Looking for a WindowsGSM Alternative?

🛑 WindowsGSM's original development has stalled

The original WindowsGSM author has not released an update in over two years. The project continues through community-maintained forks and plugins, but core issues go unaddressed and plugin quality varies. WGS is actively developed by its author, with regular releases and a growing built-in game list that doesn't depend on third-party plugin maintainers.

🧩 WGS works without plugins

WindowsGSM relies on community-maintained plugin repositories for each game. WGS ships with 143+ games built in — no downloading, no plugin management, no broken community repos. New games are added in regular updates.

⚡ Modern automation features

WGS includes features that WindowsGSM never had: a Discord bot, a REST API with a web dashboard, crash prediction, per-server RAM caps, wake-on-demand, player statistics, group ban-list sync, and more. Everything is configurable from a single window — no external tools needed.

📦 How to migrate from WindowsGSM

WGS does not import WindowsGSM's server list, but migration is straightforward:

• Install WGS — no installer needed, just extract the zip and run WindowsGameServer.exe
• Add a new server in WGS for each game you were running
• Point WGS to your existing server install directory, or let WGS do a fresh install via SteamCMD
• Copy your world saves and config files into the new install path if needed
• WGS will manage firewall rules, SteamCMD, and backups from that point forward

The full installation guide is available on the Installation page.

❓ What if my game isn't listed?

WGS includes 143+ games out of the box. If your game isn't on the list, the built-in Plugin Creator lets you add any dedicated server executable without writing code — just fill in the game name, Steam AppID, executable path, and ports, and WGS handles the rest. Plugins can be exported and shared as .cs files.

See the full supported games list.