PVE
Offline 89.31.37.53:28015 checked 2h 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 52% of all ranked servers. 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
Population
How does PVE rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place PVE at #11,512, within the top 52% of all ranked servers.
How busy is PVE?
At this count PVE is offline, with its last sighting 2 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and 16:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on PVE mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags PVE publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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 PVE?
These Rust Population lists include PVE: Community servers, field-listed. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on PVE?
Too few wipes are on record for PVE 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. Counted from 6 days 15 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does PVE run?
The map on PVE is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on PVE?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: PVE states none. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does PVE run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for PVE. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is PVE online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, PVE was last seen 2 hours ago. On 27 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is PVE located?
Nothing published by PVE states a region. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 89.31.37.53:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join PVE?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 89.31.37.53:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.