How to enjoy co-op and crossplay with friends in Redfall

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Redfall is finally out for PC and consoles. The latest open-world FPS looter title from the iconic Arkane Studios has players exploring the vampire-infested town of Redfall while leading a liberation resistance. From infiltrating vampire strongholds to discovering new loot, there is much to do and see. Thankfully, players need not go at it alone. The game also allows co-op play for up to four players.

If that is not enough, cross-play inclusion enhances the gameplay experience for players across different platforms. Here's how both these aspects of the game work in tandem.

To summarize, co-op allows friends to stick together in this vampiric adventure. There are a few things to note, though. Like many other games in this genre, the story and mission progression will be tied to the session host.

In other words, friends who join the host will not be able to retain the story progression once they return to their solo save file. They will, however, retain everything else, including loot, skill points, and level-ups.

Cross-play, on the other hand, supplements co-op. This allows players on PC to play with Xbox Series X/S versions of Redfall and vice versa. Microsoft has been pushing for gaming parity over the years, so this decision does not come as a surprise.

But how do players invite their friends to co-op in the game? While the process is straightforward, it should be noted that it is impossible to play with random players due to the absence of matchmaking.

To host a game:

To join the game:

Here, the host may also tweak the game's difficulty as per the desired challenge and select the hero to play as. This works the same way for cross-play friends. However, players must provide their Bethesda.net ID to connect the two platforms.