Best PvP Games for Small Clans With Their Own Server (2026)

The best PvP games for a small clan with its own server are Rust, V Rising, Conan Exiles, The Front, Myth of Empires and Hurtworld for survival raiding, and Counter-Strike 2, Mordhau and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord for scrims and practice. A clan of 5 to 20 gets two things from a private server that official ones never give: rules the clan agrees on, such as raid windows and group limits, and a place to practice without strangers watching. Plan on 8 GB for the survival games and 4 GB for the scrim servers.

Small clans have a particular problem on official servers. They get outnumbered by zergs, wiped while asleep, and the wipe schedule never suits anyone's real life. Running your own server, alone or with two or three friendly clans, fixes all of it. The list splits into two kinds of PvP: survival games where you raid each other, and competitive games where you train.

Clan PvP picks

Survival PvP: raid each other on your terms

1. Rust

Rust is the clan PvP game. A clan server lets you choose the map size, the group limit, the wipe schedule and the plugins. Small clans often run a 3000 size map, a weekly wipe and a limit of 4 or 5 per group so nobody zergs. With Oxide or Carbon you can add raid protection while offline, which decides whether casual members stay.

• RAM: 8 GB for a 3000 map and up to 50 players.
• Setup: how to make a Rust server and how to install Rust plugins with Oxide or Carbon.

2. V Rising

V Rising is the best structured clan PvP on this list. Clan size is a separate rule from server slots, so you can run 40 slots with clans of 2, 3 or 4. The game ships PvP presets with daily, weekend and no siege variants, so castle raids only happen when people are actually online. Stunlock calls the game content complete, so balance does not shift under you.

• RAM: 8 GB for clan PvP with 20 to 40 players.
• Read next: V Rising server settings explained.

3. Conan Exiles

Clans raise fortresses, capture thralls and raid each other's walls, with purges hitting everyone. Your own server lets you set raid windows, building damage hours and harvest rates. Funcom's own servers run 40, which is a good ceiling for a clan server too.

• RAM: 8 GB for a clan of friends on vanilla settings, 12 GB for 20 to 30 players.
• Read next: Conan Exiles server settings explained.

4. The Front

An open world survival game built for clans claiming land and raiding. Official servers come with fixed wipes, which is why clans run their own: a long running PvP world, or PvE with novice protection for new members. Our panel exposes PvE mode, friendly fire, novice protection and admins by Steam ID.

• RAM: 8 GB for a clan or friend group, 12 GB for a few dozen.

5. Myth of Empires

Survival that grows into war: guilds recruit and train soldiers, build castle walls and roll siege weapons. It plays more like a war game than a survival brawl, which suits clans that like organizing. A server for a few allied guilds with agreed rules is a common setup.

• RAM: 12 GB for the default 25 players with bases and troops, 16 GB for a busy PvP server of 50 plus.

6. Hurtworld

Hardcore survival PvP from Bankroll Studios. The public scene is small now, and the developers have moved on from regular updates, which is exactly why a clan server matters: it keeps the game alive for your group with your own wipe schedule.

• RAM: 4 GB for a small clan.

Competitive PvP: a server to train on

7. Counter-Strike 2

A clan server for CS2 is a practice room: infinite ammo, grenade trajectories, retakes, and private 5v5 scrims against friendly teams with a password. MatchZy turns it into a proper match server with ready up and knife rounds.

• RAM: 4 GB for 5v5 scrims.
• Read next: how to install MatchZy on a CS2 server.

8. Mordhau

Medieval melee where skill is everything. Clans run password protected practice servers for team fights and duel yards with their own etiquette.

• RAM: 4 GB for duels or small team fights up to 24.

9. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

The TaleWorlds dedicated server runs multiplayer modes only: Skirmish, Captain, Siege, Team Deathmatch, Duel and Battle. Clans use Skirmish and Captain for scrims and tournaments. Every custom server needs an auth token from your TaleWorlds account.

• RAM: 4 GB for Skirmish or Duel servers.

Rules that keep a clan server fun

1. Group limit. Cap clan size so the biggest group cannot steamroll everyone.
2. Raid windows. Only allow raids at agreed times, so nobody loses a base at 4 a.m.
3. Wipe schedule. Weekly for fast games, monthly for slow ones. Post it.
4. Admin neutrality. Admins should not play for an advantage. Give admin to someone outside the fight if you can.
5. Backups. Take one before every wipe and big rule change. How to back up a game server covers each game.

A server for your clan

A GamezServers server gives your clan its own address with always on DDoS protection, which matters in PvP where the losing side sometimes tries to knock the server offline. Every setting is in the panel, backups are one click, and each member can pay their own share of the bill (up to 10 people). It is live in about a minute. Start with Rust or V Rising.

FAQ

What is the best survival PvP game for a small clan?

Rust for raiding and wipes, V Rising for structured castle sieges with clan size limits and raid windows built into its presets.

How do I stop bigger clans dominating my server?

Set a group or clan size limit, add raid windows and consider offline raid protection on Rust through a plugin.

Do clan scrim servers need much RAM?

No. Counter-Strike 2, Mordhau and Bannerlord scrim servers run on 4 GB.

Can two clans share one server?

Yes. Many small clans run one server together with agreed rules, and split the bill between both clans.