Vintage Story Server Cost: 2026 Price Analysis
How much does a Vintage Story server cost in 2026? Real Shockbyte prices from €6/mo, a plan-by-plan breakdown and RAM by player count.
How much does a Vintage Story server cost in 2026?
A dedicated Vintage Story server costs between €6 and €8.56 per month. For a Vintage Story server in 2026, Shockbyte is the only host in our comparison, with two plans: Locust (4 players, €6/month) and Drifter (8 players, €8.56/month). Vintage Story is light on resources — 2 GB of RAM is enough for most groups, which is why hosting this co-op voxel survival/sandbox game stays so affordable.
Because only one provider currently lists Vintage Story plans, this is an honest single-host cost guide: every price below comes directly from Shockbyte's live Vintage Story offers, with no estimates.
The short answer
Vintage Story server price breakdown (per plan)
Here are both Vintage Story plans currently available in our Vintage Story hosting comparison, sorted by monthly price.
| Plan | Host | Players | Mods | Price / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locust | Shockbyte | 4 | Yes | €6 |
| Drifter | Shockbyte | 8 | Yes | €8.56 |
The key takeaway: the price gap between the two tiers is only €2.56/month, and the main difference is the player count — 4 slots on Locust versus 8 on Drifter. Both plans support mods, ship with DDoS protection and run automatic backups, so you are really choosing based on how many friends will join your world.
What actually drives the price of a Vintage Story server?
With only two plans on offer, the cost picture is simple. A few factors explain the €6–€8.56 range:
- Player slots — the main lever here. Locust covers 4 players; Drifter doubles that to 8 for an extra €2.56/month.
- RAM — Vintage Story is one of the least resource-demanding survival games. 2 GB handles most small groups, so you are not paying for huge memory allocations.
- Mods — both Shockbyte plans include mod support. Mods are downloaded from mods.vintagestory.at and dropped into the Mods folder via FTP (they must be installed on both the server and each client).
Server location matters too
How much RAM (and budget) do you really need?
Pick your tier based on group size. The ranges below start from Shockbyte's two real plans and extend to show what larger or modded setups typically require.
Small tribe (vanilla)
RAM: 2 GB
Players: 2 to 6 players
Price: €6–8/month
✓ Ideal for: A small co-op crew on a vanilla world. Shockbyte Locust (€6) or Drifter (€8.56) covers this comfortably.
Mid-size group
RAM: 2 to 4 GB
Players: 6 to 16 players
Price: €8–14/month
✓ Ideal for: A bigger friends-and-regulars server. Shockbyte Drifter (€8.56) is the top plan in our comparison for this range.
Modded server
RAM: 4 to 6 GB
Players: 8 to 24 players
Price: €12–20/month
✓ Ideal for: A heavily modded world with content from mods.vintagestory.at, where extra RAM keeps things stable.
Community server
RAM: 6 to 8 GB
Players: 24 to 64 players
Price: €18–30/month
✓ Ideal for: A large public community server. This sits above Shockbyte's current Vintage Story plans, so expect to size up RAM accordingly.
The best value pick
For most players, Shockbyte Locust at €6/month is the smartest buy: 4 player slots and mod support are plenty for a typical co-op group, and Vintage Story's light footprint means 2 GB of RAM goes a long way. Only step up to the Drifter plan (€8.56) once you need 8 simultaneous players.
Is there a free Vintage Story server option?
You do not need to buy a separate game key to host Vintage Story — the dedicated server executable is free to download from vintagestory.at, and only the players who connect need to own the game. That means you can self-host for free from your own PC at no monetary cost.
The trade-offs are the usual ones: the world only runs while your machine is on, you expose your home IP, and you handle port-forwarding and any lag yourself. A €6/month Locust plan removes all of that with a persistent world, DDoS protection and automatic backups — usually worth it for the price of one coffee.
Should you rent monthly or pay longer-term?
Both Shockbyte plans are billed per month, with no long commitment required. That makes Vintage Story hosting easy to start and stop around updates and seasonal co-op sessions. If your group only plays for a few weeks at a time, a monthly plan means you simply cancel when everyone takes a break — there is no need to keep paying between worlds.