CrossplayPlatforms: control which platforms can join

CrossplayPlatforms is the Palworld server setting that decides which platforms are allowed to connect. Most people never need to change it — but if you want a PC-only server, or to exclude a platform, this is the knob.

The default lets everyone in

By default the setting is:

CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac)

It's a comma-separated list inside parentheses. All four platforms are allowed out of the box, so if you just want everyone to be able to play together, you don't need to touch it.

Restrict to specific platforms

Remove the platforms you want to exclude. For example, a PC-only (Steam) server:

CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam)

Steam + Xbox but no PlayStation: CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,Mac). Keep the parentheses and commas exactly as shown.

Note: the old setting is gone

If you find old guides mentioning AllowConnectPlatform, that setting is deprecated— the official docs say it's no longer used and to use CrossplayPlatforms instead.

Remember: allowing a platform isn't the same as being findable on it. Xbox and PS5 players also need your server published as a community server to see it at all — the allow-list only controls who's permitted once they can find it.

Not officially confirmed:Whether a self-hosted SteamCMD server needs any Epic Online Services (EOS) configuration for console crossplay comes up sometimes. The official server docs list no EOS parameters or steps, so none appear to be required — but there's no explicit official statement to that effect, so we flag it rather than assert it.

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