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Naval Update

February 5, 2026

February 5, 2026

Naval Update

Ahoy matey! This month, we bring you buildable boats, deep sea, tropical islands, ghost ships, new and improved AI and much, much more! It's a big one.

January 22, 2026

Community Update 268

Naval Staging bits, Twitch Drops, a Father Son Duo, Rustmas recaps, sneaky C4, and more!

January 1, 2026

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.

December 18, 2025

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!

December 3, 2025

Getting It Right

We Bit Off More Than We Could Chew

November 6, 2025

Pivot Or Die

This month we bring you further progression changes, performance improvements, mini fridge, box sorting, RPG skin and much more!

October 23, 2025

Rust x Warhammer 40,000 Pack

The infamous Death Korps of Krieg march into Rust, bringing their grim, war-forged resolve to the island...

October 2, 2025

Meta Shift

Meta changes, huge balance changes and performance gains, custom crosshair, drone storage and much more!

September 25, 2025

COMMUNITY UPDATE 267

Music Videos, Rust Mobile, Twitch Drops, Epic Desk Mats, and more!

September 4, 2025

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!

August 7, 2025

Harder Core

This month we bring you Hardcore game mode refresh, revamped menu, 65% improved load times, performance improvements, improved visuals and much more!

July 24, 2025

community update 266

Global Warfare is back! Next Home-Brew announcement, Rust art, parasites, giant recyclers, and more!

July 3, 2025

Friends with Benefits

This month’s update adds a party system, team invite improvements, and snappable deployables. The patrol helicopter has been rebalanced, Improved world erosion, and plenty of QOL changes!

June 5, 2025

Nerfed, Buffed, Balanced?

This month’s update brings buffs, nerfs, and balances! We address feedback from the Jungle update, improved indoor lighting and added a ton of QOL features

May 29, 2025

Community Update 265

Global Warfare, Psychological Warfare, IRL Warfare, ...and trailer parks.

May 1, 2025

Jungle Update

Explore a whole new biome! This month's update introduces a lush new Jungle, complete with climbable trees and vine swinging, deadly tigers and crocodiles, new monuments, boomerangs, blowpipes, and more!

April 10, 2025

Easter 2025

Happy Easter! Easter Egg Hunt is back and there's a whole range of fun items now available too, if you quit horsing around.

April 3, 2025

Soft Refresh

This month's update brings Softcore game mode refresh with deployable debris, respawn and upkeep changes, External Wall DLC and a glimpse at the upcoming Jungle update

March 13, 2025

Premium Servers

We are launching premium servers today and here's everything you need to know!

March 6, 2025

Crafting Update

This months update is a feast of changes, new ways to cook and craft, pet chickens, bees and pies, Armor inserts, optimizations and so much more.

February 5, 2026

Naval Update

Ahoy matey! This month, we bring you buildable boats, deep sea, tropical islands, ghost ships, new and improved AI and much, much more! It's a big one.