Rust

Rust has made about $824M gross on Steam since February 2018, by our estimate, likely between $494M and $1.32B.

Released
Feb 8, 2018
  • PCWindows, macOS, Linux
Rust
Lifetime gross
~$824M
$494M–$1.32B
Last 30 days
~$5.07M
Gross revenue
Developer take-home
~$473M
After Valve’s cut
Estimated value
$88.1M
$48.5M–$128M
September 2026~$4.51Mdown16%vs prior monthValuedown2.8%vs a year agoBest monthJanuary 2021 · ~$17Mnow 73% below

Monthly gross, estimated

From monthly reviews · ±40% a bar
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MonthEstimated gross
Oct ’26$3.49M
Sep ’26$4.51M
Aug ’26$5.36M
Jul ’26$5.68M
Jun ’26$6.03M
May ’26$6.22M
Apr ’26$5.32M
Mar ’26$6.14M
Feb ’26$7.69M
Jan ’26$7.84M
Dec ’25$8.16M
Nov ’25$8.92M
Oct ’25$6.38M
Sep ’25$4.04M
Aug ’25$5.94M
Jul ’25$5.76M
Jun ’25$4.65M
May ’25$5.85M
Apr ’25$5.37M
Mar ’25$8.1M
Feb ’25$8.25M
Jan ’25$9.72M
Dec ’24$11.3M
Nov ’24$9.09M
Oct ’24$6.24M
Sep ’24$4.15M
Aug ’24$5.69M
Jul ’24$7.35M
Jun ’24$7.28M
May ’24$5.35M
Apr ’24$5.46M
Mar ’24$5.89M
Feb ’24$5.52M
Jan ’24$7.43M
Dec ’23$7.64M
Nov ’23$8.93M
Oct ’23$4.64M
Sep ’23$4.12M
Aug ’23$5.3M
Jul ’23$7.23M
Jun ’23$6.28M
May ’23$5.83M
Apr ’23$5M
Mar ’23$5.81M
Feb ’23$5.21M
Jan ’23$7.67M
Dec ’22$6.51M
Nov ’22$6.85M
Oct ’22$4.41M
Sep ’22$4.29M
Aug ’22$6.31M
Jul ’22$6.4M
Jun ’22$6.95M
May ’22$5.16M
Apr ’22$5.46M
Mar ’22$6.02M
Feb ’22$6.76M
Jan ’22$8.94M
Dec ’21$7.27M
Nov ’21$8.7M
Oct ’21$5.51M
Sep ’21$5.72M
Aug ’21$7.32M
Jul ’21$10.6M
Jun ’21$8.25M
May ’21$6.75M
Apr ’21$6.26M
Mar ’21$7.48M
Feb ’21$10.2M
Jan ’21$17M
Dec ’20$6.84M
Nov ’20$6.65M
Oct ’20$3.98M
Sep ’20$3.54M
Aug ’20$4.19M
Jul ’20$6.3M
Jun ’20$4.83M
May ’20$4.98M
Apr ’20$5.81M
Mar ’20$6.14M
Feb ’20$5.05M
Jan ’20$8.86M
Dec ’19$13.5M
Nov ’19$15.1M
Oct ’19$2.46M
Sep ’19$1.07M
Aug ’19$1.41M
Jul ’19$11.1M
Jun ’19$8.73M
May ’19$1.21M
Apr ’19$1.25M
Mar ’19$1.42M
Feb ’19$1.71M
Jan ’19$1.79M
Dec ’18$3.51M
Nov ’18$9.07M
Oct ’18$2.07M
Sep ’18$1.74M
Aug ’18$2.41M
Jul ’18$3.83M
Jun ’18$3.72M
May ’18$1.95M
Apr ’18$1.98M
Mar ’18$2.48M
Feb ’18$5.69M
Jan ’18$4.36M
Dec ’17$4.39M
Nov ’17$8.58M
Oct ’17$3.93M
Sep ’17$2.45M
Aug ’17$3.03M
Jul ’17$4.76M
Jun ’17$4.62M
May ’17$2.88M
Apr ’17$2.87M
Mar ’17$3.16M
Feb ’17$4.31M
Jan ’17$4.49M
Dec ’16$4.47M
Nov ’16$7.69M
Oct ’16$1.96M
Sep ’16$2.17M
Aug ’16$3.02M
Jul ’16$4.09M
Jun ’16$3.38M
May ’16$2.73M
Apr ’16$2.95M
Mar ’16$3.22M
Feb ’16$4.62M
Jan ’16$4.76M
Dec ’15$4.27M
Nov ’15$2.36M
Oct ’15$2.11M
Sep ’15$1.99M
Aug ’15$2.34M
Jul ’15$3.8M
Jun ’15$3.92M
May ’15$3.22M
Apr ’15$2.03M
Mar ’15$2.32M
Feb ’15$3.36M
Jan ’15$3.38M
Dec ’14$1.93M
Nov ’14$1.57M
Oct ’14$1.64M
Sep ’14$1.51M
Aug ’14$2.22M
Jul ’14$3.16M
Jun ’14$5.45M
May ’14$3.33M
Apr ’14$4.37M
Mar ’14$6.31M
Feb ’14$9.59M
Jan ’14$9.62M
Dec ’13$3.54M

