The Steam version of Rust has been purchased by 20 million people
Developers from Facepunch Studios announced that the sales of the survival game Rust have exceeded 20 million copies. This figure is solely for Steam. Considering other platforms, the total number of copies sold must be even higher.
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Facepunch Studios did not specify how Rust performed on PlayStation and Xbox in their announcement.
The last time Facepunch Studios revealed Rust's sales was at the end of 2021, when the studio boasted 12.48 million copies sold.
To recap, Rust debuted in early access in December 2013 and reached its full release in February 2018. Initially, it was only available on PC, but in the spring of 2021, Rust saw the release of versions for Sony and Microsoft consoles.