Dedicated local host

Software concept

Has dedicated local host/server application available, either bundled with the game or available for free as a download. Usually available for more platforms than the game itself is available for.

games

platforms

Alternate name: Dedicated local server

CrossFire

LIN 2001-05-08

Left 4 Dead 2

WIN 2009-11-18

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West

WIN 2010-04-08

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

WIN 2009-11-24

Left 4 Dead

WIN 2008-11-17

Starbound

WIN 2016-07-22

ArmA II

WIN 2009-06-26

Call of Duty: World at War

WIN 2008-11-06

WIN 2004-12-24

WIN 2008-10-21

WIN 2011-05-16

WIN 2010-07-19

The first video game about Dedicated local host was released on May 8, 2001.

Valve, Devolver Digital and Chucklefish has published most of these games

Related:
* Direct connect
* Mesh network

Linux is common additional platform for dedicated server software.

Unlike regular locally hosted servers, dedicated servers do not need any graphical output capabilities and their requirements are lower than those of regular game servers. A lot of processing required for gamer experience can be omitted completely with most of the processing purely focused on transmitting data, some management functionality and any anti-cheat features. But besides that, the system requirements compared to the actual game are minuscule.

Parent group

Hosting

Platforms

Windows		14
Linux		4
Mac OS X		1
BSD		1

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