Rust

Last updated: 2026-04-14
  • Engaging and intense gameplay experience.
  • Regular updates and active community involvement.
  • Variety of in-game situations and enjoyable PvP.
  • Toxic player interactions and high time commitment.
  • Cheating issues and unfair updates for solo players.
  • Performance issues and high hardware requirements.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMmixedWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,349,272
Positive
1,173,94887.0%
Negative
175,32413.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
63,035,432
Estimated revenue
$2,520,786,926
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1,0130.63%
Estimated copies lost
47,325
Estimated revenue lost
$1,892,527
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1,0220.6%
Avg playtime 1h
9060.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
22,70414%
Avg playtime 764.6h
137,07784.8%
Avg playtime 761.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day35.9 rev/day
Last 30d434.3 rev/day
Quarterly1,992.3 rev/qtr
Days covered4,505.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
161,709 total
Organic purchasers139,46186.2%
Voted up: 86%
Key activations22,24813.8%
Voted up: 84%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
161,709 total
First impression0-2h3,4812.15%
Voted up: 63%
Mid game2-10h17,81911.0%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h12,4107.67%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+127,99979.2%
Voted up: 86%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.01% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
85.0%
Global baseline 85.3%
20 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,349,272 total.