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Rust item store

The Rust Item Store rotates 36 limited weekly skins every Thursday alongside 43 permanent building skins, DLC packs, and general items.

36 limited skins this week

43 items always in the store

22 store-only items

21 packs

Weekly Thursday rotation, permanent store items and market eligibility

The Rust item store on Steam currently lists 79 official Facepunch Studios entries: 36 limited-time weekly skins (priced from $0.99 to $11.96) and 43 permanent store items including 21 multi-item packs and DLC bundles.

Facepunch Studios divides the official Rust store into two distinct catalogues with different economic rules. The top shelf hosts 36 community-created Workshop finishes that rotate every Thursday and move to the secondary Steam Community Market once retired, while the lower shelf houses 43 permanent DLC packs, building skins, and general props that stay available year-round at fixed studio prices.

  • Weekly limited rotation: 36 curated Steam Workshop skins covering 36 distinct in-game items, priced from $0.99 to $11.96.
  • Primary vs secondary market status: 31 brand-new skins inside their initial seven-day trade hold, plus 15 returning entries already linked to the 5,488-skin Steam Market ledger.
  • Permanent store catalogue: 43 year-round items priced from $1.99 to $17.99, including 21 multi-item building and roleplay bundles.
  • Interactive 3D inspection: compatible clothing, armor, and weapon cards link straight to the 3D Skin Lab character mannequin.

How the store works

The Rust item store sells on Steam, and its limited range changes every Thursday. Until a store skin sells on the market, its store price is its only price, and that is the one the skin lists show.

Permanent Rust store bundles such as Adobe, Brick, Brutalist, and Container building skins, alongside Lumberjack, Frontier, Abyss, Voice Props, Instruments, and Sunburn packs, bind directly to the purchasing Steam account. Because permanent store items remain available at fixed retail prices indefinitely, they do not trade on the secondary Steam Community Market, and any official price revision displays the previous retail figure struck through beside the current price.

When the store changes the price of an item in the permanent range, the old price shows beside the new one.

When does the Rust item store rotate its weekly skins?

Facepunch Studios refreshes the limited Rust item store rotation every Thursday, replacing the previous batch with 36 newly curated Workshop skins. Each weekly lineup remains available at fixed primary-store pricing for seven days before being retired from primary sale when the next Thursday batch arrives.

How many skins are in the Rust item store this week and what do they cost?

Rust’s official Steam storefront currently offers 79 total listings across both shelves. Players can pick from 36 rotating weekly finishes across 36 gear slots priced between $0.99 and $11.96, alongside 43 permanent building packs, instruments, and decorative props priced between $1.99 and $17.99.

What is the difference between limited Rust store skins and permanent store items?

Rust’s limited shelf sells 36 rotating community Workshop designs that retire after seven days and become tradable between players on Steam, whereas the permanent shelf offers 43 studio-authored bundles and props year-round that stay permanently locked to the buyer’s account.

Why can newly purchased Rust store skins not be sold on the Steam Market right away?

Steam applies a mandatory seven-day trade and market cooldown to every primary purchase made in the Rust item store (31 of 36 weekly skins have no market listing yet). You can craft the finish in-game immediately and trade it seven days after checkout.

Can you buy past weekly Rust store skins after the Thursday rotation ends?

Once a Thursday Rust store rotation ends, those limited finishes leave primary sale permanently and can only be purchased from other players among the 5,488 tradable cosmetics on the Steam Community Market (15 current weekly items already carry resale history).

What are multi-item packs in the permanent Rust item store?

Within the 43 year-round Rust store listings, 21 multi-item bundles group matching building block themes or themed Frontier, Abyss, and Lumberjack equipment under one checkout price. Expanding any bundle card on the page reveals every included craftable item and its wiki sheet link.

How are community skins chosen for the weekly Rust item store?

Community artists build custom PBR textures and normal maps with the official Rust SDK and publish their designs to the Steam Workshop. Facepunch Studios reviews top submissions each week, selects 36 finishes for Thursday’s store, and shares revenue with the creators.

Can you preview this week’s Rust store skins in 3D before buying?

RustPotato connects every compatible garment, armor plate, and weapon among the 36 weekly store releases and 43 permanent items directly to the interactive 3D Skin Lab. Clicking Try in 3D loads the finish onto a rotatable character mannequin so you can inspect it before checkout.