, generated more than $ 1 million twice in one week. Rush, which was released in early 2013, has seen an increase in popularity in the style of ‘Below Us’. Today, Garry Newman, founder of Facepunch and developer of Garry’s Mod, revealed that Rust earned more than $ 1 million from two separate revenue streams. days in the same week on Steam. At the time of this writing, Rust is the most watched game on Twitch with 717,000 viewers.
We earned more than $ 1 million on Steam for two days this week pic.twitter.com/UTiqxgzdO0
– garry (@garrynewman) 8 January 2021
What is Rust?
Rust is a multiplayer survival game released in Early Access only in 2013 and a full release in 2018. In Rust, multiple players are placed on a procedure-generated map where they must bait weapons and supplies to survive. to ensure.While players usually only start playing with a torch, it can be used to acquire other materials and eventually produce more sophisticated weapons such as rifles and unique ammunition. Think of Rust as a violent game from PvP Minecraft.
Why is Rust so popular now?
Although it has been a series of multiplayer games since 2013, it is gaining in popularity, seven years after the initial Early Access release. Facepunch has revealed that Rust doubled his record on January 7, 2021, beating a record set on January 3, 2021.
Rust on course to double his previous number of players .. which was set up like 4 days ago pic.twitter.com/1AP0hkJ6EH
– garry (@garrynewman) 7 January 2021
The explosion of popularity is attributed to a group of sensational streamers who started playing Rust together on a private server, started by Offline TV.
The grid streamers include Shroud, XQc, Disguised Toast, Pokimane, Myth, and more. Their streams brought more than a million viewers to Rust, and this exposure translated into interest in players.
The Rust Private Server
Given the high profiles of these streamers, the private server has become similar to a TV show with different streamers starting and focusing on competitive factions. XQc, for example, leads a competitive PvP stable called Team Rocket.
THE OTV RUST SERVER IS TOO NICE THAT I THINK ABOUT. My competition overwhelmed me and I was rude to non-humans. MOMRE WAS GONNA BETTER AND THE TEAM ROCKET WILL TAKE OVER
– xQc (@xQc) 31 December 2020
Other streamers on the server prefer role-playing over PvP and Offline has announced that it will increase a second, smaller private Rust server with a focus on role-playing.
Rust was recently rated by the ESRB for consoles, which perfectly matches the newfound popularity. With ongoing home orders around the world, more players can now discover Rust. Check out IGN’s Rust Review.
MattTM Kim is a reporter for IGN.