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Rust marks 12 years with 2025 growth records and a 2026 roadmap headed for the sea

Facepunch celebrates a dozen years of Rust with its highest-ever Steam peak, 700 million hours played, and a confirmed Naval update arriving February 5 alongside mobile launch plans.

Rust's Naval Update Adds Buildable Boats, Deep Sea Zone, and Ghost Ships

Facepunch's February update introduces player-constructed vessels, a new offshore region with floating cities and ghost ships, plus overhauled watercraft mechanics.

Rust Celebrates Year of the Horse with New Masks, Armor, and 50% Steam Discount

Facepunch Studios has launched its Lunar New Year 2026 event in Rust, adding three new horse-themed cosmetics, returning seasonal items, and cutting the base game price in half on Steam.

Rust's Shipshape Update Overhauls Boats, Deep Sea, and Daylight Cycle

Facepunch's March update extends daylight by 20 minutes, reworks boat building and combat, adds electricity to vessels, and changes how the Deep Sea event works.

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Rust's Spring Clean Update Adds Armoured Ladder Hatch, Water Wheel, and Tech Tree Overhaul

Facepunch's April patch brings two new deployables, a revamped tech tree unlocking system, shield hitbox changes, and a long list of quality-of-life fixes.

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Rust's Biggest Player Overhaul in a Decade Lands with New Models, Animations, and M16A2

Facepunch replaces the ten-year-old player skeleton, adds a new armor set and rifle, and rewrites the animation system to support contextual movement — all while promising a customizer by year's end.

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Rust's Power Trip Update Turns Monuments Into Player-Maintained Systems

The August 2026 forced wipe brings a connected monument system where restoring the Power Plant unlocks satellite crashes, oil pumping, water distribution, and recycler buffs across the map.

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Rust's Common Ground Update Adds Apartment Complex, Rentable Shops, and Clan System

The July 2026 force wipe brings a new monument where players rent rooms, a player-run marketplace, softcore raid windows, and a proper clan system with roles and map tracking.