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Direct connect

Software concept

Allows connecting directly to game server - for which the player provides the IP or DNS address of - instead of solely relying on master servers or other mechanisms for finding servers.

27
games
3
platforms
Age of Empires III (Windows)
Age of Empires III
WIN 2005-10-18
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (Windows)
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
WIN 2006-10-17
Killing Floor (Windows)
Killing Floor
WIN 2009-05-14
Sanctum (Windows)
Sanctum
WIN 2011-04-15
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (Windows)
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
WIN 2007-10-16
ArmA II (Windows)
ArmA II
WIN 2009-06-26
Killing Floor 2 (Windows)
Killing Floor 2
WIN 2016-11-18
Divinity: Original Sin (Windows)
Divinity: Original Sin
WIN 2014-06-30
Factorio (Windows)
Factorio
WIN 2016
Terraria (Windows)
Terraria
WIN 2011-05-16
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (Mac OS X)
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
OSX 2008-07
Stranger (Windows)
Stranger
WIN 2007-12
Related:
* Dedicated server
* Mesh network

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The first Direct connect video game was released in 2005.

Tripwire Interactive, Wube Software and Illwinter Game Design published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 13
Mac OS X 7
Linux 7