Offline EU 82.16.184.189:28015 checked 28d ago
Big Brother is Watching
By the numbersMatch stats
against its 1 slotsThe story of the match
Players, performance and rank, hour by hour and day by day.
CrowdPlayers
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
FitnessServer performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
FormRank
daily · 1 is bestTop 64% of all ranked servers, top 82% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
FixturesWipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
ResultsWipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Operator and location
Is Big Brother is Watching online, and how reliable is it?
Big Brother is Watching sits offline; 28 days 10 hours ago is when it was last seen. 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, which is 0 of 168 hours up. On 13 September 2026, Rust Player Stats saw it for the first time.
Which Rust version is Big Brother is Watching on?
On Linux, Big Brother is Watching runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. To get in, your game needs the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Where is Big Brother is Watching located?
The EU tag on Big Brother is Watching puts it in Europe. Where the machine physically stands is not looked up by Rust Player Stats; it shows only what the server states. 82.16.184.189:28015 is the address.
Server tags
What do the server tags on Big Brother is Watching mean?
Tags published by Big Brother is Watching and picked up by the in-game browser: gmrust (Game mode): The standard Rust survival rules apply here; mp1 (Max players): Slot count: 1; ts8 (Group limit): No more than 8 to a team, as the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2633 to get in; cs163794 (Build): Build number: 163794; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the standard one; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^p (PvE): Players don't fight each other here; the world does the killing; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game changes here through plugins or settings, so it's listed under Modded; EU (Europe): Europe is where the browser lists it. The tags carry more besides: present players, queue length and when the world was made, all displayed at the top of this page.
Which Rust Player Stats lists and filters include Big Brother is Watching?
The Rust Player Stats lists that include Big Brother is Watching are: EU Rust servers, live, Modded Rust servers, live and Best Rust PvE servers (2026). Searching the server list with these filters returns it: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server rules
Which map is running on Big Brother is Watching?
Size 4,500, seed 1337: that is the procedural map Big Brother is Watching runs, generated by the game. Same size, same seed, same map, so RustMaps shows it from this page. Its map is called Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Big Brother is Watching?
The name of Big Brother is Watching does not say what the gather rate is. The cap is 8 players per group, the game's default. It plays as pve, no player-versus-player fighting. Plugins or settings change the game, so the server browser lists it as Modded. Oxide plugins are running. Anti-cheat is on: VAC.
Population
How full is Big Brother is Watching right now?
The board shows Big Brother is Watching offline, last seen 28 days 10 hours ago.
Where does Big Brother is Watching sit in the rankings?
Big Brother is Watching sits at #15,188 for player hours in the past seven days — #2,445 in Europe and inside the top 64% of every ranked server.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Big Brother is Watching?
To tell its rhythm, more of Big Brother is Watching's wipes need to be on record. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. 52 days 4 hours ago, its current world was made.
How to join
How do I join Big Brother is Watching?
Press F1 in Rust, bring up the console and enter client.connect 82.16.184.189:28015. The Launch Rust button here does the same, opening Rust via Steam and connecting you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I is where its website lives.
GlossaryServer tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^p,EU,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp1
ts8
v2633
cs163794
ptrak
$r?
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^o
^z
Region
EU
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.