The Dark Side
Online NA · us5 91.229.114.57:28015 checked 8m 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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 36% of all ranked servers, top 63% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 20:45 UTC FW27d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 21:28 UTC33d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 6 days | 1 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 01:17 UTC35d ago | 1 | – | 1.8 days | 0 |
| Wed 23 Sep, 14:25 UTC36d ago | 1 | – | 0.5 days | 0 |
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
Who runs The Dark Side?
The Dark Side and 18 other servers we track publish a joinmyga.me hostname, which points to one operator behind them.
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include The Dark Side?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include The Dark Side: Modded Rust servers, live and North America: who's hot right now. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on The Dark Side mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from The Dark Side: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp25 (Max players): Slots: 25; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $rus5 (Region code): Coded to region us5; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does The Dark Side rank against other Rust servers?
The Dark Side takes #8,107 on seven-day player hours, a top 36% spot overall and #1,174 across North America.
How many players are on The Dark Side right now?
The current tally at The Dark Side: 0 players across 25 slots. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
About the server
Is The Dark Side online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, The Dark Side is up and running. The uptime figure suggests it restarted roughly 11 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 99%, with 167 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.
Does The Dark Side run smoothly?
Its server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 60, with 60 as the lowest. Entities reached a maximum of 88,423: buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 12,240 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where is The Dark Side located?
The Dark Side uses the NA tag to list itself in North America, and the region code is us5. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 91.229.114.57:28015.
Which Rust version is The Dark Side on?
On Linux, The Dark Side runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
The wipe schedule
What happens on The Dark Side when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 1 hours in. Its recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next one 0% of the time. In the wipes that didn't hold, the crowd sank below half by day 1.
What is the wipe schedule on The Dark Side?
No next wipe can be predicted for The Dark Side: its wipes happen at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 27 days 17 hours is when the present world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does The Dark Side run?
A procedural map of 4,000 with seed 1337 is what The Dark Side runs, made by the game. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map. On the map name: Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on The Dark Side?
No gather rate appears in the name of The Dark Side. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
How to join
How do I join The Dark Side?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 91.229.114.57:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.