RUST NEWS

Livestock Update

This month's update brings a major refresh to farming with the introduction of new Livestock animals, critters, and swimmers. Plus, fresh fo

Oct 1, 2026

Livestock Update Incoming!

The October update is here, and the developers have been busy. Appropriately dubbed the “Livestock Update,” this month’s patch is headlined

Oct 1, 2026

Biofuel generator, Animal Transport, NEW loot rooms | Rust Update 25th September 2026

Sep 25, 2026

Livestock and Biofuel work

The developers are deep into livestock and biofuel work, with cows and sheep getting a much more complete gameplay loop while the biofuel ge

Sep 24, 2026

Frogs, Livestock, Sandbag rework, Squirrels, Turtles Blah Blah | Rust Update 18th September 2026

Sep 18, 2026

Livestock, Milk, and more!

Livestock development continues to lead the charge this week, with milk processing, animal sales, and a bunch of new critters taking shape.

Sep 17, 2026

Livestock, customization, and more Power Grid

Work continues on several upcoming features this week as the developers dig into livestock, character customization, new Power Grid function

Sep 10, 2026

Breach and Clear

This month's update brings you Monument Blockers, Breakable Attack Heli Armour, HQM Nodes, Upkeep Group Scaling, various item buffs, and QoL

Sep 3, 2026

Breach and Clear Update Incoming!

1:00pm EST - Our update stream is live! twitch.tv/rustafied12:00am EST - The September update is here! Dubbed the Breach and Clear Update, t

Sep 3, 2026

Large groups nerfed? HQM nodes, Glass AK! | Rust Update 28th August 2026

Aug 28, 2026

Group upkeep, breakable armor, and HQM ore

The developers have some pretty significant gameplay changes in testing this week. Group size may start affecting base upkeep, vehicle armor

Aug 27, 2026

Nexus ferry test, Honey bandage, New render pipeline! | Rust Update 21st August 2026

Aug 21, 2026

Livestock, Honey Bandages, and more!

This week brings a healthy mix of new features, ongoing projects, and behind-the-scenes improvements as the developers push deeper into seve

Aug 20, 2026

Nexus progress, Frogs! Hackweek | Rust Update 14th August 2026

Aug 14, 2026

Hotfixes, train stations, and Scrap King

Following last week’s massive Power Trip Update, the developers have spent much of the week cleaning up issues, adjusting some of the new mo

Aug 13, 2026

Power Trip

This month's update brings you Player Maintained Monuments in the form of a new Satellite Crash, Dome Pumping, restorable Power Plant, plus

Aug 6, 2026

Power Trip Update

1:50pm EST - The client update hit and devblog is live! 1:00pm EST - Our update stream is live! twitch.tv/rustafied12:00am EST - The Power T

Aug 6, 2026

Power poles, water pipes, satellite crash | Rust Update 31st July 2026

Jul 31, 2026

Update landing next week!

The developers are focused almost entirely on upcoming content this week. The Game Room DLC received a large polish pass, more working syste

Jul 30, 2026

Your Brain Can Fix The New Rust Models | Flashed Face Distortion Effect

Jul 29, 2026