Release
Offline 176.61.162.189:28025 checked 5d ago
Li2Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Li3Server 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.
Li4Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 51% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Bx1Wipe 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, 0 hours in.
Bx2Wipes
newest first · each peak a flare-up, on one √ span to its biggest| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct, 09:35 UTC5d ago | 1° | – | running | 1 |
| Thu 22 Oct, 14:41 UTC6d ago | 1° | – | 0.8 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.
Bx6Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesLogQuick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Release?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe reached its peak 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Release?
Its rhythm cannot yet be told: too few of Release's wipes are on record. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. The world it runs now dates from 5 days 23 hours ago.
Player counts
How busy is Release?
The last time Release was seen was 5 days 23 hours ago, and it is offline now. The average across the last seven days is 0 players; the peak reached 1.
How does Release rank against other Rust servers?
Ranked #11,263 on seven-day player hours, Release is in the top 51% of all ranked servers.
Settings and rules
What are the rules and settings on Release?
The name Release does not specify a gather rate. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the limit here. survival is the game mode, standard play: gathering, building and raiding. You can fight other players and raid their bases. The server browser lists it under Community. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, turned on.
Location and uptime
Which version of Rust does Release run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Release runs. To join, your game must match the protocol; Steam handles the update.
Is Release online, and how reliable is it?
Last seen 5 days 23 hours ago, Release is offline right now. 2 of 144 hours up over the last 6 full days, which is 1%. It first appears in Rust Heatmap records on 22 October 2026.
Where is Release located?
No region is published by Release. Rust Heatmap shows the location a server states. It does not look up the machine's location. To connect, use 176.61.162.189:28025.
Lists and filters
Which Rust Heatmap lists and filters include Release?
These Rust Heatmap lists include Release: Best Rust community servers. Filtering the list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week brings it up.
What do the server tags on Release mean?
These are the tags Release publishes for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust form; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: 8 per team at most; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2635, so your game has to match it; cs168909 (Build): The game build here is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Standard game networking here, which is RakNet; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. Also in the tags, shown at the top of this page: players now, the queue and the time the world was made.
Connect
How do I join Release?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 176.61.162.189:28025. Alternatively, join from this page with Launch Rust: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.