Different consoles, one game that bridges them
This is the situation that breaks most game nights: your group owns different systems. One friend's on PS5, another on Xbox, someone's on a gaming PC, and the fourth only has a Switch. Crossplay is the fix - games that let players on different platforms group up in the same match. But crossplay support is inconsistent and easy to get wrong, which is exactly why this hub exists.
Every game on this page has verified crossplay, checked against the developer's official documentation and linked on each pick. Our top crossplay pick is Diablo IV - full crossplay and cross-progression across PS5, Xbox, and PC, so your group can play together and even swap devices mid-season. Minecraft and Fortnite are the widest tents, reaching Switch and mobile too.
The trap to avoid: “crossplay” rarely means every platform. Helldivers 2 crossplays across PS5, PC, and Xbox but never came to Switch. Deep Rock Galactic bridges PC and Xbox but keeps PlayStation separate. So confirm your specific combination. We've built pages for the two most common ones: PS5 + PC and Xbox + PS5.
How crossplay actually works
Most crossplay games use a shared account or a friend code to link players across platforms - you add each other in-game rather than through the console's friends list. A few require crossplay to be toggled on in settings. Once you're connected, platform stops mattering. If your group is also spread across cities, pair this with the long-distance hub, since remote groups are almost always mixed-platform too.
Three pages fill in the gaps around the console combinations below. Switch and Xbox completes the pairings, and phone and console covers the friend who owns no hardware at all. Most usefully, check the popular games that are not cross platform before anyone spends money - Stardew Valley, It Takes Two and Borderlands 3 catch out more groups than anything on this page.
