reviews: 86% positive of 534,792

Where it ranks

Rust is No. 10 in our Best Survival Games verdict.