Rust Force Wipe Countdown Underway as Servers Prepare for September Patch

Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Today, the popular survival game Rust reached the scheduled force wipe milestone, signaling the start of a critical maintenance update across all official and community servers. The countdown timer hit zero at 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, prompting hosts worldwide to apply the latest patch before reopening their worlds to players.

The September force wipe, which occurs on the first Thursday of each month, is expected to usher in a range of quality-of-life improvements rather than major content additions. Developers have indicated the update will focus on fixing audio-visual bugs, refining minicopter mechanics, and optimizing overall server performance. A brief downtime followed the countdown’s completion, allowing server operators to seamlessly integrate the new builds.

Below is the force wipe schedule for key regions:

Players can expect servers to come back online shortly after the patch is applied, with retroactive wipes of map progress and in-game inventories to ensure a fresh start under the new update. The next scheduled force wipe will take place on October 2, 2025, continuing the monthly maintenance cycle that keeps Rust’s gameplay environment balanced and up to date.