The Sandbox
Offline 137.83.97.27:28015 checked 10d ago
Vital stats
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 60% 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include The Sandbox?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include The Sandbox: Modded Rust servers, live and Build and creative servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on The Sandbox mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from The Sandbox: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp10 (Max players): Slots: 10; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634; cs166494 (Build): It's on game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How does The Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank The Sandbox at #12,967, within the top 60% of ranked servers.
How many players are on The Sandbox right now?
Offline now, The Sandbox was last spotted 10 days 22 hours ago.
Server details
Is The Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: The Sandbox was last seen 10 days 22 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 16 October 2026.
Where is The Sandbox located?
No region is published by The Sandbox. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 137.83.97.27:28015.
Which Rust version is The Sandbox on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 is the version The Sandbox runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on The Sandbox?
The Sandbox's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. Its current world has been live for 25 days 17 hours.
The rules
Which map does The Sandbox run?
A procedural map is what The Sandbox runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on The Sandbox?
No gather rate appears in the name of The Sandbox. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Oxide. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
How to join
How do I join The Sandbox?
Enter client.connect 137.83.97.27:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.