Valuation

$47.1M trailing-year take-home

Value, month by month

$0$50M$100M$150MDec ’13Jul ’16Feb ’19Sep ’21Apr ’24
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Oct ’26$88.1M
Sep ’26$84M
Aug ’26$98.2M
Jul ’26$98.9M
Jun ’26$99M
May ’26$97.3M
Apr ’26$111M
Mar ’26$111M
Feb ’26$114M
Jan ’26$100M
Dec ’25$102M
Nov ’25$90.5M
Oct ’25$90.6M
Sep ’25$90.5M
Aug ’25$90.6M
Jul ’25$106M
Jun ’25$108M
May ’25$128M
Apr ’25$128M
Mar ’25$128M
Feb ’25$125M
Jan ’25$121M
Dec ’24$102M
Nov ’24$97.4M
Oct ’24$97.2M
Sep ’24$95.1M
Aug ’24$95.1M
Jul ’24$94.6M
Jun ’24$94.4M
May ’24$93.2M
Apr ’24$108M
Mar ’24$93.2M
Feb ’24$93.1M
Jan ’24$92.7M
Dec ’23$93M
Nov ’23$91.6M
Oct ’23$89M
Sep ’23$88.7M
Aug ’23$88.9M
Jul ’23$90.2M
Jun ’23$89.1M
May ’23$90M
Apr ’23$89.1M
Mar ’23$89.7M
Feb ’23$90M
Jan ’23$91.9M
Dec ’22$93.5M
Nov ’22$94.5M
Oct ’22$82.3M
Sep ’22$98.2M
Aug ’22$100M
Jul ’22$101M
Jun ’22$107M
May ’22$108M
Apr ’22$110M
Mar ’22$111M
Feb ’22$113M
Jan ’22$118M
Dec ’21$128M
Nov ’21$127M
Oct ’21$125M
Sep ’21$123M
Aug ’21$120M
Jul ’21$116M
Jun ’21$144M
May ’21$138M
Apr ’21$135M
Mar ’21$134M
Feb ’21$117M
Jan ’21$109M
Dec ’20$84.8M
Nov ’20$79.2M
Oct ’20$88.3M
Sep ’20$86.7M
Aug ’20$84.1M
Jul ’20$81.1M
Jun ’20$86.2M
May ’20$106M
Apr ’20$132M
Mar ’20$125M
Feb ’20$117M
Jan ’20$111M
Dec ’19$99.7M
Nov ’19$83.4M
Oct ’19$65M
Sep ’19$64.4M
Aug ’19$65.4M
Jul ’19$66.8M
Jun ’19$41.6M
May ’19$36.2M
Apr ’19$43.5M
Mar ’19$51.1M
Feb ’19$52.7M
Jan ’19$50.8M
Dec ’18$54M
Nov ’18$55.2M
Oct ’18$46.4M
Sep ’18$48.4M
Aug ’18$49.1M
Jul ’18$49.8M
Jun ’18$50.8M
May ’18$51.8M
Apr ’18$71.4M
Mar ’18$72.7M
Feb ’18$73.6M
Jan ’18$62.3M
Dec ’17$71.8M
Nov ’17$72M
Oct ’17$61.4M
Sep ’17$50.1M
Aug ’17$58.6M
Jul ’17$58.6M
Jun ’17$57.8M
May ’17$56.2M
Apr ’17$72.8M
Mar ’17$64.5M
Feb ’17$64.6M
Jan ’17$56.6M
Dec ’16$56.9M
Nov ’16$56.6M
Oct ’16$42.4M
Sep ’16$50.1M
Aug ’16$49.9M
Jul ’16$49M
Jun ’16$56M
May ’16$56.7M
Apr ’16$57.5M
Mar ’16$56.1M
Feb ’16$47.7M
Jan ’16$46.1M
Dec ’15$44.3M
Nov ’15$41.4M
Oct ’15$40.4M
Sep ’15$45.8M
Aug ’15$45.1M
Jul ’15$50.8M
Jun ’15$49.7M
May ’15$40.2M
Apr ’15$40.3M
Mar ’15$36.8M
Feb ’15$41.1M
Jan ’15$47.7M
Dec ’14$54.4M
Nov ’14$56.2M
Oct ’14$54.5M
Sep ’14$52.7M
Aug ’14$60.1M
Jul ’14$74.5M
Jun ’14$69.3M
May ’14$46.4M
Apr ’14$42.2M
Mar ’14$36.7M
Feb ’14$28.7M
Jan ’14$16.6M
Dec ’13$4.47M
What moves itFactor
Base multiple× trailing-12-month developer earnings2.20×
GenreAdventure, Action, Early Access, Simulation1.00×
MomentumLast 6 months at 71% of the prior 60.85×
Player sentiment87% positive reviews1.00×
ValueRange $48.5M–$128M$88.1M
How we value games

Estimate refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Estimates use the review-multiplier method and can be off by 40% or more either way.

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