The Sandbox
Offline 137.83.97.28:28015 checked 35d 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 57% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 15 Sep, 16:32 UTC42d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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.
Lists and 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. It appears under these filters 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): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2633; cs163794 (Build): The game build is 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) is running here; ^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.
The players
How does The Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The Sandbox at #13,234, in the top 57% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on The Sandbox right now?
The last sighting of The Sandbox was 35 days 14 hours ago, and it is offline now.
About the server
Is The Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: The Sandbox was last seen 35 days 14 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 0, a 0% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 13 September 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. You'll find it at 137.83.97.28:28015.
Which Rust version is The Sandbox on?
On Windows, The Sandbox runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on The Sandbox when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
What is the wipe schedule on The Sandbox?
The Sandbox's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 42 days 6 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does The Sandbox run?
The map on The Sandbox is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on The Sandbox?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on The Sandbox. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join The Sandbox?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 137.83.97.28:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.