Rust

Livestock added cows, sheep and animal products to Rust in October, following a year of player-model, monument and crafting changes. November's Printed and Polished update revisited blueprints and performance, while Halloween brought its own seasonal event.

• Player models and equipment: The player-model overhaul rebuilt meshes and expanded appearance options, while the M16A2 and new military equipment broadened the arsenal.
• Monuments and world events: Apartment Complex introduced rentable rooms and shops, while the Satellite Crash Event let players influence a crash site. Power Plant and Water Treatment features expanded monument interactions.
• Livestock: Cows and sheep brought milk, wool, dung and meat, with animal gene quality influencing sales at the Stable. The Biofuel Generator converted organic matter into low-grade fuel.
• Crafting and boats: Workbench upgrades added customization, and boats gained electricity and industrial support, destructible wrecks and building stations.
• Late-year updates: The October 22 Halloween event preceded Printed and Polished on November 5, which reworked blueprints, improved base loading performance and adjusted livestock.

Warhammer 40,000 x Rust DLC Pack launched on October 23, 2025, introducing themed skins and gear, while a significant update on February 5, 2026, added the Deep Sea, a new offshore region with floating cities, ghost ships, and player-made boats. Additional highlights include the introduction of the Jungle Biome earlier in the year, bringing new wildlife and environmental features.

• Major Content Drops:

  • Warhammer 40,000 x Rust DLC Pack: Released October 23, 2025, featuring Death Korps of Krieg skins.
  • Artist Pack DLC: Launched February 5, 2026, includes items for artistic expression.
  • Pilot Pack DLC: Released August 7, 2025, themed around elite fighter pilots.

• New Content:

  • Deep Sea Region: Added February 5, 2026, includes tropical islands and floating cities.
  • Player Made Boats: Players can now build and customize boats introduced in the February 5 update.
  • New Tropical Islands Biome: Launched February 5, 2026, featuring unique resources.
  • New Jungle Biome: Introduced May 1, 2025, with new animals and foliage.

• New Systems / Mechanics:

  • Naval Missions: Five new missions available from NPCs as of February 5, 2026.
  • Party System: Implemented July 3, 2025, allowing friends to connect more easily.

• Balance & Gameplay Changes:

  • Blueprint Wipe: All blueprints wiped and scrap costs removed on November 6, 2025.
  • Reduced Tech Tree Costs: Adjusted crafting costs for various blueprints on November 6, 2025.

• Seasonal Events:

  • Christmas Event 2025: Launched December 18, 2025, featuring festive items and activities.
  • Halloween 2025 Event: Announced October 23, 2025, with themed gameplay elements.

Medieval Pack DLC launched on February 6, 2025, introducing a themed collection of 8 new items and skins. This period also saw the Primitive Update, which added a new game mode featuring basic items, siege weapons, and a significant world overhaul. Additionally, the World Update 2.0 transformed the game world with new points of interest and environmental enhancements.

• New Game Mode: The Primitive Gamemode was introduced, allowing players to engage with only basic items and weapons.
  • Siege Weapons: Four new vehicles were added: Catapult, Siege Tower, Battering Ram, and Ballista.
• World Update 2.0: A comprehensive world redesign included new canyons, lakes, and revamped cliff and rock formations, enhancing exploration and gameplay.
• New Weapons: Five new weapons were introduced, including a minigun and military flamethrower, alongside a rework of existing weapon mechanics.
• Quality of Life Improvements: Over 300 improvements were made, enhancing gameplay and usability, such as easier barricade placements and improved vendor interfaces.
• Seasonal Events: The Christmas Event 2024 launched on December 16, featuring festive rewards, while the Lunar New Year 2025 celebration added themed items to the store.

Airborne added the Attack Helicopter and Homing Missile Launcher on September 7, 2023. The year also brought the Nuclear Missile Silo and backpacks, alongside building and seasonal additions.

• Airborne: The Attack Helicopter and Homing Missile Launcher arrived together in September; January's later source recapped the year rather than launching them.
• Nuclear Missile Silo: The monument opened in May, adding another place to explore and fight over.
• Backpacks: Small and Large Backpacks increased carrying options in February 2024.
• Base building: Turret interference limited active turrets in an area, while Frontier Base Decor added western-themed furnishings.
• Events: Halloween's monster creation, the tenth anniversary and Christmas brought themed activities and rewards.

The Industrial Update introduced automation tools in February 2023, including piping and storage connections. Hardcore also added a more demanding game mode during the year.

• Industrial automation: Electric Furnaces, Storage Adaptors and piping let players connect and automate resource handling.
• Hardcore: The mode provided a more challenging set of survival rules.
• Weapons and recoil: The Handmade LMG joined the craftable arsenal, and the recoil system changed automatic weapon handling.
• Rail and interfaces: Train network extensions added branch lines and wagon types, while the furnace interface was revised.
• Seasonal activities: Halloween and Christmas brought themed events and items, including Gingerbread Mines.

The Wounding Update and Voice Props DLC launched on July 1, 2021, pairing a survival-system overhaul with new audio items. Later additions included submarines, underwater labs and the Arctic Research Base.

• Wounding: The July update revised the wounded state and recovery, changing what happens when players are incapacitated.
• Voice Props: The DLC added audio-related props for player creations and social spaces.
• Underwater play: Two submarine types, torpedoes and procedural underwater labs expanded exploration and combat beneath the sea.
• Monuments: The Arctic Research Base opened in February 2022; the excavator gained improved production and supply-drop features earlier in the year.
• Seasonal events: Halloween let players assemble Frankenstein's Monster, while Easter and a Dying Light crossover offered themed activities and items.

Softcore launched on February 4, 2021, offering a less punishing way to play Rust. Modular cars, vending drone deliveries and the Sunburn pack also expanded travel, trading and customization.

• Softcore: The new game mode adjusted the survival experience for players seeking a less intense ruleset.
• Trading drones: The Softcore update also introduced drone delivery from vending machines, changing how players could purchase items.
• Transport: Modular cars let players build and customize vehicles, while boogie boards and inner tubes offered water-based options.
• Sunburn: The July DLC pack introduced summer-themed items and beach furniture.
• World and crafting: Mixing tables, crops and plant growth changes expanded crafting and farming, while fishing villages gained safe zones.

Instruments DLC added playable instruments and MIDI support in December 2019. Modular turrets followed in February 2020, giving players more control over automated defenses.

• Music: The pack included instruments such as the Wheelbarrow Piano, Junkyard Drum Kit and Shovel Bass, with a new music input system.
• Defenses: Modular turrets allowed players to equip guns in turrets; an igniter IO entity also expanded electrical options.
• Transport: Horseback Riding 1.0 introduced new horse models, and the Transport Helicopter broadened travel options. The Minicopter had arrived before this window.
• Player tools: An in-game report system and an administrator teleport command were added.
• Seasonal play: Easter, Halloween and Christmas events brought themed activities and rewards.

Electricity arrived in December 2018 with wiring tools and electrical components. The year also brought the Cargo Ship event, new weapons and the Minicopter just before the anniversary window closed.

• Electricity: The December update introduced a Wire Tool, components and new ways to power player-built systems.
• Vehicles and exploration: The Minicopter arrived on February 7, 2019; earlier updates added underwater dive sites, diving gear and the Hot Air Balloon.
• Cargo Ship: The October event added a patrolling vessel guarded by scientists, with loot for players who boarded it.
• Weapons and tools: The Jackhammer launched with July's Team Update, the Compound Bow followed in August, and the M39 arrived in December.
• Seasonal events: Halloween and Christmas activities brought themed enemies, items and rewards.