Crossplay between the PlayStation 5 and the PC gaming client Steam is a fantastic feature when it's available, allowing players to connect across space and consoles. The development of modern online features has made playing video games with friends (and strangers) much easier over time, but multiplayer still runs into frequent limitations. Many PS5 games only allow online play with other PS5 games, and the same is true for other consoles.
Luckily, crossplay has become increasingly common across many PS5 and Steam games, and the process of connecting with other players typically isn't difficult. From competitive FPS games to the best co-op adventures, there's no shortage of good options out there. Unfortunately, there is no way to filter games by crossplay support on Steam or the PS5, making it difficult to find titles that can be played between gamers on a PS5 and a PC.
All The Games Available For Crossplay Between PS5 And Steam
More Games Are Added Frequently
Although there's no official way to filter crossplay games on either platform, several third-party websites make this information a lot easier to acquire. These are all the games on the PS5 at the moment that feature crossplay between the PS5 and Steam according to Steam Hunters:
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite
- Among Us
- Apex Legends
- APICO
- ARK: Survival Ascended
- Armello
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Back 4 Blood
- Battlefield 2042
- Borderlands 3
- Call of Duty
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Chivalry 2
- Crash Drive 3
- Dead by Daylight
- DEATHLOOP
- Deceive Inc.
- Destiny 2
- DIRT 5
- Disney Speedstorm
- Divine Knockout (DKO)
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Elemental War 2
- Embr
- Exoprimal
- F1 22
- Fall Guys
- Farming Simulator 22
- THE FINALS
- First Class Trouble
- The First Descendant
- Gloomhaven
- GRID Legends
- GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
- HELLDIVERS 2
- Hood: Outlaws & Legends
- KarmaZoo
- Madden NFL 24
- Matchpoint - Tennis Championships
- MultiVersus
- Need for Speed Unbound
- Nerf Legends
- No Man's Sky
- Operation Tango
- OUTRIDERS
- Overcooked! All You Can Eat
- Overwatch 2
- Phasmophobia
- PGA Tour 2K23
- Project Winter
- Quake
- Remnant II
- Rubber Bandits
- Sea of Thieves
- Shredders
- Skull and Bones
- Sniper Elite 5
- Spelunky 2
- Splitgate
- Street Fighter 6
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Super Animal Royale
- TEKKEN 8
- Temtem
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
- Unrailed!
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt
- Warframe
- Warlander
- We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
- We Were Here Forever
- WILD HEARTS
- Wildmender
- Worms Rumble
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
This list frequently updates as more games add crossplay support. As new titles appear on the PlayStation Store, it's worth checking if they offer the feature. While there's no way to check this within the PS Store details, many games that have crossplay will explicitly state so in their descriptions.
If the information isn't readily available in the game's store description, another option is to check the official website for the game. If even this fails, some games have dedicated Discord channels or Reddit pages where players can ask about crossplay (and any other questions related to the games).
All PS5 Games Available For Crossplay On Other PC Platforms
Other PC Platforms Also Offer Crossplay With PS5
Of course, Steam isn't the only PC gaming platform available for players, and many other platforms offer PlayStation 5 crossplay, as well. Games acquired from other storefronts like the Microsoft PC store, GOG, Epic Games, and more have several crossplay options. The following games are available on non-Steam platforms and can be played together on PC and PS5:
| Game | Platform With Crossplay |
| Aliens: Fireteam Elite | Microsoft |
| Among Us | Microsoft, Epic, GOG |
| Ascended | Microsoft |
| Ark: Survival Ascended | Microsoft |
| Back 4 Blood | Microsoft, Epic, |
| Battlefield 2042 | EA, Epic |
| Borderlands 3 | Epic |
| Crash Drive 3 | Epic |
| Dauntless | Epic |
| Dead by Daylight | Microsoft, Epic |
| Destiny 2 | Microsoft, Epic |
| DOOM and DOOM II | GOG, Microsoft, Epic |
| Dirt 5 | Microsoft |
| Disney Speedstorm | Microsoft, Epic |
| Faeria | Microsoft, Epic |
| Fortnite Battle Royale | Epic |
| Genshin Impact | Microsoft, Epic |
| Grid Legends | EA |
| Gwent: The Witcher Card Game | GOG |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | Microsoft, Epic |
| Knockout City | EA, Epic |
