Rust (Game) Alternatives for Linux

Rust (Game) is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Unturned, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Rust (Game) and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Rust (Game) are ARK:Survival Evolved, 7 Days to Die, Stranded (Series) and Stranded Deep.

Rust (Game) alternatives are mainly Survival Games but may also be Open World Games or Adventure Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Rust (Game).

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Rust (Game)

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Rust is a multi-player, survival video game.

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Unturned
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19 alternatives to Unturned
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.
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Unturned Features
1. MultiplayerUnturned offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Unturned.
3. ModdableUnturned can be modified through the installation of external mods.
4. Works OfflineUnturned can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Zombie Game
Location-based
Multiplayer Survival
Guns
Minecraft
Free to play
Unturned vs Rust (Game)
Almost everyone thinks Unturned is a great alternative to Rust (Game).
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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.
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Very good game, i play since 2014
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actually a pretty big world on here, Multiple maps, multiplayer, guns, death, has a lot of similarity's
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ARK:Survival Evolved
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Survival Game
Crafting Game
Adventure Game
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10 alternatives to ARK:Survival Evolved
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.
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ARK:Survival Evolved Features
1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in ARK:Survival Evolved.
2. MultiplayerARK:Survival Evolved offers a game mode for more than one player.
First person view
ARK:Survival Evolved vs Rust (Game)
Almost everyone thinks ARK:Survival Evolved is a great alternative to Rust (Game).
7 Days to Die
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Survival Game
Open World Game
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29 alternatives to 7 Days to Die
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!
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7 Days to Die Features
1. Moddable7 Days to Die can be modified through the installation of external mods.
Multiplayer Survival
Zombie Game
Sandbox
Zombie Mode
Stranded (Series)
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24 alternatives to Stranded (Series)
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.
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Stranded (Series) Features
1. PortableStranded (Series) can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Stranded Deep
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Paid • Proprietary
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Adventure Game
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8 alternatives to Stranded Deep
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.
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Stranded Deep Features
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Islanded
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15 alternatives to Islanded
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.
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Islanded Features
1. MultiplayerIslanded offers a game mode for more than one player.
Valheim
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Open World Game
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6 alternatives to Valheim
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

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