Rust Wiki

Rust is the definitive hardcore survival game: a brutal multiplayer sandbox where you start with nothing and everything you build can be taken. Gather, craft, build a base, and survive not just the environment but every other player on the server. This wiki covers the systems and the setup to get you off the beach alive.

How Rust Plays

The loop is gather, craft, build, defend. You harvest wood, stone, and metal, craft tools and weapons, and raise a base to protect your loot. Progress runs through the workbench tech tree, unlocking better tools, guns, and electricity. The catch is that other players are doing the same thing and may raid you, so security and discretion matter as much as raw resources.

Bases and Raiding

Your base is your bank, and base design is a craft of its own: airlocks, honeycomb walls, and tool-cupboard placement all decide whether you survive a raid. Raiding in turn is its own economy, using explosives and tools to break into other bases for their loot. On PvP servers this push and pull is the whole game.

Monuments and the Map

The map is dotted with monuments, set-piece locations with high-tier loot, keycard puzzles, recyclers, and crafting stations. Many are irradiated, so you need radiation protection and a plan. Learning the monuments, their loot, and their dangers is a big part of getting strong fast.

Wipes and Servers

Rust servers wipe on a schedule, usually weekly or monthly, resetting the map and progress so everyone starts fresh. Picking a server means picking a wipe cadence, a population, and a ruleset (vanilla, modded, PvE). See our setup guides to get a server configured the way you want.

Using This Wiki

Use the quick-access bar to jump to weapons, monuments, or any other category, and the left menu to browse the whole game. Every entry has an infobox so you can check a craft cost or a loot table at a glance.