Free private server for friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“awesome if you love unturned but hate the people in public servers!”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Unturned - Dedicated Server
Worth buying? What 223 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 223 Steam reviews actually say.
Not enough reviewsNot enough reviewsUnknown developer2019Survival · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A free, bare-bones tool for hosting private Unturned servers for friends. Setup is command-line and config-file based, so skip it if you want a simple in-game host button or dislike following tutorials.
Great for
Players who want a free private or modded Unturned server for friends and don't mind watching tutorials
Main risk
Setup, ports and config files are confusing and may not work even after hours of effort
What players love
Easy setup for some
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“This was the easiest thing to install and start EVER.”
Steam review · 0 h played ↗
Works well once configured, tutorials help
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“actually good once you watch like 3 tutorials”
Steam review · 17.1 h played ↗
Customizable with easy mod support
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“I like the fact you can make your own server and customize it however you want. And you can easily add mods!”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Fake IP and server code joining
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“the Fake IP + Server Code feature has killed all those mediocre server hosting services that people still pay money for”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Server setup is complicated and often fails
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“2 Days I've been trying to get a server working, yet it won't. Port Forward and everything.”
Steam review · 0 h played ↗
Should be built into the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“God forbid they just add a ****ing host world button in game and remove this awful software”
Steam review · 0 h played ↗
Worse than the old client-file hosting
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“this new dedicated server is a pain and just making one from scratch like before was way easier than this and this has way more steps involved”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
No UI, command-line and config files
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“nelson could not at the very least create a simple ui for it and instead makes you goes through hundreds of files”
Steam review · 0 h played ↗
Config resets and version mismatch after updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“I can't figure out how to make configuration changes without them being overrided and reset to base/vanilla/default values”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
No autosave and weak server features
Mentioned in ~1 in 37 negative reviews
“the Devs have refused to add this most basic feature, so if you want an autosave you need to install mod managers as well as several mods.”
Steam review · 0 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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