Surviving the zombie apocalypse is always better with friends. 7 Days to Die V2.0 introduces official crossplay support, meaning you can now bring your entire group together regardless of their platform.
How Crossplay Works In V2.0
Before changing your settings, it is important to understand the specific rules and limitations for crossplay servers:
- Crossplay is supported on dedicated servers only (no peer-to-peer hosting).
- PC (Game Pass) and Console (PS5, Xbox Series X|S) can play together.
- A max of 8 players per crossplay server is supported.
- Mods are not allowed on crossplay servers with consoles.
- Your server must use console-compatible settings to appear in the server browser.
Required Server Settings
To run a fully functional crossplay server for 7 Days to Die, the following settings need to be active in the
serverconfig.xml file. These settings ensure your server appears in the console server browser and is accepted by the client.
- Stop your server in the MintServers panel.
- Navigate to your
Files. - Follow this exact path:
📁 server (or your main server directory)
- Find
ServerMaxPlayerCountset to maximum of 8. - Find
ServerAllowCrossplayset to True. - Find
EACEnabledset to True. - Find
IgnoreEOSSanctionsset to False. - Click Save Content and start your server!
Opening Your Crossplay Ports
Crossplay needs more than just your main game port. Console clients connect using your game port plus three additional consecutive ports — for example, if your game port is 26900, PS5 and Xbox players also need 26901, 26902, and 26903 open to reach your server.
Once those ports are added and your serverconfig.xml settings above are saved, restart your server and it will be fully visible and joinable for console players.
That's everything you need for cross-platform survival! If your console friends still aren't seeing your server after all of this, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will be happy to help.