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S&box launches April 28, 2026 and our servers are ready on day one. Full Source 2 engine support with custom C# gamemode loading and 24/7 admin assistance through the launch window.
Why Host With Us?
Powerful Hardware
Latest-generation processors and NVMe storage as a standard - we ensure that our hosting outperforms the competition with unmatched speed and reliability.
Fully DDoS Protected
We protect you from the most complex attacks with our multi-tiered mitigation platform, even those that exploit vulnerabilities within certain games.
Full FTP Access
For power users who prefer to self-manage, we provide FTP access and a file manager to install and manage your game server content, server settings and more.
24/7 Technical Support
It's unacceptable to wait hours, possibly days, for a response to support requests. Our customers enjoy an average ticket response time of less than 10 minutes.
Coming Soon
This type of game server isn't yet available for rent, but will be soon!
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High Performance Hardware
Unlike most hosting providers, we own & operate our own hardware.- Xeon and Ryzen CPUs
- DDR4 & DDR5 Memory
- Up to 10Gbps Uplinks
- NVMe SSD Drives
Easy-to-Use Game Management
We host all of our S&box servers on our modified TCAdmin v2 platform. This proven, powerful control suite offers the best in server management capability.
- Web Console
- File Manager
- Workshop Installer
- Log Viewer
- Offsite Backups
- Easy Data Restores
About S&box: The Spiritual Successor to Garry's Mod
S&box is Facepunch Studios' next-generation creation platform, built on the modern Source 2 engine and powered by C# scripting instead of Lua. As the spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, S&box trades a 20-year-old engine for the same toolchain Valve uses on Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Half-Life: Alyx. Players don't just join servers. They write, ship, and remix entire gamemodes from inside the launcher.
The core loop is community-driven gamemode hosting. asset.party serves as the public catalog where creators publish playable gamemodes, props, maps, and tools. From sandbox playgrounds to fully fledged shooters, every gamemode runs on dedicated server tick rates, with the kind of physics fidelity and networking that a Lua-based engine cannot match.
High-Performance S&box Server Hosting for the Source 2 Era
S&box's gamemode-and-asset model puts unusual demands on a server. When you rent S&box servers from Host Havoc, you escape the limits of peer hosting, where one player's home connection becomes the bottleneck for the entire lobby. Our infrastructure is sized for the realities of Source 2 dedicated workloads:
- High-Clock Speed CPUs: 4.0GHz+ cores to keep C# gamemode logic and Source 2 physics ticking at full rate.
- NVMe SSD Storage: Required for fast asset.party content loading and gamemode hot-swaps without long stalls.
- Scalable Memory: Headroom to host larger gamemodes and persistent worlds without forced restarts.
- High-Capacity Uplink: 1 Gbps+ connectivity and enterprise-grade DDoS filtering to keep your community online 24/7.
Because S&box is iterating fast through public release, your server has to keep pace with the platform itself. We host on bare-metal hardware and apply patches as Facepunch ships them, so your gamemode developers and players are never stuck on a stale build.
Complete Control & Easy Management
Every S&box server comes with our standard control panel, including Full FTP Access and a web-based File Manager so you can edit gamemode configs, manage installed asset.party content, and back up your server data without leaving the browser. Restart, save, and version-control your world in seconds.
As S&box evolves through public release, staying current matters. Our platform features one-click updates tied to the official S&box launcher build, so the moment Facepunch pushes a patch, you're a click away from being on it. Whether you run a single sandbox for friends or operate a community of player-run gamemodes, you get the tools and the protection to keep your server secure and performant.