{"id":22156,"date":"2026-06-13T11:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/satisfactory-how-to-change-max-players-on-server\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:13:22","slug":"satisfactory-how-to-change-max-players-on-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/satisfactory-how-to-change-max-players-on-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Satisfactory Max Players: How to Increase the Server Limit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Satisfactory ships with a default player cap of four, and for a long time newcomers assume that’s a hard wall. It isn’t. The four-player default is a tuning<\/em> choice, not a technical limit, and on a dedicated server you can raise it to 8, 16, or higher by editing a single configuration value. This guide walks through exactly how to change the limit, what the values mean, and how much RAM you’ll realistically need before your factory chugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many players does Satisfactory support?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Out of the box, both peer-to-peer co-op and dedicated servers cap multiplayer at four players. According to the official Satisfactory wiki, the server is “tuned to be most performant with the default player cap of four.” That’s the number Coffee Stain Studios officially supports and balances around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the wiki also notes that “up to 127 players are theoretically possible, but not practically.” In other words, the engine will accept a much larger number, but stability, performance, and resource usage degrade well before you get anywhere near that ceiling. For most groups, 8 is a comfortable, well-tested target and 16 is achievable on strong hardware. Treat anything beyond that as experimental. This is a dedicated-server-only<\/strong> change in practice \u2014 raising the limit only makes sense when a persistent server (not a host’s listen session) is doing the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to change MaxPlayers on a dedicated server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two supported methods. Both set the same underlying engine value, so pick whichever fits your setup \u2014 don’t use both at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method 1: Edit Game.ini<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The cleanest approach is to add the player limit to the Game.ini<\/code> configuration file. Add (or edit) the following section and key, replacing 8<\/code> with your desired cap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n