Servers are now wiped and Santa is packing up and clearing out the bodies, but we hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season. We're getting back to work after a couple of weeks off, which is why this blog is lighter than usual, but we're looking forward to the journey ahead in 2024!

 

This year, we celebrated Rust's 10th Birthday, which has been an incredible journey. Rust is continuing to see year-on-year growth and for a 10 year old game, that's a rather impressive feat.

 

At a glance, here are some key gameplay features we added in 2023:

• Industrial system
• Drones
• RF Detonated C4
• Security Camera
• Player controlled turrets
• Pings
• Double horse saddle
• Missile silo monument
• Wipe event
• Building skins
• Sleeping bag limits
• Building upgrade effects
• Water refresh
• Tugboat
• Ferry Terminal monument
• Wounded info
• Chat emoji
• Attack helicopter
• Homing missile launcher
• Parachutes
• Armored hot-air balloon
• Above and below rail linking
• Underground train signals
• M4 shotgun

Rust continues to be a labour of love from all of us at Facepunch, and we couldn't have done it without your passion and feedback. Rust has evolved around player feedback. It's not the game we initially set out to develop, but it's a game we're incredibly proud and passionate about to keep developing.

Thank you for being an integral part of this incredible journey, we look forward to delivering updates for the years to come.

If you're interested in learning more about Rust's history or a further look back at 2023, you can view the timeline here: https://rust.facepunch.com/rust10