Rust

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 691 Ratings

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  1. LambdaLocator
    Jul 21, 2023
    5
    Very fun to play on 5x or 10x servers, but DO NOT play vanilla, because you will instantly ruin the fun for yourself.
  2. atenplex
    Jul 6, 2023
    7
    still good game, when you run around the isle, and killing people by big rock, seems like this game was created by good creators, thanks.
  3. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  4. Beggo
    Mar 6, 2023
    6
    nice game but **** community and anticheat, also too long loading times usually 15-30 min
  5. Alvelian
    Jan 13, 2023
    6
    Выживач где все живое хочет тебя убить. Без компании друзей можно даже не лезть, заебетесь гриндидь.
    покупал еще альфу за 300 рублей и был доволен на 8/10, но сейчас прайс 1100 и я бы наврятли брал такое.
    Удивлен что она до сих пор на 3 месте в топе продаж стима    Выживач где все живое хочет тебя убить. Без компании друзей можно даже не лезть, заебетесь гриндидь.
    покупал еще альфу за 300 рублей и был доволен на 8/10, но сейчас прайс 1100 и я бы наврятли брал такое.
    Удивлен что она до сих пор на 3 месте в топе продаж стима
  6. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
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  7. lonepi6180
    Dec 10, 2022
    7
    It is used to be a good game when it is realsed but now it is not a survival game anymore. It is kind of FPS game.
  8. Bulk_
    Dec 8, 2022
    5
    This game has so much going for it and it can be really fun at times. Yet it has so many issues that I can't give it any higher than a 5. My main issue by far is how repetitive it is. The game feels the same every time you play it craft, build a base, collect resources, and fight other people. That's basically the whole game. Rust isn't optimized that well either it can take a long time toThis game has so much going for it and it can be really fun at times. Yet it has so many issues that I can't give it any higher than a 5. My main issue by far is how repetitive it is. The game feels the same every time you play it craft, build a base, collect resources, and fight other people. That's basically the whole game. Rust isn't optimized that well either it can take a long time to load into a sever, even taking hours sometimes. And it can lag a lot even on low settings. Though I'd say that depends on your Pc. Overall I can say Rust is decent at best yet I can't recommend it in its current state.… Expand
  9. Alenites
    Sep 27, 2022
    7
    still good game, when you run around the isle, and killing people by big rock, seems like this game was created by good creators, thanks.
  10. Marinusf
    Sep 1, 2022
    6
    Toxic playerbase, alot of grinding, lag and poor performance, aimbot and other ingame modifications. The survival aspect is too easy without other players.
  11. Zhoulia
    Apr 25, 2022
    7
    This isn't the game for wholesome moment's and happy times. It's for suffering sweet suffering. Oh and building stuff..that too
  12. Proxxxi
    Nov 30, 2021
    5
    Really great game with hours of playtime. You can always do something else in this game and the constant updates keeps me coming back
  13. fr0st1
    Oct 16, 2021
    7
    Ужасно прекрасная игра. Иногда заставляет меня возвращаться, но тогда приходится буквально жить в ней и не отходить от компьютера. Лут, лут, лут, постоянный поиск лута, а после неизбежная его потеря в рейде. Да и к тому же прогресс тут сбрасывают в ноль довольно часто. Я не знаю в чем тут смысл, но это ужасно затягивает. Хочется все скрафитить, взять своего друга, кучу сишек, самодельныйУжасно прекрасная игра. Иногда заставляет меня возвращаться, но тогда приходится буквально жить в ней и не отходить от компьютера. Лут, лут, лут, постоянный поиск лута, а после неизбежная его потеря в рейде. Да и к тому же прогресс тут сбрасывают в ноль довольно часто. Я не знаю в чем тут смысл, но это ужасно затягивает. Хочется все скрафитить, взять своего друга, кучу сишек, самодельный автомат и лететь на рейд. Вот только, чтобы до этого дойти нужно супер долго лутаться, даже на х2 серверах. Стоит ли оно того?… Expand
  14. defenz
    Aug 8, 2021
    6
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  15. timwolf76
    May 18, 2021
    5
    I play rust on the ps5 version yes i know this is for pc version but there's is not out for some reason even though it came out today, i love and i hate it

    Love it: The graphics is cool, i love how its open world and everything making your own server will probably be a cool thing for me to be a owner of it and explore more to it. finding items is the best way of it i been waiting    I play rust on the ps5 version yes i know this is for pc version but there's is not out for some reason even though it came out today, i love and i hate it

    Love it:
    The graphics is cool, i love how its open world and everything
    making your own server will probably be a cool thing for me to be a owner of it and explore more to it.
    finding items is the best way of it
    i been waiting for console version ever since then

