The Game Census
Rust of Steel cover art

Rust of Steel

Fortress13 Game Studio · 2025-01-21

Steam

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 21, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!

Rust of Steel is an Indie and RPG game released in 2025, priced at $10.99, with an estimated 0 to 20,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (66% of 68 reviews).

66%
positive of 68 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$10.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 70% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (31 reviews).
  • · Top 43% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 68 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.49 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $10.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320252026Week of 2025-01-21: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$10.99$5.492025-01-212026-07-092025-01-21 — best price $10.992025-03-13 — best price $9.892025-03-20 — best price $10.992025-06-27 — best price $8.242025-07-10 — best price $10.992025-09-29 — best price $7.142025-10-06 — best price $10.992025-12-18 — best price $5.492026-01-05 — best price $10.992026-03-19 — best price $5.492026-03-26 — best price $10.992026-06-25 — best price $5.492026-07-09 — best price $10.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: Japanese

Player tags

2DRPGCRPGJRPGIndieRetroSci-fiViolentSurvivalOld School

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Wanderlust AdventuresTanziaOmensight: Definitive EditionWeapon Shop FantasyEternity: The Last UnicornDungeon Of Dragon KnightTorchlight III

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