What counts as a PvE server in Rust?

A PvE server is one that publishes Rust's PvE tag. That tag means players cannot damage each other or raid each other's bases. You still fight animals, scientists and any events the server runs.

Are PvE servers a good place to learn the game?

Yes. You can gather, build and craft without losing your base to other players. If you want PvP but a gentler start, see servers for new players .

Do PvE servers wipe like other Rust servers?

Yes. Almost all follow a monthly or biweekly schedule, and every server resets at force wipe on the first Thursday of each month at 19:00 UK time. Check the Next wipe column for each server's own cycle.

How do I pick a PvE server that stays busy?

Sort by players to see the current busiest servers. Then open a server's page and check its player history over seven days. A server that fills on wipe day and empties by day three will feel quiet for most of the month.

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Best Rust PvE servers

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Rank	Server	Last	Chg 24h	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
2964	#1 RUS-T PVE MAIN под КУПОЛОМ [X2\|X3\|EVENT\|BANK]195.46.171.120:28016	2/50	+1+100.0%	EU		biweekly	2x moddedpve	9h	19d 19h FW
3616	#5 RUS-T PVE-PVP МОЙ ДОМ — МОЯ КРЕПОСТЬ195.46.171.120:50096	2/200	+2	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	9h	~13d 14h
1469	ShadowHunter 10x PVE196.216.133.238:29002	2/100	+2			monthly	10x moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
2624	AUSSIE BOBS MONTHLY PVE NO RAIDING NO DECAY202.128.116.128:28043	2/50	+0−7.7%	OC		monthly	pve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
2783	爱酱PVE\|2服\|原倍\|死亡不掉\|物品跨档\|突袭基地202.189.23.235:28012	2/88	+1+41.2%	EA		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 21h	19d 19h FW
2250	【祖国安康】PVE/原倍/萌新/突袭/技能/死亡不掉202.189.5.26:28037	2/150	+1	EA		monthly	vanillapve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
2120	RustDecay PVE 10x [Events\|Raid\|Zombies\|SkillTree\|Quests]205.178.168.83:28015	2/50	+0−7.7%	NA		monthly	10x moddedpve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
2762	Rusty Haven PvE Survival205.209.105.34:28245	2/50	+0+4.3%	NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
4263	[US] RustHaven Main 2X [HIGHLY MODDED] [NPC RAID BASES] [ROAMIN208.115.217.132:28015	2/50	+2	NA		monthly	2x moddedpve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
4644	Heterika PvE \| Vanilla \| NoTechTree \| NoSafeZones208.52.153.221:29916	2/50	+1+100.0%	NA		weekly	moddedpve	1d 5h	~5d 18h
1909	[ASIA] AFTERMATH 3X-10X PVE TOTAL MODDED\|READ DESCRIPTION\|BEST209.102.250.143:10003	2/50	+0−20.0%	EA	trio	monthly	3x moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
4517	RUSTALIA [LATAM] PVE \| Wiped: 1d 6h209.192.185.65:28016	2/50	+2	NA		biweekly	moddedpve	1d 7h	19d 19h FW
2032	Wizard Of Rust PVE 2X\|Events\|Raids\|Skins\|ZLevels\|TP212.117.170.252:2056	2/69	+2	EU		monthly	2x moddedpve	15d 6h	19d 19h FW
3654	RustConcepts 3x PVE \| Bi-Weekly \| Raid Bases \| RP [US]216.39.240.12:28017	2/40	+0−14.3%	NA		biweekly	3x moddedpve	1d 5h	19d 19h FW
2673	RustGamingNation 1000x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]216.39.240.13:28015	2/101	+0−17.2%			weekly	1000x moddedpve	10h	~6d 13h
3169	RustGamingNation 50x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]216.39.240.13:28026	2/101	+1+100.0%			weekly	50x moddedpve	10h	~6d 13h
2334	RustGamingNation 1000x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]216.39.240.13:28065	2/101	+0+33.3%			weekly	1000x moddedpve	10h	~6d 13h
3731	APOCALYPSE ZOMBIES217.146.80.170:28015	2/50	+2			monthly	moddedpve	15d 6h	19d 19h FW
2573	[UA]ПЛЮМБУС PVE/RPG x10 \|RBase\|Events\|Custom217.182.196.83:28037	2/50	+1+100.0%	EU		biweekly	10x moddedpve	1d 4h	~12d 19h
3284	Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE23.230.3.29:28020	2/69	+1	NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
1702	[US] RustValley 10X \|#2\| PVE+\|Legendary Weapons\|RaidableBase\|LO23.26.121.202:29017	2/100	−8−79.8%	NA		biweekly	10x moddedpve	1d 5h	19d 19h FW
