All postsUpdates · 18 Oct 2026 · bxcas · 2 reads

Rust update impact study: October 2026

A few numbers from the October 2026 edition of the Rust update impact study.

40%change in players, week after against week before an update day (median)
-3%change in online servers, week after against week before an update day (median)
-4%change in players around ordinary Thursdays (median)

This edition covers 12,152 public Rust servers over the 70 days to 8 October.

Players change: 40.4%. Servers change: -2.9%. Reference players change: -3.5%.

The full breakdown, and how the numbers were worked out, is in the report.

The numbers come from the public Rust server list, as tracked by GameSentry.

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