Games like Rust

Ranked by shared qualities, not genre tags.

What defines Rust

First-Person90%
Survival Needs90%
Persistent World90%
Crafting85%
Open World85%
Survival Against Nature85%
Base Building80%
Resource Management75%
PvPvE75%
Tense75%
Gunplay70%
Procedural Levels70%
Sandbox70%
Menacing65%
Inventory Management60%
Melee Combat55%
Post-Apocalyptic55%
Run-Based50%
Wave Defense35%
Miscreated82% match

Shares Survival Needs, Open World, Crafting, Persistent World.

Both lean into Survival Needs, Open World, Crafting, Persistent World.

Survival Needs90%Open World85%Crafting78%Persistent World68%
Hurtworld82% match

Shares First-Person, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Open World.

Both lean into First-Person, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Open World.

First-Person90%Survival Needs85%Survival Against Nature80%Open World75%
Unturned74% match

Shares Survival Needs, Open World, Crafting, Sandbox.

Both lean into Survival Needs, Open World, Crafting, Sandbox.

Survival Needs80%Open World85%Crafting75%Sandbox85%
Stranded Deep70% match

Shares Survival Needs, Crafting, Survival Against Nature, First-Person.

Both lean into Survival Needs, Crafting, Survival Against Nature, First-Person.

Survival Needs95%Crafting92%Survival Against Nature90%First-Person80%
DayZ68% match

Shares Survival Needs, Open World, Persistent World, Resource Management.

Both lean into Survival Needs, Open World, Persistent World, Resource Management.

Survival Needs88%Open World85%Persistent World75%Resource Management82%
CastleMiner Z66% match

Shares First-Person, Open World, Crafting, Survival Against Nature.

Both lean into First-Person, Open World, Crafting, Sandbox.

First-Person85%Open World85%Crafting80%Sandbox90%

Shares Open World, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Persistent World.

Both lean into Open World, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Base Building.

Open World95%Survival Needs85%Survival Against Nature80%Base Building75%
Just Survive64% match

Shares Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Open World, Persistent World.

Both lean into Survival Against Nature, Open World, Survival Needs, Persistent World.

Survival Against Nature90%Open World80%Survival Needs75%Persistent World70%

Shares Open World, Survival Needs, Crafting, Persistent World.

Both lean into Open World, Survival Needs, Crafting, Base Building.

Open World85%Survival Needs75%Crafting75%Base Building75%

Shares Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Crafting, Open World.

Both lean into Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Crafting, Open World.

Survival Against Nature90%Survival Needs85%Crafting75%Open World75%
Savage Lands63% match

Shares Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, First-Person, Crafting.

Both lean into Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, First-Person, Crafting.

Survival Needs90%Survival Against Nature90%First-Person80%Crafting85%
Nether63% match

Shares First-Person, Survival Needs, Open World, Gunplay.

Both lean into First-Person, Open World, Survival Needs, Gunplay.

First-Person85%Open World75%Survival Needs70%Gunplay85%