Kickback
Offline 144.6.168.131:28015 checked 1d 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 44% 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 27 Oct, 07:26 UTC2d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sun 25 Oct, 02:59 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | 2.2 days | 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Kickback?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Kickback: Community servers, by the numbers. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
What do the server tags on Kickback mean?
These are the tags Kickback publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Kickback rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Kickback at #9,768, in the top 44% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Kickback right now?
Offline now, Kickback was last spotted 28 hours ago. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 1 players. Look at 08:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.
Server facts
Is Kickback online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Kickback was last seen 28 hours ago. Out of 72 hours in the last 3 full days, it was online for 3, a 4% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 25 October 2026.
Where is Kickback located?
No region is published by Kickback. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 144.6.168.131:28015.
Which Rust version is Kickback on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Kickback runs on Windows. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
The wipe schedule
What happens on Kickback when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Kickback?
The record of Kickback's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 2 days 5 hours.
The rules
Which map does Kickback run?
The map on Kickback is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Kickback?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Kickback. The group limit is 8 players, 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 lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
How to join
How do I join Kickback?
Enter client.connect 144.6.168.131:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.