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Surviving 12 Years
Servers are now wiped, Santa is packing up and clearing out the bodies, we hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season. In this blog, we recap 2025 and reveal some upcoming changes for 2026.
Silent Night, Violent Night
It's that wonderful time of the year again - our Christmas event is (s)now live, Rustmas Winter Drop Fest is here!
Getting It Right
We Bit Off More Than We Could Chew
Pivot Or Die
This month we bring you further progression changes, performance improvements, mini fridge, box sorting, RPG skin and much more!
Rust x Warhammer 40,000 Pack
The infamous Death Korps of Krieg march into Rust, bringing their grim, war-forged resolve to the island...
Meta Shift
Meta changes, huge balance changes and performance gains, custom crosshair, drone storage and much more!
Maintenance
This month we bring you an update of fixes and improvements! Long distance gun sounds, team bag labels, player processing optimizations, Exhibit DLC Item Pack, & more!
Harder Core
This month we bring you Hardcore game mode refresh, revamped menu, 65% improved load times, performance improvements, improved visuals and much more!