So, the brilliant minds behind The Finals decided to drop the bombshell and release the full version of the game right in the middle of The Game Awards. You're probably itching to invite your friends to join you in The Finals and play together. Well, fear not because we've got all the juicy details you need, so next, we will tell you how to invite friends in The Finals.
We'll walk you through the simple process of adding friends in The Finals, and we'll even tackle those pesky joining the lobby errors. Let's dive right in and get you the answers you've been wanting to know.
Before we take a closer look at how to play together with friends, here's our article giving you the best performance settings for The Finals. On top of that, you can also take a look at our guide showcasing the best loadouts in The Finals.
The Finals: How to invite friends
The Finals is a team game, so if you play with your friends, your chances of winning are significantly increased. It's worth noting that to complete this process, you need to know your Embark ID or your friend's ID. Here's how to invite a friend to The Finals:
- Launch The Finals.
- In the main menu, click on the Social tab in the upper-right corner of the screen. Also, in the lobby, you can click Invite to Party to accomplish this action.
- Next, click Add Friend.
- Enter a friend's Embark ID. You can find it in the same tab. Look in the upper-left corner of the screen and look for the Embark ID, it looks something like this: Bestplayer#1212.
You can also add a player from the recent matches you have played. To accomplish this, go to Social and click on the Recent tab. Here, you can find and add those who fought with you in recent matches.
The Finals: How to fix joining a friend's lobby error
The most common problem when joining a lobby is that Crossplay is not enabled if you play on different platforms. To activate this feature, follow our instructions:
- Launch The Finals.
- Open Settings.
- Choose the Gameplay tab.
- Scroll down and look for the Network category.
- Enable crossplay if you have it turned off.
If you have Crossplay enabled and the error persists, try the following methods:
- Restart The Finals.
- Restart the platform you are playing on.
- Select the same desired region with a friend.
- Check the integrity of your files.
- Check your internet connection.
- Reinstall The Finals.
- Wait until the error disappears.
- Contact Embark Studios support.
That's all you need to know. When you're done here, feel free to take a look at our guide on how the ranked system works and what all the ranks in The Finals are.