Can you join custom Minecraft servers on Nintendo Switch?

Warpling does not work on Nintendo Switch. The app says so on its first screen, and we would rather say it here too than have you find out after an evening of trying. There is no setting that changes it, and it is not a bug we are about to fix.

What a Switch can join

• The featured servers. Minecraft on Switch has the same Servers tab as other consoles, with Microsoft's partner networks on it.
• Realms. Private worlds hosted by Mojang for a monthly fee; good for a group of friends.
• Friends' worlds. Worlds your friends host, and LAN worlds from other devices playing Minecraft on your network.

All of these need Nintendo Switch Online for online play, and a Microsoft account signed in inside the game.

What about the other methods?

Some people use a DNS change on the Switch to reach other servers, and some phone apps say their version works on Switch. We have not tested those, so we cannot vouch for them either way. If you try one, keep the costs in mind: a DNS change sends all of the Switch's name lookups through a server someone else runs.

Why we do not claim it

We only claim what we have seen work. We test on a PS4, and Xbox joins LAN worlds the same way. Switch does not join servers through Warpling, so the app tells you up front and the store listing says the same.

Got an Xbox or a PlayStation too?

Then any Bedrock server is a few steps away: see joining on Xbox, on PS4 or on PS5.