The best free cross-platform games

Just a decade ago, the idea of games being free or letting you play with people online on different consoles was almost unheard of. All games cost full price, and you had to make sure you and your friends all bought the same console or you couldn’t play online together, even if it was the same game. That’s just the way it was and we accepted it.

Fast forward to today and we’re drowning in great free games, but also enjoying the rise of cross-platform games. Naturally, there’s a huge crossover between these two where there are as few barriers as possible to getting you and your friends to play. These are the best games you can play no matter what platform you’re on and not have to spend a dime.

The best free cross-platform games

Fortnite

71% Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure Developer Epic Games Publisher Epic Games Release July 25, 2017 Fortnite wasn’t the first battle royale, but it was the first one to popularize it on consoles.

It was such a phenomenon that it was almost single-handedly responsible for cross-platform support becoming a thing. At this point, even if you’ve never played Fortnite you know what it is. This is the ever-evolving shooter where you team up with friends wearing skins and costumes from almost every media property ever created and drop onto an island to loot weapons and fight other teams.

The building aspect was the novel twist and added a fun wrinkle to the flow of battles. This game never sits still, though. Every season and chapter changes things up with new quests, items, and mechanics that make it a game you can play almost forever.