Facepunch Release
Online 198.244.177.77:28017 checked 7m ago
Players
average and peak, with its wipes markedEvery five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
fps, entities and memory, from asking the server directly48 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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 27% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
from the wipes we sawNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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| Server | Profile | Players now |
|---|---|---|
| Rusty Moose |EU Mondays| | EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 514 on average | 470 / 575 |
| Rustoria.co - EU East Long | EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average | 440 / 475 |
| Rusty Moose |EU Main| | EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 286 on average | 984 / 250 |
| Rustafied.com - EU Friday | EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 276 on average | 62 / 100 |
| Rustoria.co - EU Main | EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 270 on average | 983 / 250 |
| Rustoria.co - US Main | NA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 236 on average | 23 / 250 |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe cycle
On what cycle does Facepunch Release wipe?
Too few wipes on record for Facepunch Release to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives and every Rust server wipes. The world now in play was created 30 days 3 hours ago.
Server
In which region does Facepunch Release sit?
A region is not published by Facepunch Release. A server's stated location is what Rust Server Analytics shows; where the machine stands is not looked up. 198.244.177.77:28017 is its address.
What Rust build does Facepunch Release run?
On Windows, Facepunch Release runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol has to match before you can join; Steam updates it automatically.
Is Facepunch Release up, and how steady is its uptime?
The current status of Facepunch Release is online. The uptime it reports puts the last restart at about 2 hours ago. Of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were up: 99%. 13 September 2026 is when Rust Server Analytics first recorded it.
Does Facepunch Release perform well?
Over 48 hours the average held at 91 server fps, and the minimum was 29. Entity count reached 116,429, covering buildings, deployables and the rest of the world. Memory use reached 4,525 MB at peak. Lag, for players, means low fps alongside a growing entity count.
Lists and tags
What do Facepunch Release's tags stand for?
official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard ruleset; mp500 (Max players): Capacity of 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: 8 per team at most; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game version must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank are the tags Facepunch Release publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and when its world was made, shown at the top of this page.
On Rust Server Analytics, which lists and filters feature Facepunch Release?
These Rust Server Analytics lists include Facepunch Release: Official Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Boxes: Official only.
By whom is Facepunch Release run?
124 other servers we track publish a playrust.com hostname too, and so does Facepunch Release, which points to a shared operator.
Population
Where does Facepunch Release sit among Rust servers?
On player hours over seven days, Facepunch Release ranks #5,971, within the top 27% of ranked servers.
At what level does Facepunch Release run its population?
Facepunch Release holds 0 players of its 500 slots as of the latest update. The seven-day mean is 0 players, against a peak of 2. The 48-hour peak window is 08:00 UTC, at an average of 1 players.
Settings
How is Facepunch Release configured, and what rules apply?
Gather rate is not mentioned in the name of Facepunch Release. The game's default 8-player group limit is in force. survival is the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Player-versus-player combat and raiding are both enabled. Rust's official server tab includes it. Anti-cheat status: VAC on.
The map on Facepunch Release: which one is it?
A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 6974352, generated by the game, runs on Facepunch Release. Because size and seed determine the map, it can be viewed on RustMaps via this page.
How to join
What is the way onto Facepunch Release?
Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or start Rust, press F1 and enter client.connect 198.244.177.77:28017.