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
1542	[JP][PVE]HOUZITYA server 初心者OK82.21.2.2:5672	8/30	+3+71.4%	EA			moddedpve	3d 13h	~5d 15h
1069	[JP][PvE]黎明の灯火#11[初心者][Noraid]85.131.246.183:29015	8/50	+0−4.0%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	13d 8h	21d 13h FW
423	[EU] Salty Zombies PvE #1 \| Skills \| Raid \| Quests \| Jetpack \| 194.69.160.180:28017	8/150	−6−42.9%	EU		monthly	moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
813	[EU] RustValley 10x PVE \|#2\| Legendary Weapons\|RaidableBases178.208.177.73:29017	8/100	+0+6.7%	EU		biweekly	10x moddedpve	13d 11h	~12h
927	[SEA] RustEZ Survival PvE \| No Decay \| No Raiding \| No Killing15.235.216.54:28014	8/200	−4−31.9%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1345	【盛京城-欢乐PVE】萌新-养老-突袭基地45.125.44.226:12970	8/100	−2−22.6%	EA		monthly	moddedpve softcore	12d 3h	21d 13h FW
1190	[US] [PVE] The Haven \| No Killing \| No Decay \| No Stealing199.231.233.69:28014	8/75	+8	NA		monthly	moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
573	YahRly PvE \| Raidable Bases \| Chill Community \| Grave51.89.57.43:28017	8/100	+0−5.4%	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
710	[GER\|PvE] MGCDRP \|Events\|Wirtschaft\|SKILLS\|Quests\|Battlepass51.89.59.241:28026	8/100	−3−24.4%	EU		monthly	moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1161	BattleZone.gg — Hardcore PvE \| No Tech Tree \| Skills \| Raidab72.9.148.34:28017	8/50	+7	NA	quad	monthly	moddedpve hardcore	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1200	LOS EXILIADOS \| PVE - X2 [LATAM]104.234.224.239:28016	7/60	+5+265.2%	SA		biweekly	2x moddedpve	13d 10h	~13h
1463	[TW/HK/Asia] EK RUST｜月清PVE｜2X-2.5X｜活動PVP103.70.0.252:10003	7/50	−1−12.5%	EA		monthly	2x moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1748	Rustinction 2x, PVE/PVP zones, Roleplay friendly, No Raid, Mont135.148.150.57:28017	7/150	+2+37.7%			monthly	2x moddedpve	13d 7h	21d 13h FW
1085	BladeRust #PvE MARAUDER [ SKILLS \| MODS \| BOSS \| CUSTOM WEAPONS195.18.27.96:35110	7/200	+1+10.5%			biweekly	moddedpve	13d 11h	~3d 11h
792	EU GOM 15x PVE Grumpy Old Man \|Kits\|Skins\|BackPack\|Shop\|Raidabl168.100.161.195:29016	7/100	+4+162.5%	EU		monthly	15x moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
828	\|PVE\|S.T.A.L.K.E.R\|x30\|Events\|RaidBase\|Zombie46.146.234.109:35010	7/200	−4−36.8%			biweekly	30x moddedpve	13d 11h	~12h
949	BURN ZOMBIE ISLAND\|5X\|Raid Bases\|Skill Tree\|Loot+\|KITS\|TP\|Jetpa136.243.93.153:28017	7/100	−1−7.7%			biweekly	5x moddedpve	4d 15h	~9d 8h
958	Pop_Rust_PVE80.242.59.122:35010	7/200	−1−14.3%			monthly	moddedpve	13d 10h	21d 13h FW
996	[PvE] ExaRust #2 x2-x5 \| RB \| Skills \| Events \| NoRaid \| NoKill152.89.199.32:35210	7/100	+0−1.2%			monthly	2x moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1196	[起源]pve丨新型可成长武器丨永不删档45.125.45.164:45615	7/100	+0+0.0%	EA			moddedpve	13d 8h	21d 13h FW
1228	[TW]呆丸PVE生存服-多款插件-硬核生存-核心玩法106.105.138.80:28016	7/32	−3−30.0%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	12d 13h	21d 13h FW
678	RustAria#4 [Мирный / PVE / SKINDROPS]195.18.27.46:35210	7/200	−7−49.7%	EU		biweekly	vanillamoddedpve	13d 11h	~12h
1520	【流星】PVE｜无限成长｜武器强化｜死亡不掉116.231.241.49:11007	7/100	+0−2.3%	EA		monthly	pve	13d 4h	21d 13h FW
1446	The Green Card \| Cozy 2x PvE - Events\|Perks\|RaidBases\|Zombies107.193.75.154:28018	7/25	+2+37.7%	NA		monthly	2x moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
920	Rust4Noobs \| PvE \| No decay Monthly \| No BP Wipe178.214.223.106:28017	7/100	+4+100.0%	EU		monthly	vanillapve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1939	帝王心术PVE/萌新畅玩/F1/1000倍/合成/飞天/礼包111.166.134.154:20124	6/100	−2−24.2%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	12d 7h	21d 13h FW
