Lemnis Gate is the latest time-looping game to hit the scene, and it's a tricky one. The matches are cerebral and strategic, forcing you to consider multiple temporal tactics in order to succeed. It's a great game to play with strangers, but it's even more fun to kill your friends over and over again as the loop resets. Lemnis Gate is cross-play, so we're here to show you how to play with your friends on other systems.
The game has only just launched so there may be some teething issues. As such, we're going to focus on how to set up private cross-play matches. Don't worry, you still get XP and rank up your masteries with each of the operatives, you just won't be able to play with the general public unless you make a party.
The first thing you need to do is enable cross-play in the options menu. Go into the settings, across to general, and then make sure the cross-play option is set to on. This is the most essential part of cross-play. If you don't do this, nothing else will work.
Now, currently, there's an issue when trying to play cross-play between a PC and an Xbox that prevents the two systems from being able to form a party that can be used to matchmake against the general playing population of the game. Instead, what you'll have to do is set up a private join code for you and your friends to use.
From the start menu, select the 'Play' option right at the top. You'll see all the various matchmaking options, but at the bottom of the screen, you'll also notice a 'Join Code' box. Simply enter a code here and tell it to your friends as well.
This match will now only populate with people who have entered the same code, so make it something unique so that randoms can't join. Also be aware that if there are only two of you playing, you won't be able to matchmake in any of the game modes that require four players, so only tick the '1v1 Turn Based' and '1v1 Simultaneous' modes if you're planning to play as a duo.
Once two or four of you have the same code in the box, press 'Start Matchmaking' and you should be placed into a game together. The matchmaking should only take a few seconds, so if you've been waiting for a minute and nothing is happening, make sure everyone has cross-play enabled and that you've all entered the correct code — it may be case sensitive so be precise when sharing and entering it.
Now you're free to shoot your friends in the face again and again. This is also a great way to get to grips with the various game modes, characters, and tactics that you can deploy on the temporal battlefield. You can't play ranked matches this way, but you can still level up your profile and masteries, so this is a great way to practise or just have fun with pals.