Best Xbox Crossplay Games | Pure Xbox

Among Us (Xbox Series X|S)

Yes, Among Us continues to be one of the absolute best games to play with friends and strangers across multiple platforms online. The sus action here is fantastic fun for all ages, it’s easy to dive into crossplay sessions on Xbox and we genuinely get as much of a kick out of the double-crossing action here as we did when it first released.

• Xbox Game Pass? Yes
• Crossplay:

Apex Legends (Xbox One)

One of the very best hero shooters around, Apex Legends introduced a bevvy of cool mechanics to the genre that have made a lasting impact, whilst also serving up some of the slickest and most tactical action out there. Ping!

Apex Legends has continued to grow over the years too, it’s still a very busy game online, and with crossplay in the mix it doesn’t show any signs of being retired to the scrapheap just yet. This one really is just about as good as tactical team action gets.

• Xbox Game Pass? Free-to-play

Deep Rock Galactic (Xbox One)

Everything about Deep Rock Galactic said “no” to us the first time we (or at least this writer) clapped eyes on it. It’s got a unique graphical style, lots of violent dwarves (look some of us find these little guys terrifying) and involves a core gameplay loop of gathering up loot and fighting aliens that just seemed like more of the same at first glance.

How wrong we were though. This is one of the very best games currently available to play with crossplay between Xbox and PC. The mix of tense material gathering under a constant threat of hordes of scary beasties, rewarding upgrades and destructible environs is non-stop fun that’s incredibly hard to put down once you’ve got a full squad ready to drop into whatever mutant-filed cave is next.

Destiny 2 (Xbox One)

It doesn’t need much introduction at this stage does it? Destiny 2 is still, at its core, one of the best shooters out there currently. Bungie knows how to make shooting stuff look and feel bloody amazing, and they’ve nailed it again here in a sci-fi epic that’s become a sprawling, almost completely unintelligible thing to the outsider/casual player.

Confusing lore and impenetrable menus aside, though, this one has got it where it counts, there’s an absolute shedload of content to dig through and you can play for free with pals or randoms on other platforms. So, yeah, might as well give it a shot.

• Xbox Game Pass? Free-to-play

Diablo IV (Xbox Series X|S)

Diablo IV might not be enjoying the sort of total world domination it probably expected in the months following release, and it’s fairly easy to see why with so many insanely good games releasing in 2023, but what’s here – let’s not get it twisted – is still superb dungeon-crawling served up by some of the most talented peeps in the biz.

We’ve got no doubt upcoming DLC and more time under its belt will eventually see this game rise up through the rankings again at some point in the future, but for now it’s still top-notch stuff, regardless of much of the online moaning. Diablo IV is a gloriously good-looking game that’s packed full of enough sexy loot that, if you placed it all side by side in a line, it’d reach from Scotland all the way to Sanctuary. Probably.

Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox Series X|S)

Forza Horizon, as a series, could probably do with a bit of a refresh as things stand right now. This fifth entry, as absolutely stunning as it is, feels like the culmination, the end result of perfecting the franchise over all five iterations.

However, you can only do the same thing so many times, no matter how wonderful it may be, and we are keeping everything crossed that Forza Horizon 5 is the last hurrah for the current setup before we see some exciting changes for 6.

All of these things aside though, you just cannot knock how good-looking, slick and fun Mexico is as a location, this is 100% the best the franchise has ever been. It’s a car-lover’s dream, and fully playable with crossplay between Xbox and PC.

Gears 5 (Xbox One)

Marcus Fenix, unlike so many old action heroes, continues to turn up in stuff that’s actually really good and gets stuck in with his entire body and soul. Yes, he may not be real (probably), but real life strong men should take note, this fictional badass is making you all look very lazy.

Now that we’ve got that out of our system at last, Gears 5 is, quite simply, a stunner (and that’s coming from someone who contracted terminal boredom from Gears 4). This is Gears action looking and sounding better than ever, it feels great, it’s got a crazy good campaign, tons of co-op and PvP modes, one of the best slices of DLC in history in the form of Hivebusters and, AND, it’s on Xbox Game Pass. What more do you want?

Grounded (Xbox One)

Imagine a game where you get shrunk down like in that old movie with the guy from Ghostbusters in it, right, and then you get chucked into a massive flipping garden full of bugs and smelly rubbish and then have to make your way home.

If it sounds awesome, that’s because it is flipping awesome. Yep, Grounded is one of our favourite games of this gen, it really is a very special time, especially with some pals in tow and, as you’ve probably guessed by now, it also has crossplay so you can team up with your besties on PC and Xbox to battle some massive ladybirds. There’s been so much chat about Xbox first-party games that haven’t made the cut lately, let’s celebrate one that they absolutely nailed.

Halo Infinite (Xbox Series X|S)

Halo remains a banger and Halo Infinite, for all the moaning that’s occurred since launch, is the best this legendary series has ever looked or felt to play.

It also successfully manages to fuse classic Halo gameplay with an open world we had no idea would work so incredibly well. There’s so much to love here, the weapons and vehicles are great, enemies are as smart as they com, and the constant tug of war you’ll indulge in to fight back against the covenant serves up some incredibly tense and excitingly freeform battles.

Chuck in multiplayer shenanigans and crossplay support for Xbox and PC, and you’ve got a massive Master Chief-shaped party on your hands. It has its issues, and there’s been plenty of reason to be infuriated with co-op and MP aspects, but this is still a premium FPS and one of the best games of the gen so far.

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Xbox One)

Hell’s actual bells, it’s Halo. Again.

We couldn’t have one without t’other, so Halo: The Master Chief Collection makes the cut on account of the fact that…well…there’s enough top-notch FPS action here to last you a lifetime. With fancied up versions of so many sci-fi classics, and all of that co-op and multiplayer insanity to boot, the MCC is one of those games that we just keep tucked away on our SSDs for cosy nights reliving the glory days.

Minecraft (Xbox One)

No list of the very best crossplay games on Xbox consoles would be complete without Mojang’s masterpiece.

Minecraft has become so much more than just a video game at this stage, it’s completely permeated non-gaming culture at every level, taken over school playgrounds, and even got those boring-ass adults talking about ghasts and creepers, an indication of just how many people like to log in and create or adventure to their heart’s content. Of course, all of your building and crafting, exploring and battling can be done in co-op with players on a ton of other platforms too so…yeah…try not to get too addicted.

Mortal Kombat 1 (Xbox Series X|S)

Mortal Kombat 1 is just about as good as this series has ever been, even if we are a little bit miffed they’ve gone and dropped the Krypt mode, which we adored.

Yep, the fighting here is franchise-best stuff alright. Fast, flashy and with a roster that marries series stalwarts with some cracking newcomers, it’s also a game that launched without any crossplay (or Kross-play if you want to be like that) and one that sits proudly alongside a bunch of returning genre peers who’ve all made it onto this list as well. Now really is a great time to be a fighting game fan!