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Let's Build a Zoo vs Rust

Reviews on Steam

Rust

280.8× more reviews

Critical reception

Let's Build a Zoo

2.4pp gap

Cheaper at launch

Let's Build a Zoo

$20.00 cheaper

Estimated sales (median)

Rust

336.9× more units (white-box estimate)

More recent

Let's Build a Zoo

3 years apart

A

Let's Build a Zoo

2021 · Simulation

Springloaded · No More Robots

Reviews
4,062
Positive
89%
Launch price
$19.99
Engine
n/a
Sales (median)
305K
Net rev
$3.5M
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

25% shared , 5 shared tags, 12 only on Let's Build a Zoo, 15 only on Rust.

Only Let's Build a Zoo

Pixel GraphicsCity BuilderManagementStrategyCreature CollectorCuteResource ManagementColorfulEconomySingleplayerRelaxingDinosaurs

Shared

SimulationSandboxBuildingOpen WorldIndie

Only Rust

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftPvPAdventureFirst-PersonActionNudityFPSShooterCo-opOnline Co-OpPost-apocalypticEarly Access

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

183K to 427K

units (median: 305K)

$2.1M to $4.9M net revenue (Steam cut + refunds + regional discount applied)

183Kmedian427K

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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