Element card · group Modded · atomic number 15,456, its rank
DARK
Offline 168.222.21.31:28015 checked 28d 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 65% 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 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 01:57 UTC28d ago | 2 | – | running | 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 pageServer setup
What map is in play on DARK?
The map on DARK is procedural, made by the game.
What settings and rules apply on DARK?
The name of DARK carries no gather rate. Groups top out at 8 players, the default for the game. Play runs as survival, raiding, building and gathering: the standard game. You can fight other players and raid them. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Plugins in use: Carbon. Anti-cheat is on: Valve's VAC.
Server facts
In what location does DARK sit?
Nothing about a region is published by DARK. Rust Data Lab shows a server's stated location, not a verified position of the machine. You will find it at 168.222.21.31:28015.
Which Rust version is DARK on?
On Windows, DARK is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. The protocol must match for you to join; Steam will update your game.
Does DARK stay up, and how reliable is its uptime?
Right now DARK is offline, with its last appearance 28 days 15 hours ago. For the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, giving 0% uptime. It first appeared to Rust Data Lab on 1 October 2026.
Wipes and resets
How often does a wipe happen on DARK, and at what time?
DARK'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. The world it is running now dates from 28 days 17 hours ago.
On DARK, what happens when wipe day arrives?
Recent wipes on average reached 2 players at their busiest. Peak numbers on the latest wipe came 1 hours in.
Lists and tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on DARK?
The game's server browser reads the tags DARK publishes, which are gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game here; mp100 (Max players): It has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633 is required; join only if your game matches it; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region field is left blank; ^z (Modded): You will find it under Modded: the game is altered by plugins or settings; ^y (Carbon): This server uses the Carbon plugin framework. 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 DARK appear in?
You will find DARK on the following Rust Data Lab lists: Modded Rust servers, measured. You can find it on the server list by applying these filters: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Player numbers
What position does DARK hold among Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hours table has DARK at #15,456, in the top 65% of ranked servers.
What does the current player count on DARK tell you?
DARK is offline at the moment; the last sighting was 28 days 15 hours ago.
Getting on
What is the way to join DARK?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 168.222.21.31:28015. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same job through Steam.