The count
Live coverage · Rust server
The Sandbox
Offline The Sandbox is not on the server list right now. The figures below are from when it was last seen, 25d ago.
Key points
- 0 of 10 players are on at the last check, 0% full.
- Over the last seven days it averages 0 players.
- It ranks #15,985, the top 70% of all ranked servers.
- The current map has been up 26d 3h, since Friday 2 October, 05:31 UTC.
Live coverage
newest first · every post is a reading of this serverEmbedded chart
Players on The Sandbox
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Embedded chart
How the server is running
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Embedded chart
Rank #15,985 today
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 70% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Coming up · wipe schedule
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yet
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest firstThe current map
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Friday 2 October 2026, 05:31 UTC
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 0
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Wednesday 23 September 2026, 14:00 UTC
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- held half
- Lasted
- 8.6 days
- Players before
- 0
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe schedule
What should you expect from wipe day on The Sandbox?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 1 players. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak. Half the peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
On what timetable does The Sandbox wipe?
Too few wipes are recorded for The Sandbox to establish a pattern. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next monthly force wipe, and no Rust server is spared it. This world dates from 26 days 3 hours.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Live Stats filters and lists does The Sandbox show up in?
The Rust Live Stats lists that include The Sandbox are Modded Rust servers live now and Rust build and creative servers: live list. You will find it on the server list under Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the tags listed for The Sandbox signify?
The server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap: 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 on your game to get in; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): The server sets no region code; ^o (Oxide): It runs the plugin framework Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings changes put this under Modded, which The Sandbox publishes. Players now, queue length and world creation time are carried in the tags too, and appear at the top of this page.
Player counts
What is the current population on The Sandbox?
The Sandbox reads offline at the moment; the last sighting was 25 days ago.
How does The Sandbox compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days put The Sandbox at #15,985, in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
Settings and map
What settings and rules does The Sandbox run?
Nothing in the name of The Sandbox states a gather rate. The default applies: 8 players to a group. It runs survival, the standard game: gather, build, raid. You can raid and fight other players. Modded is its browser category, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is live on The Sandbox?
The Sandbox uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
Server facts
What location is The Sandbox in?
There is no region from The Sandbox. A server's stated location is what Rust Live Stats shows; the machine's actual position is not looked up. You can reach it at 137.83.97.22:28015.
What Rust version is The Sandbox on?
The setup on The Sandbox is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 with Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
Is The Sandbox up now, and how steady is its uptime?
The Sandbox is currently offline, with its last appearance 25 days ago. 0 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, giving 0% uptime. Rust Live Stats has tracked it since 22 September 2026.
Connecting
How do you get onto The Sandbox?
Enter client.connect 137.83.97.22:28015 in the console (F1 in Rust). Another way is Launch Rust and join on this page: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.