Halloween event

The yearly Halloween event is now enabled!

Once roughly every two in-game days, the Candy Hunt event will begin.

You'll have 3 minutes to collect as much candy as you can, then top 3 players are given special loot bags as a reward. These candies and loot bags can be opened for various types of loot, ranging from scrap, all the way up to an M249!

If you don't make the podium, that's okay. The candies you collect can be upgraded for better loot!

This year's Halloween event will run until November 5th.

here be monsters

Wondering what to do with all those body parts you've collected? Build your own monster!

To start putting together your morbid creation, first, you must slay the scarecrows and mummies that roam the lands. Once you've collected a head, torso, and legs, craft yourself a Frankenstein's table and place the body parts within it.

Awaken your new pet monster and control it by pressing "P". The monster will follow your orders without question. It'll follow you around the map, defend you if attacked and help slay foes you wish to attack.

If you're having trouble accessing the pet menu or already have a key bound to "P" then use the following console command:  bind X +pets or open the in-game controls menu.

The rifts open

Cultists are said to have been opening portals across the island, while others believe it's a Cobalt experiment code-named R.U.I.N gone horribly wrong. 

Not much is known about these portals - what they do or where they go, but only a few brave souls have entered through and made it back alive.


Do you dare to enter the rift?

Server owners can adjust the portal count using the halloweendungeon.population convar.

Halloween skins

This year we're offering a seriously spooky collection of individual Limited store items. Featuring three terrifying(ly awesome) wallpapers: Cultist Tile, Manor Ceiling and Derelict Wood; a Skull Wall Lamp skin for the Tuna Can Lamp, and an out-of-this-world inflatable Alien Costume - which comes in three decorative variations. 

We're also bundling up the three Wallpapers and Skull Wall Lamp, plus exclusive Halloween Wreath and Halloween String Lights in the Spooky Decor Bundle if you want to get really in to the season! 

Happy Halloween!

The Rust Limited Item Store can be found here.

Twitch rivals - base invaders

October 23, 2026 - 11AM PT // 6PM UTC

Join us for another Base Invaders competition! There will be drops!

The Twitch Rivals Spooky Backpack exclusive drop available one day only. It will be available on the /twitchrivals channel at the start of the main broadcast.

The remaining general drops will be live until November 1st and can be earned on any Rust channel.

Be sure to sync your Twitch and Steam accounts together in order to receive your drops!

https://twitch.facepunch.com/connect

discord x rust - zombie WUMPUS plush

The Wumpus got bitten...but they're safe around you.

From October 22nd through to November 5th, eligible Nitro subscribers can claim the exclusive Zombie Wumpus item in the Rust Game Shop on Discord using Discord Orbs! Terms Apply.

The Zombie Wumpus Plush can be placed anywhere inside your base. Stick them on your workbench, line a few up on your roof to confuse raiders, or just keep them next to your sleeping bag for 70% comfort, and good luck before open one of the new Halloween event rifts.

Deployable Companion: Fully interactive placement - rotate, stack, and find the perfect spot for your new spooky friend and receive 70% comfort when near them.

Discord Authenticity: Lovingly modeled to bring Discord's limited Halloween colours and aesthetic, seamlessly into Rust's universe.

100% Flex: Show the friends and foes you were there for the Rust x Discord Halloween store collab.

Head on over to the Rust Shop on Discord to get yours!

Clocks go back - BST-GMT

Time travel!

As winter draws near, the clocks go back for us in the UK this weekend! 
The means that we'll be moving from BST to GMT and gaining an hour with most of the world.

Keep an eye out for any client and server announcements that may be time dependant. 

Spooky Store update

Scare yourself or your foes with the horrifyingly Halloween store items!

Hockey Facemask Hockey Facemask skin is a reskin of the Metal Facemask.

Cultist Deer Torch The Cultist Deer Torch is a reskin of the starter torch.

Baseball Bat The Baseball bat is a reskin of the mace melee weapon.

Skull Rock

Pumpkin Carving

Skull Trophy Pack A decorative mount that can hold the skull of a friend or foe, including his/her name.

Comes in 4 variations

Skull Spike Pack Inflict fear into your enemies with these decorative Skulls on spikes.

Comes in 3 variations

Mummy Underwear Replace your default underwear with some new spooky underwear.

No crafting required!

Also returning:

Dracula Mask & Cape

Purchasable this year is the Dracula mask. The mask offers early-game head protection and requires ten pieces of cloth to craft.

The cape is a robustly thick outer garment that provides superior protection to the wearer.

Capes can be found on the corpses of the undead.

Wooden Stake

A stake adorned with unique properties makes it able to release the soul of undead creatures with a single strike and yield extra loot from their remains.

Stakes can be found on the corpses of the undead.

Hockey Facemask

Hide your facial deformities with this creepy hockey mask. 

The Hockey Facemask skin is a reskin of the Metal Facemask.

Cultist Deer Torch

The Cultists must have dropped this while opening the portals throughout the world.

The Cultist Deer Torch is a reskin of the starter torch. Once the torch skin is selected or crafted, you'll respawn with this skin.

Baseball Bat

It wouldn't be a zombie apocalypse without hitting zombies in the head with a baseball bat!

The Baseball bat is a reskin of the mace melee weapon.

Check out all the Halloween themed skins on the Rust Item Store!