The current Rust season is estimated to end around September 3, 2026(EST.). 22 days left. The Battle Pass (N/A (no battle pass — cosmetic skins sold separately)) closes at the same moment — anything unclaimed is gone forever.
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September 3, 2026 at 19:00 UTC · EST
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Rust season end time by country — September 3, 2026 at 19:00 UTC
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Sep 3
Chicago
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Sep 3
New York
15:00 EDT
Sep 3
São Paulo
16:00 GMT-3
Sep 3
London
20:00 BST
Sep 3
Berlin
21:00 CEST
Sep 3
Moscow
22:00 GMT+3
Sep 3
New Delhi
00:30 GMT+5:30
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Singapore
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Tokyo
04:00 GMT+9
Sep 4 +1 day
Sydney
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The Story This Season
The August 2026 monthly update centers on the Heavy Fuse, a new item that powers a monument-wide electricity network anchored at Power Plant — inserting Heavy Fuses restores the grid and unlocks map-wide monument benefits. Quality-of-life changes include high external walls contributing to building upkeep, spoiled produce stacking to 20, and Kayak purchases at Fishing Village. The next monthly force wipe hits September 3, 2026 at 19:00 UTC.
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About this season
Rust August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update is estimated to end around September 3, 2026 (verified August 7, 2026). Track the live countdown for Rust August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update. Synced with official developer announcements and updated every second in your browser.
When Is the Next Rust Force Wipe?
The next Rust force wipe hits Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 19:00 UTC (3:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM PT, 21:00 CEST). Facepunch Studios ships a monthly update on the first Thursday of every month at 19:00 UTC, and that update forces a simultaneous map + BP wipe across every Rust server — no exceptions and no opt-out.
The current cycle is the Heavy Fuse Update, which launched August 6, 2026. It centers on the Heavy Fuse, a new item that powers a monument-wide electricity network anchored at Power Plant. Restoring power unlocks map-wide benefits. Quality-of-life changes include high external walls contributing to building upkeep, spoiled produce stacking to 20, and Kayak purchases at Fishing Village.
What Is the Heavy Fuse Update?
The Heavy Fuse Update launched August 6, 2026 at 19:00 UTC and headlines the current wipe cycle. The Heavy Fuse is a new item inserted at Power Plant to restore a monument-wide power grid; installing more fuses raises power output and unlocks additional monument features across the map.
The update also carries forward the previous cycle's Common Ground systems — the Apartment Complex monument with rentable rooms, rentable player shops, and the full Clan System with roles and clan chat. All progress resets on September 3 when the next monthly force wipe hits.
Rust Wipe Schedule
Rust runs on monthly force wipes shipped by Facepunch on the first Thursday of each month at 19:00 UTC. The cycle before Heavy Fuse was Common Ground (July 2 – August 6, 35 days), preceded by Built Different (June 4 – July 2, 28 days), Upgrade Hard, Raid Harder (May 7 – June 4, 28 days), Spring Clean (April 2 – May 7, 35 days), and Shipshape (March 5 – April 2, 28 days).
Some community servers wipe more often (weekly BP wipes, biweekly map wipes), but every server must wipe on force-wipe Thursday when the monthly patch drops.
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When does Rust August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update end?
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Rust August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update is estimated to end around September 3, 2026 (verified August 7, 2026). The Battle Pass (N/A (no battle pass — cosmetic skins sold separately)) closes at the same time — unclaimed tiers are lost permanently.
When is the next Rust force wipe?
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The next Rust force wipe is Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 19:00 UTC (3:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM PT). Facepunch ships a mandatory monthly update on the first Thursday of every month at 19:00 UTC that wipes every Rust server simultaneously.
What time does Rust force wipe happen?
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Facepunch's monthly force wipe lands at 19:00 UTC (3:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM PT, 21:00 CEST, 5:00 AM AEST the next day). The countdown above tracks it to the second.
What is the Rust force wipe schedule?
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Rust force wipes fall on the first Thursday of every month at 19:00 UTC. Upcoming dates: Sep 3, 2026, Oct 1, 2026, Nov 5, 2026, Dec 3, 2026, and Jan 7, 2027. There are no exceptions and no opt-out for community servers.
What is the current Rust update?
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The current cycle is the Heavy Fuse Update, which launched August 6, 2026. It centers on the Heavy Fuse — a new item that restores a monument-wide power grid at Power Plant to unlock map-wide benefits — and carries forward the Apartment Complex, rentable shops, and Clan System from Common Ground. It ends when the September 3, 2026 force wipe hits.
What is coming in the next Rust update?
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The next monthly Rust update lands with the September 3, 2026 force wipe. Facepunch typically reveals each month's headline feature on its staging branch and devblog about a week before the wipe, so the September patch's marquee item is not yet detailed. This page updates once it is announced.
Does Rust have a battle pass?
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No. Rust does not use a battle pass model. Facepunch sells cosmetic skins separately (in-game store and Steam Marketplace) but there is no time-limited seasonal pass to complete.
What time does Rust August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update end in my time zone?
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Rust August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update ends at September 3, 2026 at 19:00 UTC. In local time that is 15:00 EDT on Sep 3 in New York, 12:00 PDT on Sep 3 in Los Angeles, 20:00 BST on Sep 3 in London, 21:00 CEST on Sep 3 in Berlin, 04:00 GMT+9 on Sep 4 in Tokyo. Every conversion is derived from the official UTC timestamp, so cities east of UTC can already be on the following calendar day when the season closes.