How to add friends in Space Marine 2 & crossplay explained

Space Marine 2 is an intense Warhammer game that offers both solo and multiplayer modes, and you can experience the action with friends on different platforms thanks to crossplay.

The core of Space Marine 2 is all about unleashing deadly abilities with unique builds to demolish swarms of enemies. While you can take on the campaign solo, it’s possible to experience the entire thing, as well as dedicated PvP and Operations modes with friends.

Before you can start defeating hordes of hostile creatures together, however, you’ll need to add your friends.

How to add friends

Multiplayer becomes available in Space Marine 2 right after you finish the tutorial mission at the beginning of the game.

It can be skipped but if you’re new to the franchise we’d advise playing through it as it introduces you to all the basic combat mechanics.

Once that’s been done, simply follow the steps below to add friends to your session:

1. Press Edit Squad in the top right corner of the screen.
2. Click down and select the plus under your name to add friends.
3. Select the friend you want to add from the list, and they will join your squad.

Space Marine 2 crossplay

Yes, Space Marine 2 has crossplay for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

On PC there’s crossplay between Steam and the Epic Games Store. The feature is slightly limited on PC however as it only works for the campaign and PvE modes.

If you’re planning to jump into the Eternal War PvP on PC, you won’t be able to match with console players. This has been implemented to remove any form of advantage or disadvantage that might arise while using MnK or Controllers.

Crossplay can easily be enabled or disabled in Space Marine 2 by following the steps below:

1. Open the Main Menu.
2. Make sure you’re on the Game tab..
3. Scroll down to the bottom where you’ll find the Network option
4. Toggle crossplay on or off depending on your preference.

That’s exactly how to add friends and unlock multiplayer in Space Marine 2. For more on the game, check out our guides for all enemies & how to beat them, all difficulties explained, how to get Requisition, the best Bulwark build, and best Assault build.