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Game updates · Update · 24 November 2025

Vote for Rust! The Steam Awards are now live!

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Wipe impact
No wipe. This is a voting post from Monday 24 November 2025 and it mentions no map wipe and no blueprint wipe.
Matters most to
Nobody in gameplay terms, though players who want to support Rust can cast a vote on Steam.
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Thursday 03 September

What changed

CommunityA Steam Awards voting request for the Labor of Love category, with Facepunch recapping the past year of new biomes, animals, crossovers and graphics work.

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Reproduced as published by Facepunch (274 words); "we" in this section means Facepunch. Images and text belong to Facepunch Studios.

It's that time of year again... The Steam Awards are here and the 'Labor of Love' award perfectly describes our past year as we soon hit twelve years of development! Day in and day out, our teams are grinding around the clock (literally on every continent) to keep the survival chaos alive. We’re always here, keeping the game fresh, and our dedication shows - every month, without fail, we drop new content, new meta, awesome Twitch (and now KICK) drops, competitive events, seasonal events, and more cool surprises!

We’re constantly keeping the community in the loop with regular updates on what’s going down in-game and behind the scenes. Updated mechanics? Check. Fresh skins and meta changes? You bet. Gorgeous landscapes and epic gameplay improvements? Always. And don’t forget, we’re always tuning things post-release, making sure everything’s running at its best so players can have the best wipe possible.

The Rust community never ceases to amaze us. Your feedback drives the game forward, shaping balances, fixes, and innovations that keep things unpredictable and exciting. Each month, we’re blown away by the wild things you guys create and discover. So keep it coming, we’re all in this together! In the last year, the game has undergone more huge changes, including graphic, physics, updates, as well as new biomes, animals, crossovers, and more - all because we’ve wanted to make Rust what it is, and continue striving to make it what it could be.

If you feel we are deserving of your vote in this year's Steam Awards, we'd love for you to give Rust yours in the 'Labor of Love' category. Thank you for your support!

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Does the Vote for Rust! The Steam Awards are now live! update wipe servers?

No wipe. This is a voting post from Monday 24 November 2025 and it mentions no map wipe and no blueprint wipe.

What changed in the Vote for Rust! The Steam Awards are now live! update?

This post is not a game update: Facepunch is asking players to vote for Rust in the Labor of Love category of the Steam Awards. Facepunch points to twelve years of development, monthly content, seasonal events and Twitch and Kick drops as the case for the award. Nothing in the post changes gameplay, and no wipe or patch is announced.

Who does this update matter for?

Nobody in gameplay terms, though players who want to support Rust can cast a vote on Steam.

Summary written by Claude for Wipe Board from the official post and checked against it. Wipe Board is independent and not affiliated with Facepunch Studios.