Game server guides
Setup guides, fixes, mods and top lists for every game we host. Written by people who run servers all day.
Best Party Games With Dedicated Servers for Game Night
Party games you can host on your own server for a game night: Garry's Mod TTT, Midnight Ghost Hunt, Tower Unite, Clone Hero, Puck and more, with RAM and slots.
ReadBest PvP Games for Small Clans With Their Own Server (2026)
PvP games where a clan of 5 to 20 benefits from its own server: survival raiding, clan wars and scrim servers, with caps, RAM and setup tips.
ReadBest Retro Shooters You Can Still Host a Server For (2026)
Classic shooters that still run community servers: Medal of Honor, Enemy Territory, Quake, Doom, CS: Source, Battlefield 3 and more, with RAM and slots.
ReadBest Roleplay Games With Dedicated Servers (2026)
The best games for running a roleplay server: FiveM, Garry's Mod DarkRP, Space Station 14, Neverwinter Nights, dinosaur RP and more, with caps and RAM.
ReadBest Rust Alternatives With Dedicated Servers (2026)
Games like Rust that you can run on your own server: DayZ, The Front, Hurtworld, Unturned, Conan Exiles, CryoFall and more, with player caps and RAM.
ReadBest Simulation Games With Dedicated Servers (2026)
Simulation games with their own dedicated server: Nuclear Option, Stormworks, The Bus, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Kerbal Space Program and more, with RAM needs.
ReadBest Source Engine Games to Host a Server For (2026)
Source engine games with active community servers: TF2, Garry's Mod, CS: Source, Left 4 Dead 2, Black Mesa and more, all running SourceMod on 1 to 4 GB.
ReadBest Strategy Games With Dedicated Servers (2026)
Strategy games you can run on your own server: OpenRA, The Battle for Wesnoth, OpenTTD, Bannerlord, RimWorld Together, Mindustry and Eco, with RAM and slots.
ReadBest Terraria Alternatives With Dedicated Servers (2026)
Games like Terraria you can host on your own server: Core Keeper, Necesse, Don't Starve Together, Tiny Block, CryoFall and more, with RAM and player caps.
ReadBest Valheim Alternatives With Dedicated Servers (2026)
Games like Valheim with their own dedicated server: Enshrouded, Return to Moria, Dragonwilds, Voyagers of Nera, Soulmask and more, with caps and RAM.
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Black Mesa7 min readBlack Mesa Server Not Showing or Friends Cannot Connect (Fixes)
Fix a Black Mesa server missing from the browser or refusing friends: sv_lan, port 27015, the hidden console, version and map mismatches, Workshop maps.
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Brickadia5 min readBrickadia Server Admin Commands and Roles
Make someone admin on a Brickadia server with /GrantRole, edit roles in RoleSetup2.json, and use the chat and console commands that keep a build server tidy.
ReadBrickadia6 min readBrickadia Server Not Showing Up or Friends Can't Join (Fixes)
Brickadia server missing from Join Game or friends stuck connecting? Check the hosting token, UDP 7777, the game version, public listing and CPU support.
ReadCan Console Players Join a Rented Game Server? (Xbox, PS5, Switch)
Which games let Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players join a rented server, which need a setting turned on, and which keep consoles on separate servers.
ReadCan Windows Only Game Servers Run on Linux? (Wine and Proton)
Many dedicated servers only ship for Windows. How hosts run them on Linux with Wine or Proton, which games need it and what can go wrong.
ReadCan You Host a Game Server on Starlink? CGNAT, IPv6 and Fixes
Starlink residential plans use CGNAT, so port forwarding a game server fails. Here is what works: public IP on Priority, IPv6, tunnels or hosting elsewhere.
ReadCan't Connect to a GTA Connected Server? Fixes for Players and Hosts
Fix GTA Connected join problems: wrong game EXE or dropdown, a GTA version that needs downgrading, port 22000 closed for UDP or TCP, or a hidden server.
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds5 min readCan't Join a Smalland Server After an Update (Fixes)
Smalland server visible but joining fails after a patch? Match game versions, back up and update the server, check World Name, password and a full server.
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Solace Crafting5 min readCan't Join a Solace Crafting Dedicated Server? Fixes That Work
Fix Solace Crafting dedicated server joins: a server behind the game version, closed ports 27015 and 27016, wrong port in servercfg.dat or private mode.
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Sons Of The Forest4 min readCan't Join a Sons of the Forest Dedicated Server (Fixes)
Sons of the Forest server visible but joins fail or hang? Fix version mismatch, BlobSync port 9700, passwords, LanOnly and the 8 player cap.
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Stationeers5 min readCan't Join a Stationeers Dedicated Server? Timeouts and Fixes
Fix Stationeers players timing out or being refused by a dedicated server: version and beta branch mismatch, StartLocalHost, ports 27016, LocalIpAddress, passwords and mods.
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Teeworlds5 min readCan't Join a Teeworlds Server? Fix 0.6, 0.7 and DDNet Mix Ups
Teeworlds server invisible or refusing players? It is usually a 0.6, 0.7 or DDNet version mismatch, sv_register, the UDP port or a password. Fixes inside.
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The Bus5 min readCan't Join a The Bus Multiplayer Server? GUID, Mods and Version Fixes
Fix The Bus multiplayer join problems: the wrong GUID, a server that is not public, Client and Server mods, beta branch mismatches and passwords.
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American Truck Simulator7 min readCan't Join an ATS Convoy Server? Fix DLC, Mod and Version Errors
Why drivers cannot find or join an ATS Convoy dedicated server, and how to fix DLC and mod mismatches, version gaps and search ID problems.
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