    Hate it
    Killing new people and players is low: when you tell them you friendly they either dont listen or they deaf.
    Stealing people hardwork loot is really low; my stuff got stolen 4 times, i worked so hard getting it
    most of the time i more scared to come to a person to ask for anything to trade, help, or give why? because they can easy betray you or anything.
    There barely any weapons, food, loot, etc to get: its really low to get items I couldn't find a way to get cloth for sleeping bag so i can respawn to my house instead of the beach, there barely any cars and almost every area i been to is either too cold, or radiation or i get hit by scientists.
    Crashes, or bugs, plus older version of rust????, i didn't know it is old version of rust but i hearing they updating it soon
    this game will make you rage depending on how much you loot, how much you earned it kinda sad they cant make where it free type i seen more survival games allow solo modes where you can explore freely with no people, or custom games    … Expand
  16. enro
    Feb 19, 2021
    7
    A game that's fun to watch but not fun to play alone. Plus it runs pretty bad.
  17. zeux
    Dec 13, 2020
    6
    the community is very toxic, the gameplay is very luck based and the loading times are very long. Aside from that the game is fun its best if you play with friends
  18. Gokarty
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    It's a good idea, the implementation seems to be also good, but here the survival is 40%, everything behind the scenes is pvp. You need to train your shooting skills, reaction and know everything about the game.
  19. savageOG
    Aug 22, 2020
    7
    игра объективно идеальна во всем, кроме последних обновлений, которые превращают игру в рпггейшутер
  20. Omland
    Apr 28, 2020
    7
    Even though Rust is quite hardcore for my taste I still enjoyed playing it. The game itself is quite hard especially alone against huge clans. I mostly played in a duo on low/medium pop servers and we had a much fun. I would not recommend this for a solo player but if you play with a squad its a lot of fun. Rust is a game that if you don't login regularly you'll be far behind on guns andEven though Rust is quite hardcore for my taste I still enjoyed playing it. The game itself is quite hard especially alone against huge clans. I mostly played in a duo on low/medium pop servers and we had a much fun. I would not recommend this for a solo player but if you play with a squad its a lot of fun. Rust is a game that if you don't login regularly you'll be far behind on guns and bases.
    All in all a creative and good game if you got enough time and some friends then I recommend it.
    NOT FOR CASUAL PLAYERS!!1!!1    … Expand
  21. Baltifru
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    As a survival, Rust has this very unique concept that mixes farming, base building and defense, finding food, building guns, and using them to kill rivals on the same server as you. Farming is definitely not my cup of tea, but it is necessary to access the other, much more entertaining aspects of the game. What is wonderful about Rust is the size of the maps, whole worlds where you can tryAs a survival, Rust has this very unique concept that mixes farming, base building and defense, finding food, building guns, and using them to kill rivals on the same server as you. Farming is definitely not my cup of tea, but it is necessary to access the other, much more entertaining aspects of the game. What is wonderful about Rust is the size of the maps, whole worlds where you can try to hide or, on the opposite side, to build gigantic bases to mark your territory and dare others to try and contest it. In this sense, Rust gives all its flavour when, after hours of grinding and crafting, you can defeat an opponent trying to raid you, or better, achieve a successful raid yourself.

    Unfortunately, reaching this point will be highly dependent on the server where you play, and the luck you have not to cross the path of already well-installed players on the server. Because in my opinion, Rust has one major flaw: it is deeply anti-noob. I don't know any other game that is so hostile and not welcoming towards new players, and this is inherent to the mechanics of the game itself: when you start on a new server, you start with nothing. If other players have played 20 hours on this server, they already have a base, good weapons, and if they happen to find you they will just kill you, even if you're a harmless, naked peon. And don't count on other players' mercy: kills don't happen every minute in the game, so if you are found in the nature, it's too appealing to kill you.

    So as a new player, you will be killed all the time, either resetting your progress on the server, or "just" drastically reducing its speed, if you were lucky enough to manage to store a few things in a safe place that you can reach back, before dying. And this pinnacle of the snowball effect is part of the core mechanics of the game: the newer you are, the least likely you are to make progress. This principle is against my concept of games. I am not saying people cannot enjoy Rust. If you are a highly competitive person and willing to endure hours of frustration before reaching the core of enjoyment of the game, you can go ahead. But on top of that, remember this is a persistent environment game, meaning you can lose everything you have even when you don't play.

