Facepunch Release: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 12m ago
Passing
Capacity0% of 500 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 78 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 9d ago
Passing
Next wipenot predictable yet
No data

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: not published
Map: Procedural Map · 4500

official

Similar servers

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

1
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 514 on average
257 / 325
2
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 510 on average
248 / 325
3
Rustoria.co - EU LongEU · groups of 14+ · monthly · 508 on average
259 / 325
4
Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 441 on average
458 / 475
5
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 426 on average
185 / 300
6
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 369 on average
105 / 200

Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 35% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Wipe calendar

0 days with a wipe in the last 16 weeks

JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun

no wipe wiped force wipe today

Next wipe

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

History

No wipe seen yet.

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4500
Seed: 6974352

Open on RustMaps

Address: 198.244.177.77:28017
Region: –
Max players: 500
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: –
Last wipe: 29 Sep 2026, 11:35 UTC
Hostname: fprelease.playrust.com
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

Operator · playrust.com

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname.

In its own words

This is an official development test server owned and operated by Facepunch. Testing may interrupt gameplay and progress could be lost at any time. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167231,ts8.

On Best Rust Servers

officialRun by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.

Game

gmrustGame mode Standard survival, as in Rust.

mp500Max players Slots: 500.

ts8Group limit This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team.

v2634Protocol The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join.

cs167231Build Build: 167231.

ptrakNetworking RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game.

$r?Region code No region code is set.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

What position does Facepunch Release hold?

The seven-day player hours rank for Facepunch Release is #8,166, in the top 35% of ranked servers.

How many players are on Facepunch Release?

At the moment, 0 of 500 slots on Facepunch Release are filled. In the past week, the average is 0 players and the peak is 4. Over the past 48 hours, the peak hour was 09:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.

Rules and settings

Which map is active on Facepunch Release?

Facepunch Release uses a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 6974352, generated by the game. View it on RustMaps from here: identical size and seed yield the same map.

What settings and rules apply on Facepunch Release?

A gather rate is absent from the name Facepunch Release. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. survival is the mode, gather, build, raid: the standard mode. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. It is found under Official in the game. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe schedule

On what schedule does Facepunch Release wipe?

Facepunch Release's wipes are too few on record to make its rhythm clear. Each month brings a force wipe for all Rust servers. It falls next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 9 days 12 hours is the age of the current world.

Tags and filters

Who manages Facepunch Release?

A playrust.com hostname is published by Facepunch Release and by 124 other servers we track, so one operator most likely runs them all.

What is the meaning of the tags on Facepunch Release?

official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp500 (Max players): Slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs167231 (Build): Build: 167231; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set are the tags Facepunch Release publishes; the game's server browser reads them. Shown at the top of this page are three more things from the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold Facepunch Release?

The Best Rust Servers lists that Facepunch Release fits are: Official Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Boxes: Official only.

Server details

What Rust version does Facepunch Release run?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231 on Windows is what Facepunch Release runs. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

What is the location of Facepunch Release?

There is no published region for Facepunch Release. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 198.244.177.77:28017 is its address.

What is the performance like on Facepunch Release?

Average server fps over the past 48 hours was 99, and it never dropped below 78. The world contained up to 115,731 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. The highest memory usage was 4,488 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

What is the uptime and reliability of Facepunch Release?

Right now, Facepunch Release is up. The uptime figure suggests it restarted about 13 hours ago. 86% uptime for the last 7 full days: 144 of 168 hours. Its earliest observation by Best Rust Servers was on 13 September 2026.

How to join

What is the process to join Facepunch Release?

Enter client.connect 198.244.177.77:28017 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects.