Element card · group Modded · atomic number 15,985, its rank
The Sandbox
Offline 137.83.97.22:28015 checked 24d ago
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
daily · 1 is best
Top 70% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 05:31 UTC25d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 23 Sep, 14:00 UTC34d ago | 1 | held half | 8.6 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 wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageMap and rules
What map is in play on The Sandbox?
The map on The Sandbox is procedural, made by the game.
What rules has The Sandbox set, and what settings are in force?
Nothing in the name of The Sandbox gives a gather rate. With no change from the default, groups can hold up to 8 players. Play runs as survival, raiding, building and gathering: the standard game. You can fight other players and raid them. In the server browser it sits under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
Server details
In what location does The Sandbox sit?
There is no region on record for The Sandbox. Rust Data Lab shows a server's stated location, not a verified position of the machine. Connect at 137.83.97.22:28015.
On what Rust version does The Sandbox operate?
On Windows, The Sandbox is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Joining requires the same protocol on your game; Steam takes care of updating it.
Does The Sandbox stay up, and how reliable is its uptime?
Right now The Sandbox is offline, with its last appearance 24 days 12 hours ago. For the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, giving 0% uptime. The first sighting by Rust Data Lab was on 22 September 2026.
Wipe days
When does The Sandbox wipe, and how often?
The Sandbox's wipe history on record is too thin yet to tell its rhythm. A monthly force wipe happens on every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Counting back, the current world began 25 days 15 hours ago.
What does a typical wipe day on The Sandbox involve?
Recent wipes on average reached 1 players at their busiest. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
Lists and tags
What should you understand from the tags The Sandbox carries?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game here; mp10 (Max players): 10 is the slot count; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the default the game ships with; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it lists under Modded: that is the tag list The Sandbox publishes, and the game's server browser reads it. Also in the tags are the players on now, the queue length and the world's creation time, and you can see them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Data Lab filters and lists does The Sandbox appear in?
You will find The Sandbox on the following Rust Data Lab lists: Modded Rust servers, measured and Rust build and creative servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Player counts
What position does The Sandbox hold among Rust servers?
The Sandbox sits at #15,985 for seven-day player hours, placing it in the top 70% of ranked servers.
How full is The Sandbox right now?
The Sandbox is offline at the moment; the last sighting was 24 days 12 hours ago.
Connection
What steps get you onto The Sandbox?
You can connect by pressing F1 in Rust and entering client.connect 137.83.97.22:28015, or by pressing Launch Rust here, which starts the game through Steam and joins for you.