# Is it possible to play multiplayer from command line?

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/is-it-possible-to-play-multiplayer-from-command-line/34918>\
**Category:** Gameplay\
**Created:** [April 29, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/is-it-possible-to-play-multiplayer-from-command-line/34918 "2018-04-29T23:29:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![nxor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@nxor](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/nxor)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/is-it-possible-to-play-multiplayer-from-command-line/34918/1 "2018-04-29T23:29:28Z")

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Is it possible to join a game from command line?

I can start a game from steam and join from another computer ?

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**Author:** ![ayazar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/ayazar/32/53742_2.png) [@ayazar](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ayazar)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/is-it-possible-to-play-multiplayer-from-command-line/34918/2 "2018-04-30T18:22:06Z")

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Technically possible to launch the game from command line with the right user settings as options, but it’s a bit easier to set them in the `user_settings.json` file.

See my response here for user settings: [Multiplayer without Steam?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/multiplayer-without-steam/34944/3)