Its sad how Minecraft has become one of the rare games that where you can host your server without going through a centralized service. This used to be the standard, and not an exception.
I’m not sure if this counts as a centralized server in your eyes, but many popular games on Steam offer dedicated servers in both Windows and Linux.
I think all of the Linux ones require steamcmd, but personally I’ve hosted (in no particular order) Terraria, 7DtD, Cryofall, Don’t Starve, Ark, and more. It’s usually pretty simple and decently documented, as well.
Lots of indie survival exploration games still allow you to self-host locally on your own dedicated server, like valheim, astroneer, and v rising. Just no big publishers
Its sad how Minecraft has become one of the rare games that where you can host your server without going through a centralized service. This used to be the standard, and not an exception.
I’m not sure if this counts as a centralized server in your eyes, but many popular games on Steam offer dedicated servers in both Windows and Linux.
I think all of the Linux ones require steamcmd, but personally I’ve hosted (in no particular order) Terraria, 7DtD, Cryofall, Don’t Starve, Ark, and more. It’s usually pretty simple and decently documented, as well.
Lots of indie survival exploration games still allow you to self-host locally on your own dedicated server, like valheim, astroneer, and v rising. Just no big publishers