Icarus Server Hosting
Icarus server hosting for a world that never sleeps.
Persistent Prospects & Open Worlds, Hosted 24/7
Keep your Icarus prospect or open-world save online around the clock so your group can drop in and keep building, mining and surviving, hosted on high-clock UK & US hardware with full file access, automatic backups and always-on DDoS protection.
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See your real ping before you buy
Lower ping means smoother, more responsive co-op survival for every player.
Icarus hosting is almost here.
We're finalising our Icarus dedicated server plans on CPU-optimised UK & US hardware. Register your interest and we'll let you know the moment they go live, with the same one-click setup, full file access and always-on DDoS protection we're known for.
Register your interest in Icarus server hosting.
Leave your details and we'll be in touch the second Icarus servers are ready to order, no obligation, no spam, just a heads-up so you can claim your world before everyone else.
We're rated excellent.
Rated 4.8 / 5 by 500+ server owners on Trustpilot.
One of the best providers
Changing to EUGameHost was one of the best decisions I've made. I now run a dedicated server and two game servers. The team is amazing, knowledgeable and personal. No bots.
The best out there
I've tried a lot of game server hosts over the years and after a year with EUGameHost they're one of the best, especially the support. Loads of RAM where most hosts charge a fortune to upgrade.
Amazing customer service
Had an issue with my server and got a response very quickly. Once we confirmed it, the fix was applied immediately and I was given extra time for free. 100% recommend.
Rock steady through DDoS attacks
Switched our server over from a previous host after server-killing DDoS attacks. Haven't had a single issue since and the servers are rock steady.
Best host out there
Really good host, very good server and a very patient team, always there to help with quick ticket responses. Extremely happy with their work.
Fantastic price for the hardware
Use this to host a game server: absolutely fantastic price for the hardware available. Had one small issue and got a human response in under 2 minutes. Can't complain.
Built for persistent survival on Icarus.
Worlds, saves, configuration and a live console: everything you need to run a persistent Icarus prospect or open-world session your group can return to whenever they like.
Worlds & Sessions
- Persistent prospect & open-world saves
- Group co-op for up to 8 players
- Configure session type & difficulty
- Your world stays online 24/7
Configuration
- Tune respawn, difficulty & rules
- Edit world settings without guesswork
- Built-in validation prevents errors
- Restart & manage from the panel
Files & Saves
- Full FTP / SFTP file-level access
- Browser file manager included
- Automatic backups you can roll back
- One-click manual snapshots
Reliability
- Always-on Layer 3/4/7 DDoS protection
- Never null-routed during attacks
- UK (London) & US (Dallas) locations
- 24/7 UK-based support
Trusted by 500+ game server owners.
Full control over your Icarus world.
Manage your save, world settings, files and backups from one powerful panel: switch between the features below to see how easy Icarus server administration will be.
Real-time server monitoring and control
Monitor your Icarus server in real time with live console logs, run server commands instantly, and troubleshoot issues without SSH access or external tools.
- Live log streaming
- Instant command execution
- Automatic crash detection & recovery
Live console logs
One-click restart
Live server console
Full FTP/SFTP access with browser file management
Manage your Icarus saves, world data and configuration with drag-and-drop simplicity. Edit settings directly in the browser or connect over an FTP client whenever you prefer.
- Drag-and-drop uploads
- In-browser file editing
- Full SFTP access
Drag & drop upload
Edit in browser
Complete file control
Configure your Icarus world without guesswork
Set session type, difficulty, respawn rules and your server name with clear labels and validation that prevents configuration errors, no manual config-file editing required.
- Visual config editor
- Built-in validation
- Prospect & open-world settings
Plain-English settings
Safe validation
Easy configuration
Automatic backups you can roll back in seconds
Never lose progress on a long prospect. Automatic backups and one-click manual snapshots mean you can restore your Icarus world to any earlier point in time.
- Automatic scheduled backups
- One-click manual snapshots
- Fast restore process
Scheduled backups
Roll back in seconds
Automated backups
Built for a smooth survival sim.
Icarus is a demanding survival simulation: real hardware tied to real in-game results, and exactly which plans get what.
Ryzen 9 7950X
High single-thread clock
10Gbps Connection
Low-latency network
NVMe SSD
Read & write
What that means on your Icarus server
Standard vs Extreme, and the rest
| Hardware | Standard | Extreme Best | Typical host |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon @ 3.8GHz+ | Ryzen 9 7950X @ 5.8GHz · dedicated cores | Low-clock / oversold |
| Memory | DDR4 3200MHz | DDR5 5600MHz | Shared DDR4 |
| Storage | NVMe 4.0 SSD | NVMe 5.0 SSD | SATA SSD or HDD |
| Network | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps | 1 Gbps shared |
| DDoS protection | Always-on · Layer 3/4/7 | Always-on · Layer 3/4/7 | Null-routed during attacks |
| Backups | Automatic + snapshots | Automatic + snapshots | Manual / none |
| Setup time | ~60 seconds | ~60 seconds | Manual / queued |
Compared with a typical budget survival-game host: specifics vary by provider and plan.
