Shockbyte Game Server Hosting Review
Game servers with a 72-hour self-serve refund
Shockbyte rents game servers by the game, starting with Minecraft at $3.99 a month, and lets you refund yourself within 72 hours. Mr Byte checks the prices on this page on Shockbyte's own site.
Quick Facts
- Host Name
- Shockbyte
- Refund Window
- Green: 72-hour self-serve refund
- Backups
- Manual and Automated Backups
- Protection
- DDoS Protection
- Coverage
- 7 listed regions
- Control Panel
- Multicraft Control Panel
- Pay Longer, Save
- Up to 25% off longer billing
- Data Source
- Mr Byte checked 18 Oct 2026
- Trustpilot 4.1: joint #11 of the 16 game hosts TopServer tracks.
- 80 games listed, against an average of 67 per host (#9 of 17 for range).
- Cheapest game: Minecraft from $3.99 per month.
- 7 server locations in 4 countries.
Lowest starting price on TopServer for: Unturned, Terraria, Garry's Mod, Barotrauma, MORDHAU, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Counter-Strike: Source, American Truck Simulator, DUCKSIDE, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Subnautica, Schedule I
7 Days to Die
From $11.99
The Forest
From $9.99
Enshrouded
From $11.99
Project Zomboid
From $11.99
ARK: Survival Evolved
From $14.99
SCUM
From $18.99
ICARUS
From $12.99
Rust
From $14.99
DayZ
From $19.99
Myth of Empires
From $19.99
Valheim
From $9.99
Unturned
From $4.99
Conan Exiles
From $22.99
Palworld
From $16.99
Minecraft
From $3.99
Terraria
From $4.99
Eco
From $11.99
Garry's Mod
From $4.99
Satisfactory
From $14.99
Astroneer
From $6.99
Factorio
From $4.99
Space Engineers
From $16.99
Counter-Strike
From $9.99
ARMA 3
From $14.99
Squad
From $7.99
FiveM (GTA RP)
From $12.99
V Rising
From $10.99
Skyrim Together Reborn
From $4.99
Core Keeper
From $6.99
Empyrion: Galactic Survival
From $19.99
Starbound
From $7.99
Barotrauma
From $5.99
StarRupture
From $11.99
Assetto Corsa
From $14.99
Windrose
From $16.99
Arma Reforger
From $17.99
Sons of the Forest
From $19.99
MORDHAU
From $5.99
Hytale
From $12.50
Left 4 Dead 2
From $4.99
Team Fortress 2
From $9.99
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
From $9.99
Soulmask
From $14.99
Abiotic Factor
From $4.99
The Front
From $24.99
Euro Truck Simulator 2
From $6.00
The Isle
From $19.99
Counter-Strike: Source
From $3.99
s&box
From $10.99
Avorion
From $11.49
Don't Starve Together
From $6.99
Killing Floor 2
From $9.99
Vintage Story
From $6.99
Insurgency: Sandstorm
From $9.99
American Truck Simulator
From $6.00
HumanitZ
From $9.99
ASKA
From $9.99
Necesse
From $14.99
Risk of Rain 2
From $5.99
Aloft
From $10.99
Assetto Corsa Competizione
From $5.99
Romestead
From $9.99
DUCKSIDE
From $7.99
Renown
From $17.99
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
From $8.99
RedM
From $11.99
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
From $7.99
RimWorld Together
From $7.99
SCP: Secret Laboratory
From $5.99
BeamMP
From $3.99
Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
From $19.99
Primal Carnage: Extinction
From $11.99
Subnautica
From $4.99
Lost Isle
From $14.99
Schedule I
From $11.49
Stardew Valley
From $6.99
ANEURISM IV
From $9.99
R5Reloaded
From $8.99
SCP: 5K
From $5.99
Trackmania
From $7.99
Terraria at Shockbyte
Hosting resources
- Slots
- 4–15+
- RAM
- 2 GB, add-ons available
- Storage
- NVMe SSD
- CPU
- Up to AMD EPYC 4465P @ Max 5.40 GHz…
- Panel
- Multicraft Control Panel
Price history in USD, as charged
3 checks since 3 Oct 2026; latest $4.99 on 18 Oct 2026, unchanged.
