Facepunch Studios had more exactly sold 12,481,079 copies of Rust at the time of publishing its balance sheet for the past year. Added to this big figure are sales of 1.1 million additional content packs. At its peak, the game had 267 2011 players logged in simultaneously, but the studio has also banned over 600,000 accounts to combat the scourge of cheating. The success of Rust is also palpable on social networks with a peak of 1.3 million viewers on Twitch and a Discord community of over 400,000 members.
“In 2021, Rust exploded on Twitch, player numbers hit an all-time high, we released the Voice Props DLC Pack, World Overhaul, Missions, Freight Trains, Underwater Labs, Gestures, submarines, MLRS and much more“, we can read. Released in July, the very festive DLC Voice Props quickly became the biggest success of all the additional content of the game. In 2021, Rust is also finally released on PlayStation and Xbox thanks to the port provided by the studio Double Eleven.
Given the new impetus it has been enjoying for a year, Facepunch Studios obviously does not intend to neglect Rust in 2022. Without revealing its entire schedule, the studio promises to continue its momentum with updates every first Thursday of the month, in addition to the occasional fixes and special events for the holidays. An arctic monument will soon appear in addition to weapons, vehicles and even animals. A healthy dose of new comfort options are also expected in February.
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