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Soo... Rust Mobile finished his first CBT. And I was left... whit a weird mix. A part surprised. A part disapointed.
But let's start whit the basic.
Who i am? In my previous review of Last Day Rules of Survival, i mentioned how i decided too play 100h of PC Rust and see how fair is gonna make whit the original game. Now is time for the original mobile version, whit having this time around 250h on PC.
Story: Surprisingly, Rust Mobile have lore, but here where my first problem come's. Is totaly different from Rust PC lore and this give's already a bad vibe, since I feel like that Tencent hand is already pulling some string's here and modifies the lore for no reason. [or maybe for giving a reason for making skin's in the future idk]
In PC, the lore is not esplicitly said too you, you just spawn naked whit a rock on the beach, whitout record of memory of who is your character or any other information. You are tecnicaly nobody and is your job too figuret out the lore of the island and your's through envoiroment story-telling.
In Mobile, is said that you are part of a rebel organizzation that is trying too take down the megacorporation Cobal, who is doing experiment on the island, complete whit faction's and character's too pick from [who will not have impact on gameplay, every character is the same]
Now. I know this might be some irrelevant detail, but something like this is already important because is my first impression of the game, and if the lore isn't respected properly, then the all game is gonna get fucked in 1-2 year of his release, at least that what im fearing.
Gameplay: The gameplay is somewhat similar too the PC version altrough whit less graphic's fedelity, [the show region looked kinda bland and not intresting, witch isn't the case for PC.] whit the jungle biome missing, the map being the same for every match [lack of variety, on PC every match you play, the map is different and change it, since is randomly generated by a seed code, like in minecraft], and match where too short on day duration, since a match lasted a week, witch is bad because research cost's was damn expensive, whit a normal molotov, your early raid item, costing 400 scrap [on PC cost 60 and a match can last a month on official server's]. Altrough i notice researching singularli item's cost less, but the difference is minimal, like 100 scrap of difference, making solo play harder and giving advantage too group's or squad's. Witch yes is a problem on PC, but mobile is menth too be more accessible and not everyone is going too have a friend play this part time job of a game.
Workbench dont need a blueprint too be upgraided, witch too me remove the meaning of exploring monument's [aka the structure that the game have's] if is not for gathering intelligence and getting the colored card's, also fuck's the game balance since day one and a group starting running the map whit full auto weapon's, killing everyone on the map and making the game frustraiting. [I dont wanna say that this dosent happend on PC, but is more rare that happend's there]
I mentioned "Faction's" who are a preatty neat idea, basicaly the more you level up a faction by doing specific quest, the more permanent buff's you get. You can also level them up by increasing your intelligence level, a new mechanic made for Rust Mobile that allow's you too recive extra item's and free blueprint for weapon's, cloathing and ecc...
Building feel's easy too, since you dont have too craft hammer of the building plant, since they are whit you and you can make a base out of the blue whit immediate blueprint's house. Is ok but people shoud experiment whit base building, since I see people making the same base over and over again. Upgraiding and repairing is also easy, since you can do it straight up from your TC, this is one of the change is that I quite like and i wish PC have as well.
Graphic's: The game, mutch like his PC counter part, was made in Unity. And work's okay, with the game maintaining stable FPS, altrough the game costantly crashed in the most inconvinient of moment's, ruining my experience most of the time.
Overall: Is fine. Need's more time on the oven, is a CBT, but I was expecting better. My problem whit "Mobile version" isn't the idea in hitself, is how instead of porting a PC game into the mobile platform, by keeping all the game function and idea's into the mobile version, the game is shaped and transformed for be more digestible and appealing too the averge mobile user. Witch i hate and ruined a lot of good game's for me.
6/10.
I hope the final release will be better and do justice too the PC version. But i keep my hope's low.
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on the app 
not available in india
2026-02-03
because the Closed Beta end up 2 month's ago
2026-02-08
when we can play this ?
2026-01-03
Author likednow you can't. you have too register and get an invite for the CBT.
2026-01-03
I'm very excited about this game and I want to get it and play it on my mobile. I'm a streamer and I really want to play this game and enjoy it immensely.
2026-01-02
Author likedgood for you and I wish you good luck for future content 🫡
2026-01-02