Rust
- Developer
- Facepunch Studios
- Publisher
- Facepunch Studios
- Released
- 08 February 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PC, macOS
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure , indie
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife and other inhabitants, the environment, other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Best gaming PC for Rust in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Rust today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Facepunch Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 11 64bit | Windows 11 64bit |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel® Core i7-6700K |
| RAM | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580 | AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Arc B580 |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Rust?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Arc B580, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.