Much likeSoulsbornetitles, PvP/PvE survival games likeRustandDayZare known for being quite punishing. However, it’s this brutality that’s evidently one of the reasons they’re so popular. Speaking ofRust, it recently turned 10 and the developer has shared some interesting stats about the game.
In a recentpost on Steam, Facepunch Studios celebratedRustpassing its first-decade milestone. That’s if you include the early access release – which the developer obviously does – as that came out in December 2013. The full version didn’t officially drop until 2018.
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As for what’s occurred in that time, well the studio says thatRusthas sold more than 16,000,000 copies in total. That’s an astonishing achievement for an indie outfit and is just under half whatZelda: Breath of the Wildsold. On top of that, the game has raised more than $1.7 million for charity, had over 244,000 players at its peak, and has had more than 370 patches.
And the updates keep on coming
The game recently had its first update of 2024, and starting in February, players can look forward to more inventory space.Rustwill be getting a backpack implemented, which will be craftable and allow you to carry more items.
The post on Steam also says the developer has a “ton of content currently in development.” Some of these include improvements to the world and environment, bringing down memory usage for better performance, a possible revisit of nighttime lighting, plus plenty more.
Here’s a quick look at what’s coming toRust, hopefully this year:
