Rust Force Wipe: November 5, 2026 Release and Server Status

The next scheduled Rust force wipe is Thursday, November 5, 2026, the first Thursday of the month. Release and server restart times should be confirmed in their announcements. Force wipe is tied to Facepunch’s monthly PC release, normally on the first Thursday. Servers updating to the new release must normally reset their maps, but they do not all restart at the same instant.

For players, the important part is simple: servers reset into a new race, populations spike, and the best fresh-wipe windows are usually the first few hours after the update lands.

The wipe countdown and release tracker shows the next force wipe with a live countdown, and on the day itself it reads Steam directly so you can see whether the build, the server update and the client update have shipped yet.

Do not pick only by the highest population. On force wipe, check freshness, region, queue, map size, rules, and whether the server is vanilla or modded before committing your group.

RustFront keeps a live wipe list so you can compare recently wiped, wiping now, and upcoming Rust servers without bouncing between server browsers.

• Use recently wiped rows if you want a server that already restarted.
• Use upcoming rows if you want to queue before the wipe happens.
• Use region filters so you are not baited into high ping.
• Check pop and max pop together because 80/100 feels different from 80/500.
• Avoid paid gameplay perks if you are looking for a fair vanilla wipe.

Every force wipe ships that month's Facepunch update, so expect new or changed content alongside the map reset, so check the official devblog on wipe day for the headline changes.

Blueprints are separate from the map reset. Check the server’s blueprint policy and any explicit Facepunch blueprint-wipe announcement before committing an evening.

If you want the cleanest start, pick your target server before the wipe, keep the connect command ready, and join as soon as the server returns.

If you are late, do not panic. Fresh servers keep appearing after force wipe because many communities stagger weekly, biweekly, and special wipes around the official update window.