| Madden NFL 24 | EA, Epic |
| Matchpoint: Tennis Championships | Microsoft, Epic |
| Minecraft (Bedrock) | Microsoft |
| Minecraft Dungeons | Microsoft |
| Need For Speed Heat | EA |
| Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered | EA |
| No Man's Sky | Microsoft |
| Operation: Tango | Epic |
| Overload | GOG |
| Paladins | Epic |
| Phantasy Star Online 2 | Microsoft, Epic |
| Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid | Microsoft |
| Quake | Microsoft |
| Quake II | Microsoft |
| Roblox | Microsoft |
| Rocket Arena | EA |
| Rocket League | Epic |
| Rogue Company | Epic |
| Sea of Thieves | Microsoft |
| Smite | Epic |
| Spacelords | Microsoft |
| Spelunky 2 | Microsoft |
| Spellbreak | Epic |
| Star Wars: Squadron | EA |
| Tetris Effect | Microsoft, Epic |
| Trailblazers | GOG |
| Tooth and Trail | GOG |
| Unrailed! | Epic |
| Wargroove | Microsoft |
| Warface | Epic |
| World War Z | Microsoft, Epic |
| Worms Rumble | Microsoft, Epic |
Like with the Steam crossplay titles, the list of PC games on other platforms that offer PS5 crossplay changes fairly frequently. As new multiplayer games come out, fans can check the official websites of the games to see if they support crossplay. When this information isn't available on the website, the next best place to check is the game's Discord.
How To Enable Crossplay Between Steam And The PS5
Crossplay Must Be Allowed On The PS5
Crossplay is on by default on Steam, so there's no need to enable any special settings on the platform. However, while inviting someone to play a game on the PS5 typically involves adding them as a friend, it's not possible to add a Steam user as a PS5 friend. Starting a PS5 crossplay game with a Steam user requires enabling crossplay on the console.
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Does Palworld PS5 Have Crossplay?
Palworld is now available for PC, Xbox, and PS5, but is there crossplay between the consoles? Can gamers play together across the different platforms?
To activate crossplay, a player needs to navigate to Profile Settings, then Privacy Settings. Scrolling to the bottom displays the option to "Get crossplay game invitations," which should be set to "Allow." Steven Lim has a helpful YouTube video that's short and sweet and shows exactly how to do these steps. Keeping this option off will prevent players from connecting between the PS5 and PC. It will also prevent PS5 players from getting matched with PC players in multiplayer experiences like matches. Enabling the feature will open players up to non-PS5 companions, including receiving and sending in-game invitations to play.
How To Invite A Friend To A Crossplay PS5 And Steam Game
This Is Typically Achieved From Within The Game
Inviting a specific friend to play between the PS5 and PC is almost always done from within the game itself. Most crossplay games, like Helldivers 2 and Call of Duty, have a way to add friends to in-game friend lists. If the game has no friend lists, it will typically use a special code, which can be shared between the players trying to connect.
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Does Phasmophobia On Consoles Have Cross-Play?
Phasmophobia's console release is exciting, but the question of cross-play support could make it or break it for those looking to play with friends.
There is one other way to invite a specific person to a game, and that's to use the Xbox app. This may seem completely counter-intuitive, but it's the case specifically for Sea of Thieves. While the game was originally an Xbox and Microsoft Store exclusive, it released on Steam in 2020 and PS5 in 2024. In order to invite a PC player to a PS5 session and vice versa, players must first connect on the Xbox app. Chad Reddings on YouTube shows how to do this in a brief and simple video.
Crossplay ultimately makes the gap between platforms narrower than ever before, providing a simple way to access a whole world of other players in any online game that supports it. Considering the continued growth of the PC market, crossplay can make any online PS5 game better, and there's a lot of value in playing with friends who don't have PS5s. Although the feature isn't universal, PlayStation 5 owners can link up to Steam users for a seamless crossplay experience in a wide selection of games that only continues to grow.
Source: Steam Hunters, Steven Lim/YouTube, Chad Reddings/YouTube
PlayStation 5
- Brand
- Sony
- Original Release Date
- November 19, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
- $399.99 (Digital Only), $499.99 (Disc Drive)
- Weight
- Digital Edition now weighs 3.4 kg & base version weighs 3.9 kg
