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Back to the Dawn vs Rust

Reviews on Steam

Rust

113.2× more reviews

Critical reception

Back to the Dawn

7.6pp gap

Cheaper at launch

Back to the Dawn

$16.00 cheaper

Estimated sales (median)

Rust

156.7× more units (white-box estimate)

More recent

Back to the Dawn

7 years apart

A

Back to the Dawn

2025 · Adventure

Metal Head Games · Spiral Up Games

Reviews
10,078
Positive
95%
Launch price
$23.99
Engine
n/a
Sales (median)
655K
Net rev
$9.0M
B

Rust

2018 · Action

Facepunch Studios · Facepunch Studios

Reviews
1,140,437
Positive
87%
Launch price
$39.99
Engine
n/a
Sales (median)
102.6M
Net rev
$2344.5M

Tag overlap

20% shared , 4 shared tags, 16 only on Back to the Dawn, 16 only on Rust.

Only Back to the Dawn

RPGStory RichPixel GraphicsDetectiveChoices MatterMultiple EndingsStrategy RPGCrimeInvestigationSingleplayerMysteryDramaStrategyCRPGFunny2.5D

Shared

AdventureIndieSimulationEarly Access

Only Rust

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftBuildingPvPSandboxFirst-PersonActionNudityFPSShooterCo-opOnline Co-OpPost-apocalyptic

Sales estimates

Both estimates use the same vv1.0 multi-factor Boxleiter method. Click "How is this calculated?" on either to see the per-factor breakdown.

Sales estimate

vv1.0

393K to 917K

units (median: 655K)

≈ $5.4M to $12.6M net revenue (Steam cut + refunds + regional discount applied)

393Kmedian917K

Sales estimate

vv1.0

61.6M to 143.7M

units (median: 102.6M)

≈ $1406.7M to $3282.3M net revenue (Steam cut + refunds + regional discount applied)

61.6Mmedian143.7M

How comparison pages work

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