Rank 01Games like Rust without PvP
- 12 picks
- No PvP
The closest matches, filtered
Ranked by imho.run's recommender and refreshed daily. Each game links to its page with reviews, price and Steam Deck status.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Rust.
- Deck Verified
- early access
Rank 03
Rank 04 
Satisfactory
Why this: Matches Rust's vibe: Open World, Crafting, Building
Rank 05 
Factorio
Why this: Well reviewed — 98% positive from 114,794 reviews
Rank 06 
ARK: Survival Evolved
Why this: Open-world survival game with dinosaur taming and base-building.
Rank 07 
Subnautica
Why this: First-person survival on an alien ocean planet, build bases and explore.
Rank 08 
Raft
Why this: Ocean survival crafting, build your raft and explore islands.
Rank 09 
Kenshi
Why this: Well reviewed — 95% positive from 46,830 reviews
Rank 10 
The Forest
Why this: Open-world survival horror with deep crafting and smart AI enemies.
Rank 11 
No Man's Sky
Why this: Open-world space exploration sandbox with base-building.
Rank 12 
Terraria
Why this: 2D sandbox action-adventure with boss progression and crafting.
About this list
Rust is a game about building a base and losing it overnight to a clan that stayed online while you slept. Plenty of people love the gathering, crafting and building and could do without the raids.
These are the games our recommender finds closest to Rust once PvP-focused titles are filtered out. A few of them still ship an optional PvP mode; you can play them solo, in co-op or on PvE servers and never see it.
What the filter removes
No PvP removes games where PvP is the point: games whose top Steam tags include PvP, Competitive, Battle Royale, Hero Shooter or MOBA; multiplayer games with PvP and no single-player mode; PvP MMOs; and PvP games that sell in-app purchases. Games with an optional PvP mode alongside a single-player or co-op campaign stay on the list.