Cross-play table
Who can play with whom
One row per game: the systems it runs on, whether they share a lobby, and whether your progress follows you. Click a heading to sort.
| Game | Score | PC | PlayStation | Xbox | Switch | Phone | Cross-play | Progress travels | Party | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phasmophobia | 9.2 out of 10, Ready for your group | PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series share every lobby. | Levels and equipment stay on the platform you bought it on. | 1–4 players | £15.99 | |||||
| Helldivers 2 | 9.0 out of 10, Ready for your group | PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series share lobbies; the toggle is in the options. | Your Helldiver stays on the platform you bought the game on. | 1–4 players | £34.99 | |||||
| Among Us | 8.9 out of 10, Ready for your group | Every version shares lobbies, including phones; join by room code. | Cosmetics follow a linked Innersloth account; there is little else to carry. | 4–15 players | £3.99 | |||||
| Fall Guys | 8.8 out of 10, Ready for your group | One Epic account, one lobby, every platform. | Costumes, progress and the seasonal pass follow your Epic account everywhere. | 1–4 players | Free | |||||
| Overwatch | 8.7 out of 10, Ready for your group | All platforms share lobbies; consoles can opt out of matching with PC. | One Battle.net account carries everything between platforms. | 1–5 players | Free | |||||
| Sky: Children of the Light | 8.7 out of 10, Ready for your group | Phones, Switch, PlayStation and PC all share the same world. | Link the account once and your Sky kid, capes and friends follow you to any device. | 1–8 players | Free | |||||
| Marvel Rivals | 8.6 out of 10, Ready for your group | Quick match is cross-play everywhere; competitive keeps PC and consoles apart. | Progress and cosmetics stay on the platform where you earned them. | 1–6 players | Free | |||||
| Valheim | 8.5 out of 10, Ready for your group | PC and Xbox have shared worlds for years; confirm PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 lobbies in the official FAQ before buying. | Characters move between Xbox and the Microsoft Store on PC; Steam saves are files you can copy. | 1–10 players | £23.49 | |||||
| Warframe | 8.5 out of 10, Ready for your group | Every platform, including iPhone, shares missions. | One account across all platforms since the 2024 cross-save rollout. | 1–4 players | Free | |||||
| Final Fantasy XIV | 8.4 out of 10, Ready, with notes | PC, Mac, PlayStation and Xbox share the same servers. | One character on one account, playable from any platform you hold a licence for. | 1–8 players | Free to start | |||||
| Dead by Daylight | 8.3 out of 10, Ready, with notes | PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch share lobbies. | A Behaviour account carries most progress between platforms; some purchases stay where they were made. | 2–5 players | £17.19 | |||||
| Stardew Valley | 8.3 out of 10, Ready, with notes | Each platform plays with itself; PC stores play together. Phones have no multiplayer. | Farms are saved on the platform, and on PC the files can be copied by hand. | 1–4 players | £10.99 |
- Yes, or full
- Partly: some systems only, or with conditions
- No
Platform lists were checked in September 2026 against each publisher’s official pages. Cross-play sometimes has to be switched on in the game’s settings; the individual checks say where.
Head to head
When the group is torn between two
Five pairings we get asked about most, with a plain answer for each side.
Two co-op shooters, two very different bills
Both put four of you against far too many enemies. One costs money up front and nothing after; the other is free and asks for patience instead.
Helldivers 2 if…your group wants one purchase, then years of free updates with no grind talk.
Warframe if…nobody wants to pay tonight and at least one of you enjoys building a character over months.
Which hero shooter for a full stack?
Six friends or five? That question alone decides it for a lot of groups, but the two games also feel different in the hands.
Marvel Rivals if…you have six people, prefer chaos to discipline, and like third-person cameras.
Overwatch if…you have five, want tighter roles and matches decided by teamwork rather than ultimates.
Scary evenings: co-operative or competitive?
Both are horror you play with friends, but one has you huddled together with a torch and the other pits one of you against the rest.
Phasmophobia if…you want everyone on the same side, with laughing and screaming in equal measure.
Dead by Daylight if…you have exactly five people and one of them enjoys being the villain.
A shared world that waits for you
Two games where the world belongs to your group and progress is something you build together over weeks.
Stardew Valley if…the group wants calm, a farm and a reason to log on for twenty minutes.
Valheim if…the group wants a proper adventure with building, boats and bosses to plan for.
For the mixed-ability evening
When half the group does not play games, you need something that explains itself in a minute and gets a laugh in two.
Fall Guys if…you want to be on the same team, running and falling over for twenty minutes.
Among Us if…you want to accuse each other of things, and have at least five people to do it with.