Squad is a large-scale tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Offworld Industries. It left Early Access in September 2020 and has grown into one of the most respected milsim shooters on PC, built around teamwork, communication, and combined-arms combat.
Each round puts two teams of up to 50 players against each other on huge maps, with players split into small squads led by a squad lead. Victory depends on building FOBs, running logi runs to keep them supplied, and coordinating infantry, armor, and helicopters. Voice communication is not a bonus here, it is the core mechanic that ties a winning team together.
Squad is a multiplayer-only game, so the server you play on shapes every match. Communities run their own rule sets, from strict full-real milsim to faster casual play. On a private dedicated server, your group sets the map rotation, the rules, and the admin team, and the server stays online around the clock for scheduled events and seeding.
Squad server settings live in config files like Server.cfg and Admins.cfg, where admins set the slot count, map rotation, and admin permissions. The game supports a full mod workshop, so communities can run custom maps and overhaul mods such as Steel Division alongside the base game.
On the hardware side, Squad leans hard on the CPU: a full 100-player server with active vehicles and helicopters pushes single-core performance to keep tick rates stable. NVMe storage speeds up map rotations and mod loading. A 6 GB plan suits smaller training or scrim servers, while a busy public community running full rounds benefits from the 14 GB plan.
| Server type | RAM needed | Players | Recommended plan |
|---|
| Scrim or training server | 6 GB | Up to 40 | 6 GB plan |
| Active community server | 10 GB | Up to 80 | 10 GB plan |
| Full public server | 14 GB | 100 | 14 GB plan |
Running Squad on a dedicated server gives your community full control over the map rotation, slot count, and admin roster, plus a stable tick rate that holds up when every slot is filled. No player carries a host connection advantage because there is no local host running the round.
PingPlayers pairs dedicated hardware with Ping AI, which handles server setup, config questions, and troubleshooting so your admins spend match night running the server rather than wrestling with config files.
