Element card · group Community · atomic number 8,328, its rank
Observer Island
Offline 62.118.66.17:28015 checked 3d 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 37% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
no rhythm it keepsIts 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
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 14:52 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sat 24 Oct, 16:41 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 days | 1 |
| Thu 22 Oct, 12:36 UTC7d ago | 1 | held half | 2.2 days | 1 |
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.
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Quick answers
from the figures on this pageMap and rules
What settings and rules apply on Observer Island?
The name of Observer Island carries no gather rate. With no change from the default, groups can hold up to 8 players. survival is the game mode, raiding, building and gathering: the standard game. Raids and player fights are part of play here. It appears under Community in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is enabled.
Server details
In what location does Observer Island sit?
There is no region on record for Observer Island. The location shown is the one a server states; Rust Data Lab does not check where the machine actually stands. Connect at 62.118.66.17:28015.
What Rust version does Observer Island currently run?
On Windows, Observer Island is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires the same protocol on your game; Steam takes care of updating it.
How reliably does Observer Island stay online?
Currently offline, Observer Island was last seen 3 days 22 hours ago. For the last 7 full days, 13 of 168 hours were online, giving 8% uptime. The first sighting by Rust Data Lab was on 19 October 2026.
Wipe schedule
When does Observer Island wipe, and how often?
With no fixed rhythm, Observer Island wipes at irregular times, so the next wipe cannot be predicted. The next monthly force wipe, which wipes all Rust servers, is scheduled for Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Counting back, the current world began 4 days ago.
On Observer Island, what happens when wipe day arrives?
At their busiest, recent wipes averaged 1 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe came 1 hours in. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on Observer Island?
These are the tags Observer Island makes public for the server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): Player slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the game's default: 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635 is required; join only if your game matches it; cs168909 (Build): Build number: 168909; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region field is left blank. The tags carry more as well: current players, the queue and when the world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Where among the Rust Data Lab lists and filters does Observer Island come up?
These themed Rust Data Lab lists carry Observer Island: Rust community servers, measured. Applying these filters on the server list returns it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Player numbers
How does Observer Island compare with other servers in the rankings?
Observer Island sits at #8,328 for seven-day player hours, placing it in the top 37% of ranked servers.
How full is Observer Island right now?
Observer Island is offline at the moment; the last sighting was 3 days 22 hours ago. The week's figures average 1 players and top out at 1.
How to join
What is the way to join Observer Island?
You can connect by pressing F1 in Rust and entering client.connect 62.118.66.17:28015, or by pressing Launch Rust here, which starts the game through Steam and joins for you.