Rust vs Will To Live Online
Rust is an action-adventure FPS game (2018) while Will To Live Online is an FPS mmorpg game from AlphaSoft LLC (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Rust under Action-Adventure and FPS. In contrast, it files Will To Live Online under FPS and Mmorpg.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
At a glance
| Rust | Will To Live Online | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.7/10 | 6.2/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (87%, 1,394,551) | Mixed (69%, 18,389) |
| Critic aggregate | 69/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $39.99 | Free |
| Install size | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | unsupported |
| Released | 2018 | 2018 |
| Developer | — | AlphaSoft LLC |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Rust vs Will To Live Online, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
RustAction-adventure FPS gameWill To Live OnlineFPS mmorpg gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
RustSurvival, Crafting, Open WorldWill To Live OnlineSurvival, Free to Play, Open WorldThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Rust ✓Score 7.7 · 87% on Steam · 69 criticWill To Live OnlineScore 6.2 · 69% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Rust1,394,551 reviews · 5 add-ons · 45 GBWill To Live Online18,389 reviews · 1 add-on · 45 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Rust$39.99Will To Live Online ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
RustUnsupportedWill To Live OnlineUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueRust and Will To Live Online on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Rust (GamingPickz Score 7.7)
- The cheaper right now: Will To Live Online (Free)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Rust (1,394,551 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftFirst-PersonActionFPS
Where they differ
BuildingPvPSandboxAdventureNudityCo-op
Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerMMORPGRPGExplorationAtmospheric
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Rust is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Will To Live Online is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Rust | Will To Live Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | AMD Radeon RX 470 | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/ AMD RX 580 |
| Minimum CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 | Intel Core i3 3100 MHz |
| Minimum RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Install size | 45 GB | 45 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Rust · Will To Live Online.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 7 accessibility features for Rust and 0 for Will To Live Online. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Rust and Will To Live Online in scope?
Rust has drawn 1,394,551 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 45 GB. Will To Live Online has drawn 18,389 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 45 GB.
Is Rust or Will To Live Online better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Rust rates higher (7.7 to 6.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Rust or Will To Live Online?
Will To Live Online is cheaper right now at Free, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.