# Cheap game server hosting

> Game servers from $6.49 a month: the cheapest plan for every game, why some games cost more, and five ways to pay less without risking your world.

By the Wilderack Crew. Last reviewed 2026-11-13.

A cheap game server is one sized for your group, not the smallest plan on the page. Here is what each game costs at its smallest, why some games cost more to host, and how to spend less without losing your world.

## The cheapest plan for each game

Our smallest plans for every game you can order today, cheapest first, with the group each one suits. A plan that’s too small for your group isn’t cheap: it lags, and you end up paying for a bigger one anyway.

| Game | From | Smallest plan | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Factorio](https://wilderack.com/factorio-server-hosting/) | $6.49 a month | Seed 2 GB | Up to 4 players |
| [Garry's Mod](https://wilderack.com/garrys-mod-server-hosting/) | $6.49 a month | Seed 2 GB | Up to 12 players |
| [Minecraft Java Edition](https://wilderack.com/minecraft-server-hosting/) | $6.49 a month | Seed 2 GB | Up to 4 players |
| [Terraria Vanilla](https://wilderack.com/terraria-server-hosting/) | $6.49 a month | Seed 2 GB | Up to 8 players |
| [Romestead](https://wilderack.com/romestead-server-hosting/) | $11.99 a month | Sprout 4 GB | Up to 4 players |
| [Enshrouded](https://wilderack.com/enshrouded-server-hosting/) | $17.99 a month | Sapling 6 GB | Up to 4 players |
| [Project Zomboid Build 42](https://wilderack.com/project-zomboid-server-hosting/) | $23.99 a month | Grove 8 GB | Up to 8 players |
| [Satisfactory](https://wilderack.com/satisfactory-server-hosting/) | $23.99 a month | Grove 8 GB | Up to 4 players |
| [Windrose](https://wilderack.com/windrose-server-hosting/) | $23.99 a month | Grove 8 GB | Up to 2 players |
| [Rust](https://wilderack.com/rust-server-hosting/) | $35.99 a month | Grove 8 GB (always on) | Up to 25 players |

Prices in US dollars + applicable taxes. Monthly plans renew at the price shown, and you can cancel any time. Hytale, Palworld, Valheim, ARK: Survival Ascended, 7 Days to Die, FiveM, Farming Simulator 25, WARDOGS, Squad, Arma 3 and Conan Exiles can’t be ordered yet, so they aren’t listed.

## Why some games cost more to host

**Memory.** A server keeps its whole world in memory (RAM), and some games need far more of it. Project Zomboid, Rust and Satisfactory need the most, so their smallest plans are bigger.

**Staying on.** Most Wilderack servers nap when nobody’s playing and wake the moment someone joins. While they sleep, the memory they free runs other people’s servers, so you only pay for your share of it. Some games, like Rust, need to stay on around the clock to stay on their public server lists. Their memory can’t be shared while they run, so they cost more to host, and their plans are priced from what they really cost. That’s why Rust costs more for the same memory.

## Five ways to pay less

1. **Size the plan for your group.** Every plan card says how many players it suits. Start with the one marked Recommended, or work it out with our free RAM calculator: https://wilderack.com/tools/game-server-ram-calculator/
2. **Let it nap.** Most servers sleep when nobody is on and wake when someone joins, and that saving is already in the price.
3. **Pay for longer.** Paying every 3 months saves at least 10%, and paying yearly at least 15%, against monthly on plans that nap.
4. **Use a 3-day pass for a weekend.** One payment, from $1.35, that never renews.
5. **Keep one server for every game.** Switch your server to another game whenever your group does, with no swap fee, instead of paying for a second one. Your old world is saved.

And your first order is 20% off, on a plan or a pass. Then the normal price. Cancel any time.

## What cheap shouldn’t cost you

- **Backups you can restore yourself.** Ours run automatically, with an off-site copy every day.
- **DDoS protection.** We filter attacks at our gateway before they reach your server.
- **The memory you pay for.** Each of our servers runs in its own small virtual machine, so a busy neighbor can’t take it.
- **A renewal price you can see.** Our plan cards show the normal price next to every deal.

## Where Wilderack falls short

- No free plan. The cheapest way to try us is a 3-day pass, from $1.35.
- Two regions open so far: US East and Europe. Groups in Asia, Oceania or South America will have higher ping than with a host nearby.
- We are new, so we can’t show you years of uptime yet.

## Questions and answers

### What is the cheapest game server you sell?

Factorio, from $6.49 a month for up to 4 players. A 3-day pass, from $1.35, costs less if you only want to play for a weekend.

### Do cheaper plans have fewer features?

No. Every plan gets every feature: backups, DDoS protection, a free address, the full panel and free game switching. A bigger plan only gives your world more memory.

### Why does a sleeping server cost less?

An empty server that keeps running still uses a machine’s memory all night. Ours nap when nobody is on and wake when someone joins, and that saving is built into our prices.

### Is there a free game server?

Not from us. Most games come with free server software you can run on your own computer, and many let one player host from the game. Renting is for when friends want to play while you’re offline.

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