253
Online 85.190.161.104:11200 checked 9m 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, measured since 3 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% 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 253?
You'll find 253 on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: 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.
What do the server tags on 253 mean?
For the server browser, 253 lists these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): There are 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
The players
How does 253 rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,290 puts 253 in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on 253 right now?
The current tally at 253: 0 players across 50 slots. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.
About the server
Is 253 online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, 253 is up and running. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 13 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 99%, with 167 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 3 October 2026.
Does 253 run smoothly?
The 48-hour average was 10 server fps, with a low of 10. At its peak it held 66,216 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Memory use peaked at 2,012 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where is 253 located?
There is no region from 253. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 85.190.161.104:11200.
Which Rust version is 253 on?
On Windows, 253 runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on 253?
253'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. 26 days 13 hours is when the present world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does 253 run?
The procedural map on 253 measures 3,500 and comes from the game with seed 6738. Look at it on RustMaps from this page: the same size and seed always make the same map.
What are the rules and settings on 253?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on 253. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Community is its listing in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
How to join
How do I join 253?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 85.190.161.104:11200. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.