Explore and endure the untamed Wild West in Red Rust Pioneers. Forage, hunt, craft, farm and build to survive – all alone or with up to 4 players in co-op. Can you withstand brutal weather and dangerous wildlife to last another long, dark night and realize your dream of becoming a Wild West pioneer?
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2026
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Red Rust Pioneers is a fresh experience, and we want our community to help shape our vision of the game. We wish to build our community and communicate with them regularly to make sure that the game features we will be implementing align with what our players want to see.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We estimate that Red Rust Pioneers will be in Early Access for 18-24 months depending on community feedback and suggestions.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We're planning on the full game including enhanced crafting and building options, as well as further tool upgrade choices. Also planned for the full version are additional wildlife species, biomes and more varied threats across the frontier, making the Wild West more dangerous than ever.

Additionally, we plan to evolve the level of polish and optimisation throughout Early Access. Crucially, our update plans will also be influenced by community feedback and suggestions.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Red Rust Pioneers currently features the core mechanics and gameplay needed to deliver a great Wild West survival experience: camp building, hunting, foraging, crafting, fishing, farming and more.

Vital to the survival gameplay, our game world currently includes a variety of weather conditions and dangerous wildlife. The whole game can also be played in single player or in online co-op multiplayer.

There are likely to be bugs present, and with the larger updates there is also a possibility of save games becoming incompatible and possibly wiped.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will increase as we add more features and get closer to the final version of the game.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We very much want to encourage our players to suggest features and give us feedback on their platforms of choice. This is the reason we're launching in Early Access and we hope that everyone can share their thoughts to help us shape this into a brilliant game.”
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Planned Release Date: 2026

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About This Game

  • Forage, craft and hunt to survive the harsh Wild West

  • Battle brutal weather conditions and endure the unforgiving elements

  • Build and establish camps

  • Farm and harvest crops and grow food to survive

  • Explore a vibrant but dangerous Wild West

  • Play solo or in up to 4 player co-op multiplayer

Red Rust Pioneers combines the survival mechanics of ARK: Survival Evolved, The Forest, 7 Days to Die, Valheim and Rust with the Wild West environments of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Outlaws of the Old West.

Stranded in the harsh Wild West wilderness, you have one job: to survive.

Manage your hunger, thirst and warmth levels to make sure you live to see another sunrise in this unforgiving but beautiful land. Forage, hunt wildlife and fish for food. Gather resources to craft the tools and weapons you’ll need to have any chance of survival.

Can you master the elements and withstand blistering heat, violent rainstorms and freezing cold winters?

Should you beat the odds and live, alone or with up to three friends, you’ll find yourself in a gorgeous, rugged, vibrant land. Will you be able to not only survive, but thrive?

Build and grow your camp your way with easy to use base building mechanics. Farm and harvest a variety of crops to establish a self-sufficient camp.

Explore a beautifully realized, open world, fictionalized Wild West and become the first to discover the untamed wilderness of Red Rust. If you can endure the threat of extreme hunger, brutal weather conditions and lethal wildlife you may just live to appreciate it.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64bit OS
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or above
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 5600XT and above
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 20 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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