Games like Rust — Multiplayer
Closest overall match: Defiance (★ 2.2). Highest rated: Path of Exile at ★ 3.7. Quickest to finish: Survarium at about 1 hours.
These 16 games score highest on our similarity model for Rust — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. The strongest common threads are mmo, Survival and In-App Purchases. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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59%
1. Defiance
Shares Post-apocalyptic, mmo, Survival, Online Co-Op and First-Person and 2 more tags; rated 1.2 lower; about 12h shorter.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 2.2
- Metacritic
- 64
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 11%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4, RPG, Massively Multiplayer
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58%
2. TERA
Shares Nudity, mmo, In-App Purchases, PvP and Survival and 3 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; about 12h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 18%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Massively Multiplayer
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57%
3. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Shares PvP, Survival, Online Co-Op, First-Person and Open World and 1 more tags; about 14h longer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 29h
- Finish rate
- 24%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4, Massively Multiplayer
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56%
4. Conan Exiles
Shares Nudity, PvP, Early Access, Survival and Online Co-Op and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 67
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 26%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
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55%
5. ARK: Survival Evolved
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, mmo, Steam Workshop, Early Access and Survival and 3 more tags; about 9h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 70
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
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55%
6. Path of Exile
Shares mmo, In-App Purchases, Online Co-Op and cooperative; about 9h shorter.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
-
55%
7. Crossout
Shares Post-apocalyptic, mmo, In-App Purchases, PvP and Early Access and 3 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 12h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 11%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
54%
8. Unturned
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Post-apocalyptic, In-App Purchases, Steam Workshop and Early Access and 5 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 12h shorter.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.7
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 21%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4
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54%
9. Killing Floor 2
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Survival Horror, In-App Purchases, Steam Workshop and Survival and 3 more tags; about 6h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 9h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
53%
10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Post-apocalyptic, Online Co-Op, First-Person and Open World and 1 more tags; about 5h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4
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52%
11. War Thunder
Shares mmo, In-App Purchases, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Open World and cooperative; about 9h shorter.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 16%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4, Massively Multiplayer
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52%
12. Neverwinter
Shares mmo, In-App Purchases, PvP, Open World and cooperative; rated 0.5 lower; about 9h shorter.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 14%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Massively Multiplayer
-
52%
13. Survarium
Shares Post-apocalyptic, mmo, PvP, Early Access and Survival and 3 more tags; rated 1.0 lower; about 14h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 2.4
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 14%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Massively Multiplayer
-
51%
14. Cuisine Royale
Shares Nudity, Early Access, Survival, First-Person and Open World and 1 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; about 14h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 2.6
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 8%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
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51%
15. Heroes & Generals
Shares mmo, In-App Purchases, First-Person, Open World and cooperative; rated 0.6 lower; about 13h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 12%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
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51%
16. Paladins
Shares In-App Purchases, PvP, Early Access, Survival and Online Co-Op and 2 more tags; about 9h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 16%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4
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What is the best game like Rust?
On our similarity model, Defiance is the closest match to Rust — shares Post-apocalyptic, mmo, Survival, Online Co-Op and First-Person and 2 more tags; rated 1.2 lower; about 12h shorter.
Which game like Rust is rated highest?
Path of Exile holds the highest player rating in this list at 3.7/5 from 1,648 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Rust on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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