While you can always host a game of Abiotic Factor on shared online servers and have your friends join in, dedicated servers offer more privacy, customization, and fewer performance issues. If you’re not sure how to host a dedicated server, don’t worry, we’re here to help.
Abiotic Factor – I set up a local dedicated server to test the game
You can host a dedicated server for free using Abiotic Factor’s built-in system or buy sessions from third-party providers. Of course, free stuff has its limitations. You will need to configure your dedicated server manually.
Abiotic Factor offers a free Dedicated Server tool that only works on Windows. You can find it in your Steam Library under Tools. To set it up, you will first need to install SteamCMD.
After you have successfully installed the Dedicated Server tool for Abiotic Factor, follow these steps (shared by the developers in an official guide) to configure a server:
