Just lately, a Steam web page for “Rust 2” appeared, prompting individuals to understandably consider that Rust 2 was taking place. However it isn’t.
Garry Newman, the pinnacle of Rust developer Facepunch, advised PC Gamer, “Nope. We’re not making Rust 2.” A Steam web page for Rust 2 was printed not too long ago, albeit with no pictures or particulars on it. As for what that web page was all about, Newman stated, “No concept in any respect.”
The workers at SteamDB, a third-party web site that screens the Steam database, stated the Rust 2 web page has been flagged as “suspicious” and that it may very well be “malicious or impersonating one other product.”
Compounding the weirdness right here was that Facepunch COO Alistair McFarlane responded to a Reddit publish concerning the Rust 2 web page, saying, “You saw nothing.” This might haven’t any that means in any respect, although. One other Facepunch developer stated the Rust 2 web page on Steam is “fake/not us.”
This wasn’t the primary utterance of Rust 2, nevertheless, as Newman stated in 2023 that, “Rust 2 definitely won’t be a Unity game” in response to the sport engine firm’s controversial adjustments.
Facepunch additionally made headlines not too long ago after McFarlane stated Facepunch might pay $25 million to purchase New World after Amazon introduced it will shut down the MMO for good on the finish of January 2027.
A multiplayer survival sport, Rust debuted in 2013 for PC and has grown in recognition, ultimately getting console variations. The sport options survival and crafting components, and was impressed by DayZ, which itself was a mod for Arma 2.