Rust servers for new players

Wipes behave like weather here. A server that wipes on a fixed weekday every week or two gives you a settled rhythm; one on a monthly schedule gives you a long run-up and a busier first weekend. Watch the Next wipe column for the actual time, shown in UK time with UTC alongside, and treat a wipe due within the hour as a fresh start rather than a place to finish anything. After a wipe the population climbs, then drains as players fall behind. A server that holds its players past the first fortnight is the better place to learn than one that empties in three days. Check Region before you join, and check the Group column for a solo, duo or trio cap if you want fewer large clans around you.

The table is sorted busiest first, which is useful after a wipe and less so in the quiet middle of a cycle. Use the search box to trim the list by words in a server's name, or by its tag if it carries one. The Quick links above jump to nearby pages if you already know what you want: PvE servers if you would rather not be shot while learning, solo servers for the smallest groups, or servers that have just wiped if you want to start level with everyone else. The full Rust server list shows everything else the site tracks, and the wipe times schedule explains how schedules are published. Every figure on this page is live and refreshed every five minutes.