Lower ping. Smoother survival.
Our private backbone and smart routing keep your Icarus server responsive for players across the UK, EU, and beyond.
- Point of presence
- Edge metro
- Private fibre run
Everything you need to run a better Icarus server.
CPU-optimised hardware, real DDoS protection and a panel built for survival admins, without the premium price tag.
Instant setup
Once Icarus hosting launches, you'll go from checkout to a live server in under 60 seconds: your world deploys automatically, ready to configure.
CPU-tuned performance
High-clock Ryzen and Xeon CPUs, DDR5 memory and pure NVMe SSDs keep the Icarus simulation smooth even on long, demanding prospects.
Always-on DDoS protection
Layer 3, 4 and 7 mitigation with Anycast routing keeps your server online through attacks, never null-routed, nothing to configure.
24/7 support
Real UK-based people who understand survival servers, world settings and saves: fast answers by ticket or Discord, day or night.
Backups you control
Automatic backups plus one-click snapshots mean a bad session never costs you a long prospect: roll your world back in seconds.
Full control panel
Manage world settings, the live console, files, backups and your save from one powerful panel you actually control.
This is Icarus.
A look at survival on the alien frontier, then register your interest and be first to launch your own world.
Every server is backed by a 48-hour money-back guarantee.
When Icarus hosting goes live you'll be able to spin up your world and put us to the test. If it's not right within the first 48 hours, contact support for a full refund. No contracts, cancel anytime.
Icarus server hosting questions, answered.
An Icarus dedicated server runs your world persistently in the cloud rather than tying it to a host player's session. That means your prospect, open-world or hardcore save stays online around the clock so friends can drop in and continue building, mining and surviving even when you're offline.
We're finalising our Icarus hosting plans now. Register your interest from this page and we'll let you know the moment Icarus servers go live, so you can be among the first to launch a persistent world on our UK and US hardware.
Yes. Icarus dedicated servers support both timed prospect missions and persistent open-world play, and with full file-level access you'll be able to configure session type, difficulty and respawn rules to suit your group.
Icarus co-op sessions are typically sized for small groups of up to eight players, and a dedicated server lets that group share one persistent world. Real capacity comes down to CPU clock speed, memory and how demanding your session settings are rather than an artificial slot cap.
Icarus is a demanding survival simulation, so we run high clock-speed Intel Xeon and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors paired with NVMe SSD storage for fast world loading and high-frequency DDR4/DDR5 memory to keep the simulation smooth under load.
Yes. Every server we host includes always-on DDoS protection with Layer 3, 4 and 7 filtering and Anycast routing, designed specifically for game traffic. Your Icarus server is never null-routed during an attack, and there is nothing extra to buy or configure.
Yes. You'll get full FTP/SFTP and complete file-level control plus a browser file manager, so you can edit world settings, manage saves and back up your prospect data without restrictions.
Yes. Automatic backups plus one-click manual snapshots mean you can roll your Icarus world back to an earlier point if a session goes wrong: your characters, progress and base building stay safe.
We host in the UK (London) and US (Dallas) with routing optimised for European and North American players. You can run the live latency test at the top of this page to check your real ping to each location before you commit.
Yes. Plan changes are instant with zero downtime, and relocating between our datacentres preserves your world, configuration and progress, so you can scale up or move closer to your players whenever you like.
What to look for in an Icarus host
Not every survival-game host is built the same: here is what genuinely matters when choosing where to run your Icarus server, and how EUGameHost delivers on each.
