Enshrouded is a survival action RPG developed and published by Keen Games, set in the dying world of Embervale. Released into Steam Early Access in January 2024, it brings together open-world survival, voxel-based base building, and deep RPG skill trees in a co-op experience defined by one constant threat: the Shroud, a toxic fog that corrupts everything it covers and limits how long you can survive inside it.
Enshrouded is built around your Flame Altar, the base anchor that extends your resistance to the Shroud and marks the center of your growing settlement. You dig into voxel terrain, construct fortified bases from scratch, rescue survivors who become your craftspeople and traders, and push deeper into corrupted zones to fight monsters, clear dungeons, and take on regional bosses across biomes including the Springlands, Revelwood, Nomad Highlands, and the volcanic Kindlewastes. Four distinct skill-tree paths let each player in your crew specialize as a frontline fighter, ranged hunter, battlemage, or support crafter.
Co-op groups of up to 16 share the same persistent world, building together, running separate expeditions into the Shroud, and coordinating to push the Flame Altar further into corrupted territory. Sessions run long and the world tracks every change. With a private dedicated Enshrouded server, your world stays online 24/7 with no dependency on any one player keeping their PC running. Log in when you want, and the base is exactly as you left it.
Enshrouded dedicated servers support extensive configuration that lets admins tune the experience for their group. Settings include enemy difficulty, resource gather rates, day/night cycle length, Shroud timer duration, player respawn rules, crafting speed multipliers, and carry weight. The Nexus Mods community actively maintains quality-of-life additions for Enshrouded including improved inventory management, visual enhancements, and balance tweaks, with more mods appearing as Keen Games expands the modding toolkit through Early Access updates.
Enshrouded runs on demanding server hardware. The voxel-based world tracks every terrain modification, player-built structure, and destructible object persistently across all sessions. High-frequency CPUs keep tick rates stable when multiple players are exploring the Shroud simultaneously or during heavy boss fights. NVMe SSD storage prevents save lag and protects world data from corruption during autosaves. DDR5 RAM keeps the full world simulation responsive as your base footprint and Shroud boundary expand over time.
| Server type | RAM needed | Players | Recommended plan |
|---|
| Small group | 8 GB | 1–10 | 8 GB plan |
| Standard co-op | 10 GB | 10–13 | 10 GB plan |
| Full server (up to 16) | 12 GB | 13–16 | 12 GB plan |
A private dedicated Enshrouded server gives your group full admin control over the experience: Shroud timer strength, enemy damage scaling, resource yield rates, crafting multipliers, day/night length, and respawn rules. Unlike a PC-hosted session, your dedicated server stays online 24/7 so the persistent world remains available whenever anyone in your group logs in, whether you are building solo or running a full 16-player raid into the Kindlewastes.
Hosting a dedicated Enshrouded server eliminates host advantage, removes the bottleneck of running game and server on the same machine, and delivers a stable environment for up to 16 players. PingPlayers includes high-performance hardware, full configuration control, automated world backups, 24/7 real human support, and an integrated Ping AI assistant that helps configure server settings, onboard new players, and resolve setup issues without trawling through forums.
