'The Art of Rust' Has Been Delayed to December
- The Artbook Collector
- Jun 5
- 2 min read
June 5th 2025
The upcoming artbook based on the multiplayer game Rust has been delayed again, as spotted on the website of its publisher, Dark Horse Books. The Art of Rust will now leave fans waiting until the end of the year to see the art behind the hit game from Facepunch Studios.
The 192-page hardcover book was originally slated for September 9th before being delayed a couple of times to October 21st 2025. Now though, the information on the publishers website has been updated again, showing it will be released on December 16th 2025. This update happened sometime yesterday and was spotted late last night, with online retailers yet to update their own listing information. You can find the new date on the Dark Horse website here.
As with the previous delays, there was no post or public message about the change from the publisher, having only been noticed when checking their upcoming book list. The reasons for delays in the artbook world are rarely explained and hard to speculate on, as they happen frequently and there are large number of issues that can cause them.
The push moves the release to the same month at the game's 12 year anniversary, having been released into early access on December 11th 2013. Artbooks often come out months or a few years after a game launch, but this is a significantly larger gap. While this would typically be a strange move, Rust has continued to maintain a high player count and has been updated frequently each year since its release. The game actually broke its record for active player count in 2025, with 262,284 sessions recorded for the survival FPS.
The upcoming book is set to include a look at the concept art for the characters, costume designs, wildlife, weapons, vehicles, base props and environments of the game from Facepunch Studios.
Those interested in The Art of Rust can pre-order it here for their own collection;
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