1569	《龍予钰》萌新-养老-PVE103.91.208.231:28017	6/100	+2+33.3%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	10d 18h	21d 13h FW
2401	[US] Wild Mushroom WMG 2x PvE \| No Tech Tree \| Zombies \| Raid B216.173.113.154:28015	6/100	+6	NA		biweekly	2x moddedpve	13d 7h	~16h
1566	[US]Braz20x PvE \|LEGENDARY GUNS\|LEGENDARY ARMOR\|23.26.135.134:27017	6/100	+2+35.8%	NA		biweekly	moddedpve	13d 11h	~12h
2520	4EVERUST \| PvE \| 2x \| Relax, Chill, make Friends & have Fun45.124.213.40:28015	6/50	+5+350.0%			monthly	2x moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
609	[EU] RustEZ Survival PvE \| No Decay \| No Raiding \| No Killing64.40.9.130:28014	6/200	−7−52.9%	EU		monthly	pve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1121	Mines of Moria - PVE - No raiding/killing/stealing51.81.218.89:28218	6/100	−3−30.1%			monthly	pve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
667	[EU/US] RustyWasteland PVE \| Area51 \| Zombies \| RaidBases81.19.214.35:28025	6/100	+2+40.4%	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	13d 11h	~12h
964	[JP][PVE]蒼界\|オープンβシーズン13\|~11月5日82.21.2.12:10369	6/100	−1−14.3%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	13d 10h	21d 13h FW
1123	[SEA] RustEZ Scourge PvE \| Zombies \| No Raiding \| No Killing15.235.216.54:28013	6/200	−4−42.9%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1339	[JPN] IKKUNN Server C (Tokyo) \|Japan PvE [ASIA]222.224.192.138:28022	6/40	+2+50.0%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	12d 15h	21d 13h FW
1677	[PvE] - VANGUARD RUST - PvE, No killing, No Raiding, 1/2 decay.103.1.213.69:28037	6/30	+2+35.8%	OC		monthly	vanillapve	13d 7h	21d 13h FW
1908	[JPN] IKKUNN Server D (Tokyo) \|Japan PvE [ASIA]222.224.192.138:28025	6/40	+6	EA		monthly	moddedpve	12d 15h	21d 13h FW
2652	RUST MEXICO NORTEÑO [MAP:VANILLA 4300 — 7 ISLAS, 3 ICE LAKES177.241.131.8:28029	6/100	+1+24.1%	NA		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	13d 5h	21d 13h FW
1480	Mandarin43.225.196.106:28021	6/21	+2+60.0%			monthly	moddedpvepremium	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
703	[GER] Rust Oase \|PVE\|Quests\|XP\|Raidable Bases\|Events51.77.65.43:28016	6/140	−3−30.1%	EU		monthly	moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1086	[US]Royal Family Gaming\|3X\|PVE/PVP Zones\|Monthly\|199.231.185.234:27017	6/50	+3+105.7%	NA		monthly	3x moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1022	[BR/LATAM] MASTERS \| 10X PVE++ \|ARMAS LENDÁRIAS\|EPIC TOOLS\|177.138.84.236:28017	5/100	−1−16.7%	SA		biweekly	10x moddedpve	13d 11h	~12h
1442	RustAria#5 [Мирный / PVE / X2]195.18.27.46:35410	5/150	−1−16.7%	EU		biweekly	2x vanillamoddedpve	5d 16h	~1d 7h
1292	SEA \| Eclipse \| PVE 5x \| Newbie Friendly \| Events \| Perfectly M15.235.234.147:27102	5/100	+2+42.9%	EA		monthly	5x moddedpve	13d 4h	21d 13h FW
1593	大夏PVE/BOSS/F1刷物品/无后座/萌新/福利/爽玩型60.26.181.122:20124	5/100	+1+27.7%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
1152	[JP][PVE][BP]もちもちRUST SERVER 10/2～210.131.222.67:29015	5/60	−1−21.1%	EA		monthly	moddedpve	13d 4h	21d 13h FW
1115	[US] Northnet 3x PVE \| Events \| Raids \| Quests \| Custom Weapons64.40.8.169:28013	5/100	+0+5.3%	NA		biweekly	3x moddedpve	13d 11h	~12h
1902	Survivors Cove PVE CustomAI\|Contracts\|NPC Bases\|Convoys\|Drugs\|L91.229.114.90:28098	5/200	+2+46.3%	NA		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW
763	PVE \| UA \| x2 \| Raidable Bases \| Event \| KyivRaid \| UKRAINA178.20.154.202:28023	5/150	−6−54.5%	EU		monthly	2x moddedpve	13d 11h	21d 13h FW