Neanderthal Facemask

Overview

Neanderthal Facemask is a skin for the Metal Facemask, made by ZINK and part of the 9-skin Neanderthal collection. It went up on the Steam Workshop on 2 August 2024. Facepunch added it to the Rust item store on 8 August 2024 for $1.99. It is no longer sold there, so the market is the only way to get it now.

Price

The cheapest copy is $0.90 on LIS-Skins (13 in stock), 55% under its store price. The Steam Market has 51 listings, the lowest at $1.32. It has 507 buy orders there, the highest at $1.15. Across the marketplaces we track, 169 copies are for sale, most priced from $0.90 to $1.52.

Prices updated 14 November 2026

Compared to other Metal Facemask skins

182 Metal Facemask skins have a market price. 100 of them cost more than this one. 37 other Metal Facemask skins launched at the same $1.99 store price.

The Neanderthal collection

It is one of 9 skins in this collection:

• Neanderthal Facemask (Metal Facemask): $1.99 in the store, $1.32 now
• Neanderthal Chestplate (Metal Chest Plate): $1.99 in the store, $0.55 now
• Neanderthal Poncho (Hide Poncho): $1.49 in the store, $1.73 now
• Neanderthal Bandana (Bandana Mask): $1.49 in the store, $0.80 now
• Neanderthal Hide Shirt (Hide Vest): $1.49 in the store, $1.32 now
• Neanderthal Hide Pants (Hide Pants): $1.49 in the store, $2.00 now
• Neanderthal Furnace (Furnace): $1.49 in the store, $0.63 now
• Neanderthal Sleeping Stone (Sleeping Bag): $1.49 in the store, $0.84 now
• Neanderthal AR (Assault Rifle): $2.49 in the store, $0.78 now

Trading and recycling

It can be traded and sold on the market 7 days after you get it. Breaking it down gives 1 Cloth.