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LUNAR NEW YEAR 2025

LUNAR NEW YEAR


Happy Lunar New Year to everyone! This year, we celebrate the Year of the Snake. In Chinese culture, the snake symbolises wisdom, intuition, and transformation—qualities that everyone playing can appreciate!

To help you embrace the Lunar New Year spirit, we've stocked the Steam item store with a mix of new and returning Lunar New Year-themed items.





SNAKE MASK


Celebrate the Year of the Snake with Rust’s new Snake Mask! Inspired by the serpent’s elegance and wisdom in Chinese mythology, this intricately designed mask features vibrant scales and symbolizes transformation and resilience.





The Snake Mask can be purchased on the Rust item store.



WALL DIVIDERS


Enhance your base this Lunar New Year with 3 stunning Chinese-themed wall dividers! Featuring intricate patterns and traditional designs, these decorative pieces bring a touch of cultural elegance to your base.



The wall dividers are deployed into wall frames.



The Wall dividers can be purchased on the Rust item store.



LUNAR WALLPAPERS


Transform your base into a stylish New Lunar haven with these 7 wallpaper skins - these wallpapers bring the perfect Lunar New Year vibe to your base.



The Wallpapers can be purchased on the Rust item store.



LUNAR STORE


In addition, we’ve added items back from previous Lunar New Years celebrations to the Steam item store. The New Year Gong, Dragon Door Knocker, and the Chinese Lantern are all now available with links to all of the items below:

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