DARK
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers: top 65%.
Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
168.222.21.31:28015
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Down 3119 places on last week. Top 65% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 168.222.21.31:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 100
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 1 Oct 2026, 01:57 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 1 Oct 2026
Other contenders
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 does DARK use?
No gather rate appears in the name of DARK. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You find Carbon plugins in use. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on DARK?
A procedural map is in use on DARK, made by the game.
Tags
How should you read the tags on DARK?
These tags come from DARK and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp100 (Max players): 100 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs165217 (Build): Game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's usual choice; $r? (Region code): No region code on record; ^z (Modded): It is Modded: plugins or settings make the difference; ^y (Carbon): Carbon handles the plugins here. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Which Boongarust filters show DARK?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for DARK: Top modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server details
What's the physical location of DARK?
No region comes from DARK. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 168.222.21.31:28015.
What's the uptime like on DARK?
Offline now, DARK was last seen 7 days 17 hours ago. Last 6 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 144. 1 October 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
Which Rust build does DARK have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows: that is DARK. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe info
Wipe day at DARK: what's it like?
Recent wipes peaked at 2 players on average. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
DARK wipes on what schedule?
The record holds too few of DARK's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 7 days 19 hours ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Where does DARK sit in the rankings?
Ranked #15,456 on seven-day player hours, DARK is in the top 65% overall.
What's the player count on DARK?
Offline. DARK was last seen 7 days 17 hours ago. The average over the last seven days was 1 players, with a peak of 1.
Join the server
What's the process to join DARK?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 168.222.21.31:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^z,^y.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.