Dead by Thursday
Offline NA 66.51.99.23:28065 checked 5d ago
Measurements
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% of all ranked servers, top 81% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 11h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
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
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 10:32 UTC25d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:15 UTC FW27d ago | 1 | – | 1.7 days | 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does Dead by Thursday rank against other Rust servers?
On player hours over the last seven days Dead by Thursday is #15,339, #1,509 in North America, placing it in the top 69% of ranked servers.
How busy is Dead by Thursday?
We have no live count for Dead by Thursday right now. It was last seen 5 days 14 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Dead by Thursday mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Dead by Thursday publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts0 (Group limit): The team system is turned off; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^c (Creative): A sandbox: build what you like and skip the gathering; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Dead by Thursday?
Dead by Thursday appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted, Build and creative servers, Rust creative servers, counted live and North American Rust servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Creative ^c, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Dead by Thursday?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. Peak came 1 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Dead by Thursday?
Dead by Thursday wipes with the force wipe and at no other time, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 25 days 20 hours ago the current world was made. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.
Map and rules
Which map does Dead by Thursday run?
Dead by Thursday uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 4,096 with seed 1337. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page. The name on the map is Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Dead by Thursday?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Dead by Thursday states none. No group limit is published. You get build & creative here, no gathering; build in a sandbox. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Dead by Thursday run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux for Dead by Thursday. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Dead by Thursday online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Dead by Thursday 5 days 14 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 42 of 168 hours were online, or 25%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is Dead by Thursday located?
With its NA tag, Dead by Thursday places itself in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 66.51.99.23:28065.
How to join
How do I join Dead by Thursday?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 66.51.99.23:28065. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.