The Sandbox
Offline 137.83.97.28:28015 checked 35d 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
Top 57% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- wipe-day peak
- 1players, last three wipes
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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15 SEP 2026Tue 15 Sep, 16:32 UTC42d ago |
1 | – | running | 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What settings and rules does The Sandbox run?
The name of The Sandbox does not state a gather rate. 8 players per group is the default limit. The server runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are possible. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded in the server browser. Oxide plugins are run on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What is the map on The Sandbox?
The Sandbox runs a procedural map, which the game generates.
Tags and filters
Where does The Sandbox appear among the Rust Server Index lists and filters?
These lists on Rust Server Index take The Sandbox: Modded Rust servers, filed by play style and Build and creative servers. Filed under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you read the tags listed for The Sandbox?
These are the tags The Sandbox publishes; the game's server browser reads this list: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, as standard; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the default setting; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; older or newer clients cannot join; cs163794 (Build): The game build here is 163794; ptrak (Networking): The standard RakNet layer carries the connection; $r? (Region code): The region code field is left empty; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipe schedule
How does a wipe day run on The Sandbox?
The average peak across its recent wipes is 1 players. 0 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
How often is The Sandbox wiped, and on what schedule?
Its rhythm is not yet clear, since the record holds too few of The Sandbox's wipes. The monthly force wipe reaches every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 42 days 8 hours is when its current world was made.
Player counts
Where does The Sandbox sit in the rankings?
The seven-day player-hours ranking places The Sandbox at #13,234, among the top 57% of ranked servers.
Is The Sandbox quiet or crowded?
At present The Sandbox is offline; its last sighting was 35 days 16 hours ago.
Server facts
What version does The Sandbox use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Windows is what you will find on The Sandbox. The protocol must match before you can join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
What is the uptime and current status of The Sandbox?
The server is down at this moment; the last sighting of The Sandbox was 35 days 16 hours ago. It was up 0 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. On 13 September 2026 it was first seen by Rust Server Index.
Where in the world is The Sandbox hosted?
The Sandbox gives no region at all. What Rust Server Index shows is the stated location, not the machine's actual position, which it does not look up. Connection details: 137.83.97.28:28015.
Joining the server
What is the way onto The Sandbox?
If you would rather use the console, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 137.83.97.28:28015. You can also choose Launch Rust and join here; that opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp10
ts8
v2633
cs163794
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.