2472	Chagamaru Server [JP][PVE][BP]31.58.47.31:28016	2/45	+2	EA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
3773	Weekend Warriors 3 HC PVE NPCs Events Raids38.97.61.172:33001	2/60	+2	NA		biweekly	moddedpve hardcore	1d 4h	~12d 19h
1542	Mandarin43.225.196.106:28021	2/21	−2−45.5%			monthly	moddedpvepremium	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
2626	4EVERUST \| PvE \| 2x \| Relax, Chill, make Friends & have Fun45.124.213.40:28015	2/50	−1−25.0%			monthly	2x moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
1708	抗日那几年2.0重制中，敬请期待！45.125.45.142:10052	2/100	+0+4.3%	EA			moddedpve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
1569	\|PVE\|S.T.A.L.K.E.R\|x2-x4\|RaidBase\|Event\|Kits\|Remove\|Bots\|46.146.234.109:35110	2/200	+0−20.0%			biweekly	2x moddedpve	1d 17h	~12d 6h
2076	SPECTER_PVE_X3 [NOKILL/NORAID,RAIDBASE,BANK]46.174.53.208:20541	2/100	+0+0.0%	EU		biweekly	3x moddedpve	1d 4h	~12d 19h
1283	Charter PvE \| EU \| Monthly \| Annual BP wipe(Jan)46.4.97.45:28017	2/100	+0+0.0%	EU		monthly	vanillapve	15d 6h	19d 19h FW
1907	[NA] Parental Advisory \| 5X \| PvE/PvP \| HALLOWEEN \| Monthly51.222.254.161:28021	2/50	−2−52.9%	NA	6	monthly	5x moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
1638	PVE 2 \| Raid Bases \| Events \| UA \| EU \| ПАЛЯНИЦЯ \| UKRA51.75.54.97:28018	2/100	−1−33.3%	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	1d 8h	19d 19h FW
1827	Epic PvE \| 2X \| RB \| XP \| RP \| LB \| NO Decay \| NO Kill \| NO Rai91.229.114.175:28017	2/200	−1−33.3%	NA		monthly	2x moddedpve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
1580	GAMESTORIA PVE-RPG5.42.211.109:35017	2/300	+0+33.3%	EU		monthly	moddedpve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
1763	XERVALON \| 100X PVE \| LEGENDARY WEAPONS \| RAID BASES \| BOSSES5.9.121.103:28021	2/50	−1−36.8%	EU		monthly	100x moddedpve	1d 7h	19d 19h FW
1299	Asgard 4服二倍PVE萌新生电建筑养老 10.10更新60.12.187.70:36005	2/233	+0+26.3%	EA			vanillamoddedpve	14d 21h	–
2123	10/1 Rust-A-Holics.com 10x PVE \| NPC Raid Bases \| SkillTree \| H64.131.13.52:28016	2/500	+1+41.2%			monthly	10x moddedpve	15d 2h	19d 19h FW
3067	Damnation PVE 10X\|RAIDS\|QUESTS\|SKILLTREE\|JETPACK\|CUSTOM MODS64.42.177.211:28017	2/30	+1+84.6%	NA			10x moddedpve	14d 2h	–
7095	Fusion 3.64 (test)64.74.161.94:28017	2/30	+2			monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
1718	NOVΛ PVE 10X\|Crafting\|Skills\|R-Bases\|EpicLoot\|Kits\|2XP\|Legenda65.109.84.55:60408	2/100	+1	EU		monthly	10x moddedpve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
4394	Kapco411 Hell On Earth 3X\|PVE\|Ultra Modded Weekly\|Awesome Event65.28.44.27:28047	2/100	+0+0.0%	NA	quad	biweekly	3x moddedpve	1d 12h	~12d 11h
3685	Real Rust PVE Thursday Wipes66.51.96.57:28066	2/150	−1−40.0%	NA		weekly	pve	1d 8h	~5d 15h
1900	Heathen's Playground X50 PVE66.51.96.71:28001	2/50	+1+41.2%	NA		monthly	50x moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
4092	Rusty Playhouse - PVE66.51.99.126:28021	2/50	+1	NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
2712	CREED PVE \| 500X \| NO BP \| KITS \| SHOP \| THURSDAYS66.51.99.162:28007	2/100	+2	NA		weekly	500x moddedpve	1d 20h	~5d 3h
1988	SHADOW KIDS 2X PVE \|NO BP WIPES\|KITS\|ZOMBIES\|MINI SPAWNS\|66.51.99.23:28061	2/100	−2−51.0%	NA		monthly	2x vanillamoddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
2454	Rangers 15x PVE\|Monthly\|CustomWeapons\|Quests\|Raidablebases66.51.99.28:28016	2/100	+1	NA		monthly	15x moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
5062	Rangers Vanilla PVE No Upkeep\|Monthly\|Backpacks\|Skins\|Shop\|Raid66.51.99.28:28019	2/100	+2	NA	quad	monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h	19d 19h FW
2096	Fun in the Sun (PVE)66.51.99.63:28076	2/50	+0−14.3%	NA		monthly	pve	15d 4h	19d 19h FW
1937	Cold Iron Rust \|PvE\|Convoy\|Zombies\|SkillTree\|Purge\|RaidBases\|66.51.99.83:28061	2/100	−2−42.9%	NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 6h	19d 19h FW
3420	EndlessRust PvE/PvP-Zones 2x\|SkillTree\|AlphaLoot\|Quests\|TP71.124.5.2:28015	2/100	+1+100.0%	NA	6	monthly	2x moddedpve	14d 21h	19d 19h FW