Despite a successful launch, Helldivers 2 is plagued by a fair share of technical errors, bugs, and glitches. The unable to join friends is one of the most annoying issues in the game that restricts players from playing coop. This error usually occurs when players join their friend’s session via PSN or Steam. As you do so, you will prompted with an “unable to join” error restricting you from connecting with your friends. So, is there any permanent solution for this issue?
Don’t worry, we have compiled the best workarounds to resolve this error on your PC. So, check out our guide on how to fix the unable to join friends in Helldivers 2. Here’s everything you need to know.
As of now, the devs at Arrowhead Game Studio have acknowledged and working to resolve this error. So, we recommend updating the game to its latest version to apply any hotfixes. If that didn’t work out for you, we suggest trying out the below workarounds or solutions.
So, here’s how to fix the unable to join friends in Helldivers 2:
Being a classic workaround, you can try restarting the Helldivers 2 to resolve this error. As it worked out for some players, it might resolve the issue for you. However, you can try out the next workaround if that doesn’t fix the issue for you.
You can also encounter this issue due to missing or corrupted game files. Rather than reinstalling the game, you can try verifying the game files integrity to redownload those files.
As stated by many players in the Steam Community and Reddit, disabling the crossplay support resolved the issue for them. So, you can try turning off the crossplay to check if that works out for you.
Follow the below steps:
This error can also occur due to third-party or Steam overlays on your PC. You can disable any third-party or Steam overlays to resolve the unable to join friends issue.
If none of the above workarounds resolved the issue for you, we suggest asking a friend to invite you. For that, you can use your Friend’s code to join them. Currently, this is the only workaround that has been working out for the community.
Hopefully, the developers will resolve this issue in future updates. When that happens, we will make sure to update this guide.
That’s everything covered about how to fix the Helldivers 2 unable to join friends issue. If you found this guide helpful and facing similar issues, check out our guides on how to fix the reinforce not working, how to fix the armor bug, and explore more helpful Helldivers 2 Guides in our dedicated section right here on TechnClub.
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