Big Brother is Watching
Offline EU 82.16.184.189:28015 checked 28d 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 64% of all ranked servers, top 82% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| 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.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does Big Brother is Watching rank against other Rust servers?
Seven-day player hours put Big Brother is Watching at #15,188, or #2,445 in Europe, inside the top 64% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Big Brother is Watching?
At this count Big Brother is Watching is offline, with its last sighting 28 days 9 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Big Brother is Watching mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Big Brother is Watching is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp1 (Max players): The server has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs163794 (Build): Game build: 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; EU (Europe): The server browser lists it under Europe. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Big Brother is Watching?
On Rust Population, Big Brother is Watching is filed under these lists: Rust servers in Europe, Modded Rust servers, counted and PvE servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Big Brother is Watching?
Too few wipes are on record for Big Brother is Watching to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 52 days 3 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
Which map does Big Brother is Watching run?
Big Brother is Watching uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 4,500 with seed 1337. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map. You will see the map named Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Big Brother is Watching?
Nothing in Big Brother is Watching's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs pve, no player combat. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. The plugins it runs are Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Big Brother is Watching run?
On Linux, Big Brother is Watching runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Big Brother is Watching online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Big Brother is Watching 28 days 9 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 13 September 2026.
Where is Big Brother is Watching located?
By its EU tag, Big Brother is Watching says it is in Europe. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 82.16.184.189:28015.
How to join
How do I join Big Brother is Watching?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 82.16.184.189:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you. You can find its website at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I.