GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. How do you play with your friends in Minecraft? It all depends which version of the game you're playing, as it's one of the many Java vs. Bedrock ...

While Enshrouded's peer-to-peer co-op multiplayer has all the same options that full dedicated servers do, the major drawback of these sessions is that they require the host to be online and playing ...

Palworld's co-op multiplayer mode only allows you to team up with three other players in a world, but that number jumps up to 31 when you opt for a dedicated server instead. That experience is about ...

If you want to play Hytale with friends, the process is quick and lets you join up with others for single sessions or even set up persistent servers that keep going even after you log off. You'll need ...

While Palworld lets four friends play together online, you can increase this number to 32 players if you set up a Palworld dedicated server on PC. This is a bit of a finicky process for those ...

To play ARK: Survival Ascended with your friends, you will need to set up a server and then invite people to join you. The servers come in different types: official, unofficial, dedicated, and ...

Building a base alone in StarRupture multiplayer can feel slow once resource demands spike and expansion plans grow. Managing exploration, crafting, and defenses by yourself quickly becomes a grind, ...

Palworld, the Pokémon-like survival crafting game, has a multiplayer component, but it can be finicky. There’s no PvP in the game, and while you can collaborate with your friends to build bigger bases ...