The Sandbox
137.83.97.28:28015 checked 21d 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
- 1 players, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 15 Sep, 16:32 UTC 28d 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
Quick answers
Population
How busy is The Sandbox?
Currently The Sandbox is offline, having last been seen 21 days 15 hours ago.
How does The Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, The Sandbox ranks #13,234 worldwide and sits in the top 57% of all ranked servers.
Wipe times
What does wipe day look like on The Sandbox?
The busiest points of its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. The crowd reaches its peak 0 hours after the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on The Sandbox?
Its rhythm is not yet clear from the wipes of The Sandbox on record. The monthly force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, wipes every Rust server. 28 days 7 hours is how long the present world has lasted.
Server
Is The Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
The server The Sandbox is offline as of the latest check; last seen 21 days 15 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. The earliest record When Is Wipe has is 13 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does The Sandbox run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Windows is what The Sandbox runs. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is The Sandbox located?
There is no region published for The Sandbox. What When Is Wipe shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. You can reach it at 137.83.97.28:28015.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include The Sandbox? And filters?
Best modded Rust servers and Rust build and creative servers are the When Is Wipe lists that The Sandbox fits. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on The Sandbox mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags The Sandbox publishes: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): The server holds 10 players; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: to join, your game must match this version; cs163794 (Build): The game build is 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed settings. Also in the tags, and displayed at the top of this page, are its players now, its queue and when its world was made.
Map and rules
What rules does The Sandbox enforce? And settings?
The Sandbox's name makes no mention of a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the default. On this server, the mode is survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. In the Modded list, the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins: Oxide. Anti-cheat VAC from Valve is on.
Which map does The Sandbox run?
The Sandbox uses a procedural map from the game's generator.
How to join
How do I join The Sandbox?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 137.83.97.28:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode This server runs standard Rust survival.
mp10- Max players The server holds 10 players.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2633- Protocol Protocol 2633: to join, your game must match this version.
cs163794- Build The game build is 163794.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework.
^z- Modded Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed settings.
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.