Games Like Rust (Game) Great Survival & Open World Games like Rust (Game)

Rust (Game) is described as 'Rust is a multi-player, survival video game' and is a Survival Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Rust (Game) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Linux, Mac and Xbox apps. The best Rust (Game) alternative is Unturned, which is free. Other Rust (Game) like games are ARK:Survival Evolved, DayZ, Escape From Tarkov and Grounded.

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Rust (Game) alternatives page was last updated Feb 22, 2024

Unturned
16 likes
Unturned is a sandbox game in the emerging multiplayer apocalypse survival genre. Rather than focusing on being an MMO it provides players with easy systems to sit down and survive the zombie infestation with their friends.
20 Unturned alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application types
Survival Game
Sandbox Game
Origin
Canada
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Steam
+2
Is Unturned a good alternative to Rust (Game)?

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3comments
25users say it's a good alternative
Comments about Unturned as an Alternative to Rust (Game)

Guest
Positive commentJun 24, 2020
0
actually a pretty big world on here, Multiple maps, multiplayer, guns, death, has a lot of similarity's
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Guest
Positive commentJul 5, 2020
0
Very good game, i play since 2014
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Guest
Positive commentNov 17, 2020
0
It is almost more extreme than rust. You start with literally nothing. It is free and fun. It is a fun single player and even more as a multiplayer.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Almost everyone thinks Unturned is a great Rust (Game) alternative.
Unturned is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Rust (Game).
Unturned is the most popular free alternative to Rust (Game).
Unturned is Freemium and ProprietaryRust (Game) is Paid and Proprietary
ARK:Survival Evolved
5 likes
As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, you must hunt, harvest resources, craft items, grow crops, research technologies, and build shelters to withstand the elements.
11 ARK:Survival Evolved alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application types
Survival Game
Crafting Game
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
iPad
Steam
Playstation
Xbox
+3
Is ARK:Survival Evolved a good alternative to Rust (Game)?

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14users say it's a good alternative
Almost everyone thinks ARK:Survival Evolved is a great Rust (Game) alternative.
ARK:Survival Evolved is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Rust (Game).
ARK:Survival Evolved is the most popular commercial alternative to Rust (Game).
ARK:Survival Evolved is Paid and ProprietaryRust (Game) is also Paid and Proprietary
DayZ
16 likes
The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse.
23 DayZ alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application types
Survival Game
Open World Game
Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
Windows
Steam
+5
Is DayZ a good alternative to Rust (Game)?

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1comment
6users say it's a good alternative
Comments about DayZ as an Alternative to Rust (Game)

Guest
Positive commentJun 16, 2018
0
Includes everything exept for animals, have a lot of cheaters but they are gone now ;)
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Most users think DayZ is a great Rust (Game) alternative.
DayZ is Paid and ProprietaryRust (Game) is also Paid and Proprietary
Escape From Tarkov
4 likes
Incessant warfare in Tarkov has sparked massive panic; the local population has fled the city, but those who stayed are looking to improve their fortunes at the expense of others. Well-armed gangs started the redivision of the city.
26 Escape From Tarkov alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application types
First-Person Shooter
Survival Game
Origin
Russia
Platforms
Windows
+4
Is Escape From Tarkov a good alternative to Rust (Game)?
Grounded
Like
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?.
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application type
Survival Game
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Steam
Xbox
Playstation
Nintendo Switch
+9
Is Grounded a good alternative to Rust (Game)?
7 Days to Die
15 likes
In the year 2034 nuclear attacks have decimated the Earth and the remaining population is infected by an unknown virus. The infected die within 7 days and soon reanimate becoming blood-thirsty zombies. No one believed it; nobody expected it and nothing can stop it!
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application types
Survival Game
Open World Game
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Steam
+2
Is 7 Days to Die a good alternative to Rust (Game)?
The Forest
2 likes
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
6 The Forest alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application types
Survival Game
Open World Game
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Windows
Steam
Playstation
+4
Is The Forest a good alternative to Rust (Game)?
Stranded (Series)
12 likes
Stranded is a 3D survival game. You are playing the role of a castaway and your goal is to "simply" survive on the purportedly lonely island at whose sandy beach you have been washed up by the sweep of fate.
24 Stranded (Series) alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application types
Adventure Game
Survival Game
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Wine
+3
Is Stranded (Series) a good alternative to Rust (Game)?
Stranded Deep
4 likes
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application type
Survival Game
Origin
Australia
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Steam
+3
Is Stranded Deep a good alternative to Rust (Game)?
starve.io
4 likes
Starve.io is a survival game. You have to survive the cold and hunger, hunt animals and collect some resources to live as long as you can !.
23 starve.io alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Survival Game
Platforms
Online
Is starve.io a good alternative to Rust (Game)?

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1comment
Comments about starve.io as an Alternative to Rust (Game)

Guest
Positive commentJan 3, 2020
0
its a pretty good game if you can get over the stupid amount of hostile creatures scattered around the map.Also the community is really good,rarely do i have to engage in pvp and people usually just help each other out
Review by a new / low-activity user.
starve.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to Rust (Game).
starve.io is Free and ProprietaryRust (Game) is Paid and Proprietary
PixARK
3 likes
PixARK is a vast, wild world filled with vicious dinosaurs, magical creatures and endless adventure! To survive in this mysterious land, you must tame creatures both ferocious and cuddly, craft high tech and magical tools, and build your own base out of cubes.
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application types
Survival Game
Sandbox Game
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Steam
Xbox
+7
Is PixARK a good alternative to Rust (Game)?
Islanded
2 likes
Islanded is a Survival Nature Sandbox game, based in the interaction with the nature to survive. Use animals to explore, find food and fight while searching for resources to build in a huge open world with total freedom.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is Islanded a good alternative to Rust (Game)?