Rust Wipe Schedule

When Rust servers wipe: the monthly forced wipe on the first Thursday at 7pm UK time, the next forced wipe dates for PC and how Console Edition wipes differ.

Updated 3 November 20266 sources
Image: Facepunch / YouTube

Rust is built around the wipe: every server is reset regularly so everyone starts again on a fresh map. The one date every PC player knows is the forced wipe on the first Thursday of each month, when Facepunch ships its monthly update – like the Livestock Update on October 1, 2026.

How the forced wipe works

First Thursday of the monthFacepunch's monthly update goes live on the first Thursday of every month, and every server is forced to wipe the map.
7pm UK timeThe patch goes live at around 19:00 UK time – 2pm ET, 11am PT. Expect a short downtime while servers update.
What is lostA forced wipe resets the map: bases, loot and everything you built are gone. Whether blueprints are also wiped depends on the server.
Community servers wipe moreMany community servers also wipe weekly or every two weeks on top of the forced wipe. Check the server's description.

Next forced wipes (PC)

These are the first Thursdays of the coming months. Facepunch sticks to this rhythm – even in December 2025, when the Naval Update was delayed, servers still wiped on schedule – but always check the official news page for changes.

Thursday, November 5, 2026Next forced wipe – also the last day of the Halloween 2026 event.
Thursday, December 3, 2026December forced wipe.
Thursday, January 7, 2027January forced wipe.
Thursday, February 4, 2027February forced wipe.
Thursday, March 4, 2027March forced wipe.
Thursday, April 1, 2027April forced wipe.
Thursday, May 6, 2027May forced wipe.

Console Edition

Last Thursday insteadRust Console Edition's official servers wipe on the last Thursday of every month, not the first.
6pm UTCConsole wipes start at 18:00 UTC for every region.
Separate updatesConsole Edition is developed by Double Eleven and gets its own updates, so new PC content arrives there later or differently.

What came out on past wipe days? See the updates page.

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Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.