Is Icarus Crossplay? PC, PS5 and Xbox
No. Icarus has no crossplay. A PC player and a console player cannot play together, and PS5 and Xbox Series players cannot play with each other either. There is no setting that changes this and no workaround worth trying.
What that means in practice
| Combination | Can they play together? |
|---|---|
| PC and PC | Yes. This is the only combination that works, and it is where dedicated servers live. |
| PC and PS5, or PC and Xbox Series | No. Console Edition does not connect to the PC version. |
| PS5 and Xbox Series | No. The two consoles do not play with each other either, which surprises people who assume console-to-console is the easy case. |
Dedicated servers are a PC feature
This is the part that matters if you are here to rent one. Console Edition uses peer-hosted co-op for up to four players, with no dedicated server option at all. A dedicated Icarus server is something PC players join, and a console player cannot join it regardless of how the server is configured.
So if your group is split across PC and console, no server product solves it. The realistic options are that everyone plays on PC, or the console players run their own four-player session separately. Our Console Edition guide covers what the console version does include, and dedicated server setup covers the PC side.
Save transfer is a separate question, and the answer is weaker
People ask this straight after the crossplay question. Moving a PC save to console, or the reverse, is not officially documented, so treat it as unsupported rather than as something to plan around. It is not the same question as crossplay and the two get conflated constantly.
Check the exact platform path
Icarus dedicated-server documentation and the console edition should not be treated as interchangeable. Steam's PC listing confirms online co-op and dedicated-server play; the PlayStation listing states that the console edition does not support crossplay. Verify any Steam/Epic compatibility claim against the current server build before advertising it.
What to confirm before setup
- Every player owns the same supported PC or console edition.
- The client and dedicated server are on the same game build.
- The server build's current notes explicitly mention the storefront combination you need.
- Console players are not promised access to a PC dedicated server unless the current official console documentation says so.
Dedicated-server connection checklist
- Install the current dedicated-server build for your platform path.
- Set the server name, password, and world mode in the configuration supported by that build.
- Allow the game's documented UDP port through the firewall and expose the same port in the host panel or router.
- Try the in-game server browser first. If the current client exposes direct connect, use the server address and configured port.
- Keep a copy of the server log and the exact client/server versions when troubleshooting.
Common failures
- Server not visible: check registration, query settings, firewall reachability, and whether the advertised port matches the exposed port.
- Version mismatch: update or pin both sides to the same build.
- Console cannot join: treat this as a platform-support question first, not a RAM or port problem.
- Connection failed: test from outside the hosting network and inspect the first server-side error.
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