53,198 players on Rust servers right now11,665 servers online3,312 with players on84 fresh wipes in the last three hoursTHE BEST: 1 players (offline)Updated every five minutes53,198 players on Rust servers right now11,665 servers online3,312 with players on84 fresh wipes in the last three hoursTHE BEST: 1 players (offline)Updated every five minutes
newest first · every post is a reading of this server
6d ago
The count
Last seen: 1 of 40 players
1/ 40players now2% full
17-day averagepeak 2
#10,985ranktop 49%
11d agolast wipeno schedule published
–next wipeno rhythm it keeps
Now
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Players on THE BEST
Players
No five-minute samples in the last two hours.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
No hourly history yet.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
48h
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How the server is running
Server performance
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
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, measured since 12 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Daily
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Rank #10,985 today
Rank
daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
Top 49% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
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Coming up · wipe schedule
Wipe schedule
no rhythm it keeps
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
2.2 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
100%on rhythmof its recent wipes
5wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
100%crowd heldof its cycles kept half the crowd
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Fri 16 OctWed 14 OctMon 12 Oct
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 22 hours in.
Wipes
newest first
11d ago
The current map
Wipe peaks at 4 players
Friday 16 October 2026, 18:14 UTC
Peak
4
Crowd
–
Lasted
running
Players before
2
13d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 5 players
Wednesday 14 October 2026, 18:07 UTC
Peak
5
Crowd
held half
Lasted
2 days
Players before
3
16d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 6 players
Monday 12 October 2026, 08:54 UTC
Peak
6
Crowd
held half
Lasted
2.4 days
Players before
1
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 wipes
The average peak across its recent wipes is 5 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 22 hours in. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
QOn what timetable does THE BEST wipe?
Wipes on THE BEST come at irregular times, and no next date can be given. Every server in Rust, this one among them, wipes at the monthly force wipe; Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next. This world dates from 11 days 14 hours.
Tags and categories
QWhere does THE BEST appear in Rust Live Stats lists and filters?
The Rust Live Stats lists that include THE BEST are Modded Rust servers live now. Under the filters Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks it appears on the server list.
QWhat do the tags listed for THE BEST signify?
These are the tags THE BEST makes public: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, in the Rust style; mp40 (Max players): The slot count is 40; ts8 (Group limit): Teams stop at 8, the default the game ships with; v2634 (Protocol): Join only if your game is on protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code is set here; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or changed settings alter the game. The current player count, the queue and the world's creation time also sit in the tags, shown at the top of this page.
Population
QWhat is the current population on THE BEST?
Last seen 6 days 14 hours ago, THE BEST is offline right now. The seven-day average is 1 players, with a peak of 2.
QHow does THE BEST compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?
On player hours for the past seven days, THE BEST sits at #10,985, inside the top 49% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
QWhat settings and rules does THE BEST run?
No gather rate appears in the name THE BEST. No custom limit is set, so groups hold the default 8 players. survival applies here, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Raiding and player combat are both permitted. Plugins or settings change the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Oxide plugins are in use. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
QCan you tell me the map for THE BEST?
Size 2,899, seed 1967448719: that is the procedural map the game generates for THE BEST. RustMaps shows it from this page, since equal size and seed give an equal map.
Server details
QWhich region is THE BEST hosted in?
Nothing on THE BEST states a region. Where the machine stands is not checked by Rust Live Stats; only the location a server states is shown. 157.85.95.6:22983 is its address.
QWhat version of Rust is running on THE BEST?
The setup on THE BEST is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 with Linux. Steam updates it for you, but your game needs the same protocol to join.
QHow reliable is THE BEST, and is it online at the moment?
At the time of this update, THE BEST is down, last seen 6 days 14 hours ago. 4 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, giving 2% uptime. On 12 October 2026, Rust Live Stats saw it for the first time.
How to join
QWhat steps connect you to THE BEST?
Enter client.connect 157.85.95.6:22983 in the console (F1 in Rust). Another way is Launch Rust and join on this page: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
what each one means
Published asmp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
Game modeStandard survival, in the Rust style.
mp40
Max playersThe slot count is 40.
ts8
Group limitTeams stop at 8, the default the game ships with.
v2634
ProtocolJoin only if your game is on protocol 2634.
cs167781
BuildThe game build is 167781.
ptrak
NetworkingRakNet is the network layer — the game's standard one.
$r?
Region codeNo region code is set here.
Mods and access
^o
OxideOxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
^z
ModdedModded: plugins or changed settings alter the game.
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.