Games Like Rust: 16 Similar Multiplayer Survival Game Alternatives

1

Rust Game

The game, just released in 2021, has already become incredibly popular, and that’s because Rust is so versatile. No matter what kind of survival gameplay you’re into, you’ll be able to find something to do in Rust. Ultimately, you’ll do a bit of everything — exploring the massive open world, building and upgrading your base(s), raiding, and fighting other players with an impressive variety of weapons.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 13 social mentions

2

Raft

Raft is another supremely well-designed open-world survival game with grinding, crafting, and base-building elements. Players start the game on a tiny raft in the middle of a vast ocean, with nothing but a basic hook. That tool becomes your best friend as you set out to collect the resources you need to advance in the game, including barrels and crates.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 3 social mentions

3

Minecraft

Not all Rust players will like Ark: Survival Evolved — its feel is more “Minecraft” than “DayZ”, and although there’s a multiplayer mode, hardcore Rust fans might find the lack of competition a little unsatisfying. Others will enjoy the more relaxed play style, and Ark: Survival Evolved still has plenty of threats (not least your own stamina and hunger).

#Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 62 social mentions

4

Valheim

Valheim has a singleplayer mode, but if you’re after a multiplayer experience, the game’s developers recommend playing with up to five people. Both cooperative and PvP options are available, so whether you’d like to replicate the brutal competition you’re used to from Rust, or you’d like to make your way to the Viking afterlife together with your friends, Valheim makes it possible.

#Action #Games #RPG

5

Don’t Starve: Together

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games

6

Grounded

Grounded is a 2022 survival action game in which players are shrunk to the size of an ant and then left to fend for themselves in a backyard that’s suddenly both huge and terrifying. The game is set in the early 1990s, and follows the story of a group of four teens. Gamers choose from one of four protagonists — Max, Willow, Hoops, and Pete — in a world that grows more expansive and terrifying over time, with common garden spiders (now giant, because you’re tiny) being among the most powerful foes.

#Adventure #Games #Shooting 9 social mentions

7

Escape From Tarkov

Yes, you’ll join matches (“raids”) and fight the opposing team to the death, but Escape From Tarkov is different in that it features a slew of survival elements that really place this game beyond the FPS genre. Players can engage in quests, and trade away items they don’t need in flea markets.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 38 social mentions

8

The Forest

Rust players who can’t wait to play another massively multiplayer game might be a little disappointed, as The Forest only offers a limited coop option. That is, however, kind of the point of this game — The Forest is about wilderness survival in a harsh world filled with danger, and it focuses on PvE as players ask themselves who the real enemy is.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games

9

Subnautica

Subnautica is an endless open-world survival action game with horror elements, and it’s the first game we’d recommend to Rust players who are looking for a game that feels just as complete even without a multiplayer mode.

#Games #Action #Action Games 4 social mentions

10

DayZ

Rust originally started out as a DayZ clone, and although it evolved to become so much more than that, fans will still undeniably enjoy experiencing the game that inspired Rust. DayZ is, for those who don’t know, a post-apocalyptic survival game set in a depressing ex-Soviet republic. Zombies have ruined society, and the modern comforts you once relied on are now well and truly a thing of the past.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 3 social mentions

11

Project Zomboid

As a bonus, Project Zomboid features a multiplayer mode as well as plenty of mods through the Steam workshop. Because this is an older game, you won’t even need a beefy computer to enjoy Project Zomboid.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 11 social mentions

12

Dead by Daylight

Both survivors and the killers have multiple ways to increase their odds of success, but the difficulty level of Dead by Daylight is ultimately determined by the players’ skill. If you and your friends have already played Rust together, there’s no question that winning will be a real challenge.

#Action #Games #Adventure

13

theHunter: Call of the Wild

theHunter is a series of survival simulation games, which can be played solo or with friends, and in which tracking and hunting wild animals in a realistic manner is the primary goal. theHunter: Call of the Wild is set in a beautiful wild forest, with ultra-realistic graphics, where you and your friends will be able to enjoy the ultimate hunting campaign.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games

14

Terraria

Terraria’s (in)famous sprite-tile artwork may give you the impression that it’s a silly game that lacks depth, but nothing could be further from the truth. Terraria has sold over 44 million copies to date, and the game’s success lies in its open-ended nature, as well as the fact that it’s got a genuinely challenging combat system that will keep you on your toes no matter how much experience you have.

#Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 18 social mentions

15

ARK:Survival Evolved

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 1 social mentions

16

Metro Exodus

Rust players who are looking for an equally challenging and rewarding game to play on their own might enjoy Metro Exodus, a singleplayer first-person shooter with survival and stealth elements. Based on the novel Metro 2033, Metro Exodus is set in a post-apocalyptic version of the Russian Federation. Metro Exodus leaves the Moscow Metro behind and follows Artyom as he makes the arduous, and icy, journey to Kazakhstan.

#Action #Games #Adventure

17

The Long Dark

The Long Dark is a survival game that follows Will Mackenzie, a pilot who has just crashed in the frigid Canadian wilderness and now has to find a way to stay alive. Designed to be as realistic as possible, The Long Dark forces players to keep a constant eye on factors like their health, hunger, thirst, body temperature, and even wind chill.

#Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 2 social mentions