How to invite friends in The Finals and use crossplay

If you want to know how to invite friends in The Finals with you? There is crossplay and things get a lot easier playing as a team, so it’s a good idea to invite friends rather than join with random players. Unfortunately, you'll need to get an Embark ID, while some players run into trouble when trying to invite or add friends. Sometimes it’s from an ‘invite friends’ bug, and sometimes... the process is simply confusing.

If you can't get it to work then don’t worry; I can explain how to invite friends in The Finals, how to get an Embark ID if you don’t have one, and how to fix the ‘invite friends’ bug. We'll get you readied up in no time. And, once you've got a team together, then you'll need the best weapons in the The Finals to give you and edge, and The Finals best settings to get it all performing just right. 

How to invite friends in The Finals  

To join friends in The Finals requires an Embark ID, which can hider the process. So follow the steps below and you’ll be playing together in no time:

1. Go to the lobby screen (backstage), and click either the social button on the top right of the screen or the “invite to party” button next to your character. This will take you to the social menu.
2. Click the yellow “add friend” button (see picture).
3. Enter your friend’s Embark ID, or ask them to enter yours. To see your own Embark ID, click on your player profile in the social menu. The Embark ID should follow this format: InviteExample#1234. If you or your friends don’t have an Embark ID yet, you’ll need to follow the instructions below. 
4. And that’s it! You’ve successfully added a friend, and now you can click on their profile in the social menu to invite them to your party.

If you’d like to add new friends from your recent matches, go to the social menu as described above and click the ‘recent’ button on the top left. You’ll see a list of players you’ve recently teamed up with. Of course, you may also be invited yourself; in that case, you can accept friend requests using the ‘requests’ button in the social menu.

How to get an Embark ID to invite friends in The Finals  

To get an Embark ID you need to go to Embark Studios’ official website and create an account. Choose the platform you play on (Steam, PlayStation, or Xbox) and log in, then enter a valid email address. You'll then receive an email from Embark Studios to verify your account. 

Once that's done go back to the social menu and click on your profile to see your Embark ID. You can then send this to friends or ask for their IDs to add each other in-game. Alternatively, you can visit your profile on the Embark Studios website to see your display name. Beware that you can change your name every 10 minutes, so when adding friends, make sure their Embark IDs are up to date.

The Finals crossplay options 

Good news if you want to invite players on different platforms: The Finals supports crossplay between PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. To enable crossplay, go to settings and then ‘gameplay’. You’ll see the crossplay option further down the list - if you don’t have crossplay enabled, you can’t invite friends from other platforms to your team.

What to do if you can’t invite friends in The Finals bug fix 

Still can’t invite friends to The Finals? There are several possible reasons why you’re running into issues with the game’s social menu. Here’s a list of things you can do to fix that: 

1. The Finals suffers from a common bug that prevents players from inviting friends. At the moment of writing, players are still reporting this ‘invite friends’ bug, but there’s a very simple fix: restart your game. This will do the trick most of the time. 
2. After entering an Embark ID in the ‘add friend’ menu, hit enter if you’re on PC - the ‘add friend’ button below the Embark ID doesn’t always seem to work. 
3. Still can’t invite friends to The Finals? Make sure you and your friends have the same ‘preferred region’ selected. Go to settings, and switch from ‘automatic’ to ‘Europe’, ‘North America’, or ‘Asia’ – whichever you and your teammates prefer.
4. As mentioned above, remember to turn on crossplay if you’re playing on different platforms!

And that’s how to invite friends in The Finals. Time to team up!