Every Monthly Rust Wipe, Explained

Facepunch force-wipes Rust on the first Thursday of most months. Here is the recap for each of those wipes: what actually shipped, what it changed for base building and combat, and what it means once your server resets. For the raw, unedited feed of individual dev commits, see the live commits feed.

• July 2026

  Rust July Wipe: Common Ground Adds Clans, Rentable Shops, and Raid Windows

  The July 2 force wipe delivered the Common Ground update, introducing an official clan system, rentable shops and an apartment complex, doubled resource gathering, and scheduled raid windows.

• June 2026

  Rust June Wipe: Built Different Ships the M16A2, Ballistic Armor, and New Player Models

  The June 4 force wipe brought the Built Different update, adding the M16A2 assault rifle, a brand new Ballistic armor tier above metal, refreshed player models and animations, and the early stages of a Unity 6 migration.

• May 2026

  Rust May Wipe: Upgrade Hard, Raid Harder Turns the Workbench Into a Real Hub

  The May 7 force wipe delivered the Upgrade Hard, Raid Harder update, adding slotted workbench upgrades, a new indirect fire Mortar weapon, a rebuilt Vending Machine UI, and a reworked Binoculars.

• April 2026

  Rust April Wipe: The Spring Clean Update Nerfs Shields and Ends AFK Fish Farms

  The April 2 force wipe brought the Spring Clean update, reworking the shield's hitbox, adding a Water Wheel power source and armored ladder hatch, and cracking down on AFK fishing spots with a new overfished penalty.

• March 2026

  Rust March Wipe: Box DLC, Longer Days, and a Much Needed Scientist Armor Fix

  The March 5 force wipe followed up on the Naval Update with the new Box DLC pack, a longer day and night cycle, boat-mounted electrical items, and a major fix to Scientist armor that had been soaking up far too much damage.

• February 2026

  The Naval Update Finally Arrives: February Wipe Brings Buildable Boats, Deep Sea, and Ghost Ships

  After being delayed twice, the Naval Update landed with the February 5 force wipe, giving Rust modular player-built boats, a whole new offshore Deep Sea biome, and revamped naval encounters.

• January 2026

  Rust January Wipe: A Quiet Reset Before the Naval Storm

  The January 1 force wipe kept things light, clearing out holiday content and laying groundwork behind the scenes for February's Naval Update while giving the whole playerbase a clean start to 2026.

• December 2025

  Rust Turns 12: December Wipe Brings Birthday Cake, a Delayed Naval Update, and Twitch Rivals

  The December 4 force wipe was a lighter content patch overshadowed by Rust's 12th birthday celebrations, a Twitch Rivals tournament, and the news that the Naval Update was pushed all the way to February.

• November 2025

  Rust November Wipe: Pivot or Die Lands With Cheaper Blueprints and Snowmobiles

  The November 6 force wipe rolled out the "Pivot or Die" patch, cutting blueprint research costs across the board and adding snowmobiles, a mini fridge, and a proper vehicles tab to the menu.