Observation log
Rust creative and build servers
This page tracks public Rust servers that carry the creative tag or have 'creative' in their name. The list below is ordered by live player count and rescanned every five minutes, so the order at the top reflects who is playing right now, not who paid for a slot.
Use the filters to narrow by region, tag or name.
| # | Rank | Server | Players ▾ | Light curve · 24h | Region | Group | Schedule | Tags | Last wipe | Next wipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | RS-003 | 1,259/ 1500 | EU | modded | 18h ago | T− ~6d 5h | ||||
| 02 | RS-018 | 424/ 504 | EU | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 03 | RS-064 | 319/ 500 | EU | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 04 | RS-159 | 224/ 999 | EU | modded | 11h ago | T− ~3d 12h | ||||
| 05 | RS-173 | 165/ 171 | EU | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 06 | RS-176 | 127/ 300 | modded | resets | – | |||||
| 07 | RS-218 | 72/ 999 | NA | modded | 11h ago | – | ||||
| 08 | RS-707 | 64/ 100 | EU | monthly | modded | 11d 16h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||
| 09 | RS-661 | 45/ 200 | EU | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 10 | RS-777 | 34/ 100 | modded | 12d 0h ago | – | |||||
| 11 | RS-422 | 26/ 150 | OC | modded | 21h ago | – | ||||
| 12 | RS-973 | 25/ 150 | NA | officialmodded | 11d 23h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 13 | RS-817 | 24/ 150 | EU | officialmodded | 11d 23h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 14 | RS-581 | 22/ 152 | NA | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 15 | RS-1169 | 18/ 110 | EU | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 16 | RS-764 | 18/ 200 | NA | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 17 | RS-1272 | 17/ 111 | quad | weekly | 1000xmodded | 5d 3h ago | T− ~1d 21h | |||
| 18 | RS-975 | 16/ 50 | NA | modded | 18h ago | T− ~6d 5h | ||||
| 19 | RS-1258 | 14/ 100 | modded | 1d 18h ago | – | |||||
| 20 | RS-1126 | 13/ 100 | monthly | modded | 12d 0h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 21 | RS-1060 | 12/ 100 | monthly | 10xmoddedpve | 11d 22h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 22 | RS-613 | 12/ 100 | EU | weekly | modded | 464d 5h ago | T− ~4d 18h | |||
| 23 | RS-1798 | 12/ 60 | biweekly | 10xmoddedpve | 1d 22h ago | T− ~11d 19h | ||||
| 24 | RS-1177 | 11/ 200 | EU | monthly | moddedpve | 11d 22h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||
| 25 | RS-1544 | 10/ 100 | modded | 8h ago | – | |||||
| 26 | RS-1188 | 8/ 50 | EU | monthly | modded | 12d 0h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||
| 27 | RS-1809 | 6/ 125 | NA | monthly | modded | 12d 0h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||
| 28 | RS-4942 | 6/ 200 | NA | monthly | modded | 20h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||
| 29 | RS-1592 | 6/ 250 | EU | weekly | 20xmodded | 23h ago | T− ~6d 23h | |||
| 30 | RS-1706 | 6/ 50 | EU | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 31 | RS-1733 | 6/ 40 | EU | monthly | vanillamodded | 11d 15h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||
| 32 | RS-4780 | 6/ 50 | EU | modded | 11d 23h ago | – | ||||
| 33 | RS-2201 | 5/ 20 | EU | moddedpve | 11d 22h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 34 | RS-2222 | 5/ 50 | modded | 11d 22h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||||
| 35 | RS-1234 | 5/ 50 | EA | modded | 5d 22h ago | – | ||||
| 36 | RS-2080 | 5/ 112 | quad | weekly | 10xmodded | 5d 3h ago | T− ~1d 21h | |||
| 37 | RS-3369 | 5/ 50 | EU | modded | 11d 16h ago | – | ||||
| 38 | RS-3458 | 5/ 30 | monthly | pve | 11d 20h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 39 | RS-1117 | 4/ 100 | EA | modded | 11d 22h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 40 | RS-1732 | 4/ 200 | OC | modded | 7d 20h ago | – | ||||
| 41 | RS-4364 | 4/ 75 | EU | modded | 10d 2h ago | – | ||||
| 42 | RS-2482 | 4/ 64 | NA | monthly | 5xmoddedpve | 12d 0h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | |||
| 43 | RS-1747 | 4/ 50 | SA | modded | 11d 21h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 44 | RS-1652 | 3/ 50 | moddedpve | 22h ago | – | |||||
| 45 | RS-2304 | 3/ 50 | EU | modded | resets | – | ||||
| 46 | RS-2122 | 3/ 200 | EU | biweekly | moddedpve | 11d 22h ago | T− ~2d 1h | |||
| 47 | RS-6318 | 3/ 20 | biweekly | vanillamodded | 4d 23h ago | T− ~9d 0h | ||||
| 48 | RS-1996 | 3/ 50 | modded | 5d 8h ago | T− ~1d 15h | |||||
| 49 | RS-2610 | 3/ 50 | AF | modded | 11d 23h ago | T− 23d 0h FW | ||||
| 50 | RS-1537 | 3/ 100 | OC | modded | 11d 22h ago | T− 23d 0h FW |
Rank is the catalogue number: RS-070 is the 70th server on players over the last seven days. The bar under the players is how full the server is; the light curve its players hour by hour. Next wipe is an estimate (~) unless it is the force wipe (FW); hover a time for the reason.
Creative mode removes the gathering loop: free resources, noclip and instant building, usually through plugins on a modded server. That makes these servers useful for testing a base design, learning raid costs or practising a build before you commit to it on a live wipe.
Two columns matter more here than elsewhere. Last wipe and next wipe: many servers reset every few hours, so a design you leave overnight may not be there in the morning. Player count: the busiest servers can hold a queue, and a queue costs you more time than an empty map costs you space.
Questions
Q01What does the creative tag actually change in Rust?
Servers that carry it give you free resources, flight and instant placement so you can build without farming. It is a server-side setting, so the mechanics come from plugins rather than the base game. The tag is self-declared, which is why this page also catches servers with 'creative' in the name.
Q02Why do creative servers reset so often?
Free building means large structures appear within minutes, and those cost memory and server performance. Many operators wipe the map every few hours to keep it usable. Check the Last wipe and Next wipe columns before you start a long build.
Q03How is this list ordered?
By live player count, taken from our scans of public server data and refreshed every five minutes. Ties fall back to population history, so a server that consistently holds players ranks above one with a brief spike. No position on this page is bought or sponsored.
Q04Are creative servers vanilla or modded?
Almost all are modded, since the creative tools are plugins. A few may carry the vanilla tag, but that label describes difficulty and rules, not whether plugins are loaded. The Tags column and the server's own page show what it runs.
The table is built from our own scans of public server listings. The creative tag is set by the server itself; name search catches servers that describe themselves as creative without using the tag, and misses servers that use the tag but hide it from the name. Check the Tags column for what a server actually declares.
If you want something narrower, the play style links at the top of the page cut by tag. Related lists: build servers for cost-and-damage testing, modded servers for how plugin servers are ranked overall, and the full browser if you would rather start from every online server.