How to invite friends in XDefiant

How to invite friends in XDefiant
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✓ At a glance
  • To invite friends enter their username into Search in the Social tab in either XDefiant or the Ubisoft Connect app.
  • You can invite up to six friends (including you) to your in-game party.

Online games are better with friends, and FPS games even more so. XDefiant allows you to add and invite your friends to your party, so you can play matches together. While using Ubisoft Connect to get everyone together sometimes isn’t intuitive, we’ll explain how to invite your friends without issue.

How to add friends in XDefiant

You have to use the Ubisoft Connect app to invite and add friends to your XDefiant friend list and party. Fortunately, the game has crossplay, meaning that you can play with your friends across all supported platforms. Follow these steps to add friends to your list:

  1. Launch XDefiant.
  2. In the main menu, click on Social in the top-right corner.
  3. Click Invite to Party.
  4. Click on the search bar, enter your friend’s Ubisoft Connect username and press Enter.
  5. When you see your friend’s username on the list, click Add.
The Party Management screen from XDefiant displays options to invite friends and view party invites. The background is blurred with an image of a character.

Click Invite to Party to find your friends or to invite any already on your list. Captured by VideoGamer

Screenshot of the social menu in XDefiant's interface, displaying a search bar, a list of friends with online/offline statuses, and options to invite friends through the social and settings tabs.

Click the search bar and enter your friend’s Ubisoft username to find them. Captured by VideoGamer

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Once you’ve done this, your friend will be added to your friend list and you can freely invite them to your party. Also note that you can add your friends from the Ubisoft Connect app, without launching XDefiant. The process is the same, except that you will find your friend list options nested on the right side of the app’s interface.

How to invite friends to your party

Inviting friends to your party works similarly to adding them to your friend list. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Launch XDefiant.
  2. In the main menu, click on Social in the top-right corner.
  3. Click Invite to Party.
  4. Find your friend on the list and click the blue Invite button.
  5. Repeat the above to add more friends to your party.
A screenshot of a social menu in XDefiant displaying a list of friends, with an orange arrow pointing to the "Invite" button next to a friend's profile. This highlights how to invite friends within the game seamlessly.
Press the Invite button to get your friends to join your party. Captured by VideoGamer

The process is the same on both the PC and on consoles. Once you’ve gathered your group together, you can head over to the Play menu and select the playlist. You’ll be joined as a group and will be a part of the same team. The teams in XDefiant are limited to up to six players, so keep that in mind when inviting them.