Forward Ports on Your Router for The Kids We Were

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September 07, 2021 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Kids We Were is Gagex's Adventure game released in 2021.

The Kids We Were characters standing at a small storefront.
The Kids We Were characters standing at a small storefront.

Ports Required for The Kids We Were

The ports for The Kids We Were are as follows:

The Kids We Were - Steam

  • TCP: 27015, 27036
  • UDP: 27015, 27031-27036

The Kids We Were - Switch

  • TCP: 6667, 12400, 28910, 29900, 29901, 29920
  • UDP: 1-65535

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Since The Kids We Were is an adventure game you can expect to follow your character through a story, where you are the one who discovers the plot, solves the problems, and ultimately decides the fate of the game. Adventure style games tend to be longer than other styles of games and focus on the story. If you enjoy a game that has a large story element then you will most likely enjoy playing The Kids We Were.

Forward Ports for The Kids We Were

When you are playing The Kids We Were you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and on occasion even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

Before You Forward a Port

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

How to locate your router's IP Address

The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

How To Forward Ports

A smart way to forward your ports is to use Network Utilities. Since Network Utilities allows you to both forward and un-forward ports easily you can keep your network security maximized, and then forward ports only when you need them. Alternatively you can do it by hand.

The process for forwarding a port is usually:

After that you're done - your ports should be open. Wait, there's more... Check out our growing list of games and applications.

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