Low-Latency VPS for Minecraft, Rust & Valheim
🏆 Our pick: Vultr · 💰 Best value (dedicated): OVHcloud Eco (Kimsufi) · 🥈 Runner-up: Hetzner Cloud
⚠ Class honesty: the editorial pick above is a fair-share (shared vCPU) plan — its specs are burst ceilings (“up to”), not guarantees. The dedicated value ranking below remains the primary guide for sustained workloads. Dedicated step-up for this workload: OVHcloud Eco (Kimsufi) at $11.65/mo (guaranteed cores).
Game ticks need 3.5GHz+ single-thread and 4–8GB RAM, plus DDoS shielding. Pick high-frequency cores and EU/US region proximity.
Prices & hardware specs verified 2026-09-02
Start on dedicated — guaranteed cores for this workload (Top 5)
Our Recommendations
Cloud Compute plans bill hourly with NVMe storage — ideal for bursty game lobbies.
Nuremberg/Falkenstein <20ms to Central Europe, excellent peering.
Built-in Arbor anti-DDoS critical for public game ports.
Key Takeaways
- Single-thread GHz beats core count for tick loops.
- NVMe reduces world-save stutter vs SSD.
Gotchas
- Shared vCPU can spike tick lag — prefer dedicated vCPU for >20 players.
- Always snapshot world saves externally.
Test your own workload
Adjust vCPU, RAM and bandwidth in the calculator.