Palworld crossplay server for Xbox, PS5 and Mac

Palworld lets Steam, Xbox, PS5 and Mac players share one server. PC and Mac players join with your address and port. Xbox and PS5 players can’t type an address, so your server must be listed in the in-game Community Servers list. That’s the one thing to set up.

Who can play together

Pocketpair’s dedicated server works with every version of Palworld:

• Steam on Windows
• Xbox Series X|S, and the Windows PC version from the Microsoft Store (Game Pass)
• PS5
• Mac

Crossplay is on by default for all of them. Everyone plays in the same world, with the same bases, guilds and Pals.

How each platform joins

Pocketpair’s docs say a server must be set up as a community server for Xbox and PS5 players to join. A community server is a normal dedicated server that also shows up in the game’s server list.

Turn on crossplay

1. Open Settings and turn crossplay on. This lists your server in the community list.
2. Set a clear server name. It’s what console players search for, so pick something unique, like Palbox Crew, not Palworld Server.
3. Add a server password if you only want friends. Strangers can see a listed server.
4. Restart the server.

Prefer doing it by hand? Palworld lists a server when it starts with the -publiclobby option. Add -publiclobby under Settings > Startup, then restart.

Find the server on Xbox or PS5

1. Start Palworld and choose Join Multiplayer Game.
2. Open Community Servers.
3. Search for your server’s name.
4. Pick it and join. Type the password if there is one.

A server can take a few minutes to appear in the list after it starts or wakes. If friends can’t see it, wait a little and search again.

Choose which platforms can join

CrossplayPlatforms in PalWorldSettings.ini sets who may join. The default lets everyone in:

CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac)

Some examples:

Keep it inside the one long OptionSettings=(...) line, then restart. The config reference shows how to edit that line safely. An older setting called AllowConnectPlatform no longer works. Use CrossplayPlatforms instead.

Sleep and the community list

Your server naps when nobody is playing. Joining by address wakes it, but console players don’t join by address, and a sleeping server isn’t in the community list. You have three options:

1. Wake it first. Share the wake link play.wilderack.com/w/palbox in your Discord. Anyone can open it in a browser to wake the server. When Overview says Running, console friends search for it.
2. Awake hours. Under Settings > Sleep, add hours when the server always stays awake, like evenings and weekends. It naps the rest of the time.
3. Always on. Under Settings > Sleep, turn sleep off. Best for public servers that strangers find in the list.

Steam and Mac friends can still join a sleeping server by address at any time.

PublicIP and PublicPort

The community list tells players where to connect. Palworld works this out by itself, but you can set it with PublicIP and PublicPort in PalWorldSettings.ini, or the -publicip and -publicport startup options.

Leave them empty unless the list shows your server but nobody can join it. If you do set them, they must match your address card: the port is the one after the colon. PublicPort only changes what the list shows. It doesn’t change the port the server uses.

Voice chat and other features

• Voice chat is new in 1.0 and only works on dedicated servers that turn it on with bEnableVoiceChat=True. Pocketpair says it isn’t supported on the Microsoft Store PC version.
• Mods are PC only. Console players can’t use them. If PC players use mods on their own game, bAllowClientMod decides whether they can join.
• Discord invites from inside the game work on Steam and Mac only.
• Admin commands need the in-game chat. Type /AdminPassword yourpassword after pressing Enter. On consoles, it’s easier to use the quick actions in the panel’s Console, such as Kick.

Troubleshooting

More fixes are on the common errors page.