Rust

Rust is a multiplayer survival game with a full-loot mechanic (full-loot PvP): if you die, you lose all of your gear. It was made by the British independent studio Facepunch Studios from Birmingham, the authors of Garry's Mod. A vanilla server holds 150 to 300 live players at once on a procedurally generated map of about 4 by 4 km. This is not PvE tourism like Valheim or Subnautica: every player you meet is a potential threat.

The game loop: you land naked, gather stones and wood by hand, craft tools, build a base with locks and chests, explore monuments (Launch Site, Military Tunnels, Train Yard) for blueprints and resources, then stockpile and raid other bases with C4, rockets and satchel charges. Every few weeks the game runs Helicopter and Bradley APC events, NPC bosses that drop tier two weapons.

Rust is barely meant for solo play on vanilla servers: 5 to 10 clans of 4 to 15 people control territory and hunt lone players. The realistic scenario is a coordinated Discord clan with split roles: farmer, builder, raider, scout. For solo play there are modded servers: TruePvE without raids, RP servers, and 2x/5x/10x gather rate servers for faster progress.

Every first Thursday of the month is Force Wipe: Facepunch releases a patch and resets all vanilla servers. Maps are regenerated, bases disappear, progress is zeroed. Some patches also reset blueprints (BP wipe), some do not. This is a distinctive model of a live service without seasons: a synchronized monthly reset across the whole ecosystem since 2017. The latest wipe (May 7, 2026, "Upgrade Hard, Raid Harder") brought 10 workbench modules and the Mortar, the first indirect-fire weapon in the game.

The Steam key is activated directly without a third-party account, and a Facepunch account is not needed. A Russian interface and subtitles are available. There is no official Russian voice-over, since the studio released only the English version from the start.

Monetization: the base game (all mechanics plus vanilla and modded servers) costs $39.99 MSRP, and during Steam sales it is regularly 50% off. Cosmetic packs (Sunburn Pack, Instruments Pack, Voice Props Pack, each about $10) and Steam Market skins only change appearance and do not affect gameplay. There is no pay-to-win.

Rust is a multiplayer survival game with full loot on death, made by the British studio Facepunch (creators of Garry's Mod). You land naked on an island with 150 to 300 live players: you gather resources, craft, build a base and raid other players. If you die, you lose everything. Every first Thursday of the month is Force Wipe: servers are reset and everyone starts from zero. On sale for 12 years, 1.3 million Steam reviews, 86% positive.