Is Rust Crossplay? Split Screen and Player Count
Yes, Rust is crossplay between PS5 and Xbox Series. Online it takes 2 to 100 players, and there's no split screen.
With only a rock on an island, you gather resources to build a base and craft weapons, and other groups can raid it and take everything. Servers wipe on a schedule and everyone starts over.
2–100 onlineCrossplay
- Players
- 2–100 online
- Crossplay
- PS5 + Xbox Series
- Split screen
- No
- Free to play
- No
- One copy for the group
- No
- Typical session
- 3h+
- Genre
- Survival
- Platforms
- PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Mac
Rust crossplay by platform
- PS5 + PC
- No
- Xbox + PC
- No
- PS5 + Xbox
- Yes
Frequently asked questions
Is Rust crossplay?
Yes, crossplay works between PS5 and Xbox Series.
Does Rust have split screen?
No, each player needs their own device.
How many players can play Rust?
Online, 2 to 100 friends can play together.
Is Rust free?
No, it's paid, and each player needs their own copy.
What platforms is Rust on?
PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Mac.
Is Rust crossplay between PS5 and PC?
No, players on PS5 and PC can't play Rust together.
Is Rust crossplay between Xbox and PC?
No, players on Xbox and PC can't play Rust together.
Is Rust co-op?
You team up with friends to play against other teams, so it counts as competitive.
What games are like Rust?
DayZ, Unturned, The Isle, ARK: Survival Evolved and V Rising. There's also a full list of games like Rust.
Games like Rust
DayZ
Everyone spawns with almost nothing in a fictional post-Soviet country full of infected and searches for food, water, clothing and weapons. Other players can help or kill you, and death is permanent for that character.
2–60 online
Unturned
Surviving the zombie outbreak means looting towns and military bases for food and weapons, crafting tools and building a base. You can face only zombies on your own server or join PvP servers.
2–24 onlineFree
The Isle
Each player is a dinosaur that hatches small, has to eat and drink, and grows over hours into an adult. Carnivores hunt other players, and dying means starting over.
2–10 online
ARK: Survival Evolved
You wake up on an island full of dinosaurs, gather resources, build bases and level up. Nearly every creature can be tamed to ride, fight alongside you or gather resources.
2–10 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay
V Rising
As newly awakened vampires, you gather resources, build a castle and hunt bosses to drink their blood and unlock powers. Sunlight burns you, so daytime travel means staying in the shade.
2–40 online
Dune: Awakening
In the desert of Arrakis, you survive by collecting water, building a base, crafting vehicles like ornithopters and harvesting spice. Sandworms attack anyone crossing open sand, and if one swallows you, you lose your gear.
2–4 online
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