Grapple Gaming

Private by default

Private game servers, hosted in South Africa.

No public port. No DDoS target. Invite your friends and nobody else can reach it.

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Windrose

Beta · 6-12 GB · 8 players · from R249

Private by default

Your server is not on the internet.

Every other host sells you a public IP, then sells you DDoS protection for it. We just do not open the port.

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    We build it

    Your server goes live on South African hardware with console, files and backups from the first minute.

  2. 02

    You invite people

    Add players by email. Remove someone and their access is gone immediately.

  3. 03

    Nobody else gets in

    No public port to find, scan or attack. Your server is on no list, because it cannot be reached.

25 games, live now

Games that actually run well on a local node.

We list what we have tested. Rust, ARK and Palworld are not here yet because the hardware for them is not here yet.

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Pricing

Pick a size. That is the whole price.

Full pricing and add ons

R189per month

4 GB · 10 private players

19 of our 25 available games run on this size. Every plan is private by default and the price does not change once you are on it.

Questions

The answers you actually want.

Do my friends need to install anything?
Yes, one small client, once. They sign in, install it, and your server appears. After that it is the same as joining any other server.
Why is there no public IP?
Because a public IP is what gets your server scanned, griefed and DDoSed. Private access removes the target instead of selling you protection for it.
Can I make my server public later?
That is planned as a paid add on. It costs more because it carries real abuse and DDoS risk, and we would rather price that honestly than bundle it.
Can I get my files out?
Always. Full file access and backups from day one. It is your world.
How many people can play?
The player count listed on each size is what you get, from five on the smallest plan up to twenty on the largest. We do not sell you a server and then sell you the people on it.
What does shared fair use CPU actually mean?
You are not buying dedicated cores. Plans are sized for vanilla and light modded servers. If your server starts affecting other people on the node we will talk to you about a bigger plan.
Where are the servers?
South Africa. That is the whole point. Local players get local latency instead of routing to Europe.
What ping should I expect?
We have not measured it on the hardware you would actually be on, so there is no number on this site. Every host in this market quotes one without saying from where or on whose line. Ours goes up when it is real.
Can I run mods and plugins?
Yes, and the plan sizes assume you will. Heavy modpacks are the exception: they need more CPU than shared fair use gives you, which is why the larger sizes exist and why some games are not on sale yet.
Why is Rust or ARK not listed as available?
Because we cannot run them well yet. Those need performance hardware we have not bought. Listing them and delivering a bad server helps nobody.
How many games can I actually order today?
Thirty eight of the hundred and twelve in the catalogue are tested and on sale. Forty three are in beta while we benchmark them, and thirty one are waiting on hardware. Every game page states which it is.
Why does Minecraft have one page for Java and Bedrock?
Because it is one server you choose how to run, not two products. The page covers both editions and the plan sizes are the same either way.
What does it cost?
From R59 a month for one gigabyte up to R429 for twelve, in rands, monthly. No setup fee, no minimum term, and no currency conversion at the end.
Can I order right now?
Not yet. The customer portal where ordering and billing live is still being set up, so nothing on this site takes payment. The prices are what it will cost when it opens.
How do I get hold of you?
Email [email protected]. That reaches a person rather than a queue. A Discord is still being set up and will appear on the contact page when it exists.

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Get four friends and a world that stays up.

Hosted in South Africa, private from the first minute, priced in rands.

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