    Rust is a game that you should play all the time, or never. As someone who enjoys playing different games and my personal life, I have made my decision between the two.    … Expand
  22. MiranDaniel
    Nov 22, 2019
    7
    Great game I had a lot of fun playing it the game has a lot of potential and endless fun, official servers are only for big clans because solo players are not able to survive. Anticheat does not work at all.
  23. cooldor
    Jun 26, 2019
    5
    Played Rust from early release and have over 1,900+ hrs in game. Will say the developers have done much over the years to improve the game. Unfortunately being a survival game seems to bring out the worse in players (ie - toxic player environment & seems to be getting worse). Being a new player (solo) going to a populated server be prepared for a lot of frustration (highly likely to bePlayed Rust from early release and have over 1,900+ hrs in game. Will say the developers have done much over the years to improve the game. Unfortunately being a survival game seems to bring out the worse in players (ie - toxic player environment & seems to be getting worse). Being a new player (solo) going to a populated server be prepared for a lot of frustration (highly likely to be picked on - hard..). The game has reverted back to a system where you have to learn how to make virtually everything, making going solo even for experienced players extremely difficult. Offline raiding the norm with lots of players that seem to have nothing better to do with their time. Game can easily turn into a time 'black hole' trying to keep ahead of raiders. Having to get authorization for every trap in friends base (and living in a time zone 8 hrs. different than most friends - like me) can be a nightmare. Visually & functionally the game is quite good, unfortunately many of the players make it not worth the effort. Also (with friends help) can build a virtual Fort Knox but come the start of the next month all you'll have is a torch & a rock without any clothes or a home.… Expand
  24. TheNiceGuy18
    Jan 3, 2019
    7
    Now that it is 2019, i would like to talk about Rust, i was gifted this by a friend and we played this game for a while, and it is a decent, fun game. You craft, build, gather resources, oh and... Try not to get killed
    the Semi-Toxic Community. -3 points. It is still a decent game with great graphics and gameplay. Oh and BTW, the guns are noice in rust.
  25. JiggyOfficial
    Dec 2, 2018
    7
    The gameplay is really fun, the idea of a pvp survival game based on loot and raiding is fun. Restarting your whole game over because you got raided can be frustrating but you get used to it. The reason i give it a 7 is because of bugs and performance, i've encountered an extreme amounts of bugs with animals, building, crafting and the list goes on and performance is kinda bad too since itThe gameplay is really fun, the idea of a pvp survival game based on loot and raiding is fun. Restarting your whole game over because you got raided can be frustrating but you get used to it. The reason i give it a 7 is because of bugs and performance, i've encountered an extreme amounts of bugs with animals, building, crafting and the list goes on and performance is kinda bad too since it takes a pretty good pc to run the game so low-ends can't enjoy much out of it. Devs are very responsive so that's good and they update the game regulary with nice content.… Expand
  26. Leviax
    Nov 23, 2018
    6
    Типичный сурвайвл, с такой себе графикой. Оптимизация в игре ужасна. Механика строительства очень удобна.
  27. Nichrome
    Nov 15, 2018
    5
    Love the game when you have time for it. Otherwise it's pointless. So many years after initial release and still not stable, still not officially launched (only early access). Massive potential but needs to be worked on!
  28. killer1237
    Oct 24, 2018
    6
    Rust was once a phenomenal survival game in its Legacy version, but now what should have been a simple game has too many unnecessary features.
  29. Legendb2015
    May 25, 2018
    5
    The Good:
    Building mechanics compared to other games like The Forest (god awful building mechanics), playing with friends, decent graphics/map size.
    The Bad If you dont have a group to play with, dont even try, if you're a lonewolf prepare to have your base destroyed by a clan..plain and simple...you'll waste hours building and prepping defenses for nothing, you have no chance, dont    The Good:
    Building mechanics compared to other games like The Forest (god awful building mechanics), playing with friends, decent graphics/map size.

    The Bad
    If you dont have a group to play with, dont even try, if you're a lonewolf prepare to have your base destroyed by a clan..plain and simple...you'll waste hours building and prepping defenses for nothing, you have no chance, dont try.
    -Also the lag, buggy mess when more then a few online players are around you...you go to battle 3 vs 3 or more...prepare for frustrations and alot of lag. That and waking up naked on the beach/in your safe house (if its still standing) bc of said lag and bugs.

    The Ugly:
    Still after YEARS an "early release game" and labeled as Alpha. They're not going to ever finish this game are they....just keep the thing in alpha stage with buggy messes all over to ensure they never have to have a finished polished project. Lame alpha/early release games left n right showing up all over the place. BOYCOTT them, this mess as got to stop...first you work on a product, polish it up, finish it, then sell it. But oh wait not anymore...now they want paid before they even finish a polished project and alot of them just take the money and run after sales drop...disgusting business practice. Steer clear of alpha/early release games...make these "developers" work before they're paid.    … Expand
  30. Palexus
    Feb 28, 2018
    7
    Rust in current state is more like some kind of MMO game rather then a survival. Atmosphere of the Legacy times is completely lost in endless farming simulator. Shooting and perfomance is SH*T.

    Rust Legacy - 8/10
    Current Rust - 5/10
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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. CD-Action
    May 16, 2018
    50
    Despite having spent four years in Early Access the game is still very far from being finished. [04/2018, p.65]
  2. GameStar
    Mar 1, 2018
    69
    PvP-heavy survival game for gamers resistant to frustration, with weaknesses in construction and discovery.
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  3. IGN
    Feb 23, 2018
    70
    For competitive players who want a mix of survival and crafting, Rust is the best there is; for everyone else, there are plenty of other games.
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