Rust roleplay servers, measured

What the figures mean. Population is the number of players connected at the last refresh. It is a sample, not an average: a server that peaked yesterday may be quiet now. The wipe columns show the last and next scheduled wipe, taken from the server's own settings where published; an empty next-wipe field means the server has not declared one, not that it never wipes. Group limits and gather rates are read from the server name and settings; where neither states a rate, 1x is assumed. Tags are self-applied and unverified, so a server may run roleplay without being tagged and will not appear here. Sort by Rank to see servers that retain players across sessions rather than only at peak.

Roleplay servers add rules and narrative to Rust: characters, factions, shops, and restrictions on killing on sight. The tag is the only reliable signal, because the name field is free text. A server that enforces roleplay rules but uses neither the tag nor the word will be missing from this list.

Use the filters to narrow by region, group size or gather rate. For the wider set, see the full server directory. Servers running the PvE tag overlap heavily with this list and are collected at top Rust PvE servers. For the ranked view across all play styles, see best Rust servers ranked.