| What to look for | Why it matters for Icarus | EUGameHost |
|---|---|---|
| High-frequency CPU (single-thread) | Icarus is a demanding survival simulation, and per-core clock speed has the biggest impact on how smoothly the world, weather and AI run when a full group is online. | Our Extreme tier runs the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with dedicated cores for the single-thread performance survival sims need; Standard tier uses high-clock Intel Xeon CPUs. |
| No overselling | Oversold nodes share one CPU across far too many servers, causing lag spikes and stutter the moment several worlds get busy at once. | We size capacity to the hardware and never oversell: your plan gets the CPU and memory it's sold with. |
| NVMe storage | Icarus worlds, terrain and saves are large, and slow disks cause long world loads and stuttery asset streaming. | Every plan runs on NVMe SSD storage as standard for fast world loading, quick saves and smooth asset streaming. |
| Always-on DDoS protection | Game servers are frequent attack targets, and budget hosts often null-route during an attack, taking your whole session offline. | Always-on Layer 3/4/7 DDoS protection with Anycast routing is included on every server, and we never null-route during an attack. |
| Automatic backups | A crash or a bad session can wipe hours of progress on a long prospect, so reliable, automatic backups are essential. | Automatic backups plus one-click manual snapshots let you roll your Icarus world back to any earlier point in seconds. |
| Full file access | Some hosts lock down configuration, which traps you on default settings as your group's needs grow. | Full FTP/SFTP and file-level access plus a browser file manager mean you control world settings, saves and configuration end to end. |
| UK + US locations (latency) | Low ping keeps co-op survival, building and combat responsive; the right location for your players makes a tangible difference. | Choose London (UK) or Dallas (US) to put your server close to your group, and test your real ping before you buy. |
| Real 24/7 support | Survival problems don't keep office hours: a downed server mid-prospect needs a real person who knows the platform. | Genuine 24/7 UK-based support, backed by a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating from over 500 reviews. |
| No-contract / cancel anytime | Group interest ebbs and flows, so being locked into a long contract is a needless risk. | No contracts, ever: pay as you go, scale up before a big session and cancel whenever you choose. |
The complete guide to Icarus server hosting
Renting an Icarus server gives your group a persistent world that lives in the cloud rather than on one player's PC, so prospects, open worlds and progress stay online around the clock. This guide covers everything you need to know about Icarus server hosting: how it works, why you'd rent instead of self-host, the hardware Icarus demands, and how to pick a host that keeps the simulation smooth.
Icarus is a session-based survival game set on a hostile, terraformed alien planet, where players drop in to complete timed prospect missions or build out persistent open worlds. Icarus server hosting runs a dedicated instance of the game on managed hardware, so your world stays online continuously and your whole group can connect to one shared, persistent save rather than depending on a single host player being online.
EUGameHost provides premium UK and US game server hosting with a full control panel, live web console, file manager, configuration editor and automatic backups, built for community owners who want their world to feel as polished as the survival running on it. With a Trustpilot rating of 4.8 out of 5 from more than 500 reviews, it's a platform you can trust with a long prospect.
Self-hosting Icarus from a home PC sounds cheaper on paper, but it rarely is once you factor in the realities. Icarus is a demanding survival simulation, and running a dedicated server locally ties up your own machine, exposes your home IP and bandwidth to attack, and takes your world offline whenever your power, internet or PC has a wobble. A residential connection also lacks the bandwidth and DDoS protection a persistent public server needs.
Renting a dedicated Icarus server solves all of this. EUGameHost includes always-on DDoS protection free on every plan, a 10 Gbps network, full FTP/SFTP access for deep customisation, automatic backups and 24/7 support for when something needs a human. With no contracts you can cancel anytime, so renting carries none of the long-term risk of buying and maintaining your own hardware.
Icarus is one of the more demanding survival servers around, and the reason is the simulation: dynamic weather, environmental hazards, AI creatures and a large open world all run server-side. Single-core clock speed has the biggest impact on how smoothly that simulation ticks, which in turn governs how responsive building, mining, combat and travel feel to every connected player.
The pressure point is a full group deep into a long prospect, with storms rolling in and AI active across a busy base. A low-clock or oversold CPU sees its performance collapse under that load, producing the stutter, rubber-banding and desync that drive players away. A strong single-thread processor, fast memory and quick storage are what hold performance steady when it matters most.
CPU: single-thread speed wins
Because the Icarus simulation leans hard on per-core performance, clock speed matters more than raw core count. EUGameHost's Extreme tier runs on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors with dedicated CPU cores, so your server isn't fighting noisy neighbours for cycles at peak time. The Standard tier runs on high-clock Intel Xeon CPUs (3.8GHz+) for a strong, cost-effective baseline.
Memory and storage: DDR5 and NVMe
Icarus's memory footprint grows with world size and player activity, so fast, generous memory keeps the world responsive: the Extreme tier pairs its Ryzen 9 with DDR5. On storage, NVMe SSDs slash the time it takes to load worlds, stream terrain to joining players and write saves. Both tiers ride a 10 Gbps network so bandwidth is never the bottleneck.
Public game servers are frequent DDoS targets, especially busy community worlds. Generic web DDoS protection is largely ineffective against game-layer attacks, which is why proper mitigation has to understand game traffic and UDP floods specifically.
EUGameHost includes always-on DDoS protection on every server, with Layer 3 and 4 volumetric mitigation, Layer 7 application filtering, and Anycast routing that absorbs large-scale attacks across multiple points of presence. Crucially, protection is always on and your server is never null-routed during an attack: the failure mode of cheap hosts that quietly take your whole world offline the moment they're targeted.
Location is the difference between responsive co-op and a session that feels laggy for half your group. Survival games are sensitive to latency (building, combat and travel all come down to fractions of a second), so you want your server hosted as close as possible to the bulk of your players to keep ping low and the world in sync.
EUGameHost offers locations in the United Kingdom (London) and the United States (Dallas), with routing optimised for European and North American players. London is the natural home for UK and European groups, while Dallas serves North America with low latency. Run the live latency test at the top of this page to check your real ping to each before you commit.