I love Rust, probably one of my favorite games ever. However, playing on a normal server is pretty much a full time job. It seems that people either move onto something else or become entirely consumed by the game. Any games that are like Rust but aren’t like that?
Valheim and Grounded are both great. Valheim creates procedurally generated worlds, while Grounded has a static world. So Valheim has a more natural feel which encourages you to chart coasts and biomes without exploring fully, while Grounded is highly detailed and encourages you to go over everything you find with a fine-toothed comb because there are lots of hidden things.