Savings and extras
+0 more extras
Shockbyte lists these games as coming soon; they can't be ordered yet. Mr Byte adds each one to its game page once Shockbyte starts selling it.
- Wreckfest
- The Planet Crafter
- Frontier Legends
- Everwind
- Outbound
- Witchbrook
- Kingmakers
- Subnautica 2
- Brickadia
- Silica
- Windward Horizon
Australia
India
Japan
SingaporeBackups
- Manual and Automated Backups
Setup and access
- Instant Setup
- FTP / File Access
- Multicraft Control Panel
Protection and network
- Worldwide Locations
- DDoS Protection
Shockbyte prices each game separately and lists NVMe storage and a CPU of up to an AMD EPYC 4465P for every one. Its store has 80 games, TopServer compares 33 of them, and 11 have a price on this page.
- 72-hour self-serve refund
- 80 games in its store
- CPUs up to AMD EPYC 4465P
- NVMe SSD storage on every game
- Manual and automated backups
- DDoS protection on every server
- Up to 25% off yearly on ARK
- 4.1 on Trustpilot from 10,315 reviews
Before you order
- The refund is self-serve and only runs for 72 hours, so test your server early.
- Locations are listed by region or country (North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, India, Japan and Singapore). Ask Shockbyte which city your server will run in if ping matters to you.
- On ARK, extra storage runs from +$1.99 for 20 GB to +$39.99 for 1000 GB, and the 3, 6 and 12 instance options cost +$2.99, +$9.99 and +$19.99.
Pricing
Each game has its own price in US dollars. Of the games TopServer compares, Mr Byte read prices from $3.99 a month (Minecraft) to $16.99 (Palworld) on 3 October 2026, with Rust and ARK at $14.99. Five more prices are listed on TopServer, from $8.99 (FiveM) to $11.99. On ARK, paying for 3, 6 or 12 months took 10%, 20% or 25% off.
Why Players Use Shockbyte
Shockbyte states a 72-hour self-serve refund, and its Minecraft servers list unlimited slots with 1 GB to 64 GB of RAM.
Hosting Features
Every Shockbyte server includes DDoS protection, manual and automated backups, instant setup and FTP access.
Management and Access
Servers are managed in Shockbyte's control panel, with FTP access to the server files.
Where are Shockbyte's servers located?
Shockbyte lists 7 server locations in 4 countries: Australia (Australia), India (India), Japan (Japan), Singapore (Singapore), Other locations (North America, Europe, Asia).
How much does a game server cost at Shockbyte?
Prices are set per game. Of the 80 priced games on TopServer, the cheapest is Minecraft from $3.99 per month and the dearest is The Front from $24.99 per month.
Is Shockbyte the cheapest host for any game?
Yes. On the prices TopServer has checked, Shockbyte has the lowest monthly starting price of the hosts we track for 12 games: Unturned, Terraria, Garry's Mod, Barotrauma, MORDHAU, Euro Truck Simulator 2 and 6 more.
Is Shockbyte cheaper if I pay for longer?
Yes. Paying for longer takes up to 25% off on the games Mr Byte has checked.
Does Shockbyte offer refunds?
Shockbyte states its refund terms as: 72-hour self-serve refund.
What control panel does Shockbyte use?
Shockbyte servers are managed through Multicraft Control Panel.
Does Shockbyte include DDoS protection and automated backups?
Yes. Shockbyte's game servers include DDoS protection and automated backups.
How many games does Shockbyte support?
TopServer compares 80 games at Shockbyte; the full list with prices is above.
How is Shockbyte rated?
Shockbyte has a Trustpilot score of 4.1 from 10,315 reviews (checked 2 October 2026).
Does Shockbyte have a promo code?
TopServer has no Shockbyte promo code on record right now. Paying for longer is the saving the host lists: up to 25% off longer billing.
Shockbyte Promo Codes and Deals
TopServer has no Shockbyte promo code on record right now. The saving Shockbyte lists is for paying longer: up to 25% off longer billing. See all current hosting deals.