One iPhone, one Android — the classic mixed marriage of mobile gaming. Ten years ago it was a real obstacle. Today, if you pick from the right list, it's completely irrelevant.
What cross-platform actually means
A cross-platform game ships on both stores and lets accounts from each play in the same match, room or world. Watch for the second half — a few games exist on both stores but wall the players off from each other. Every game we rank on this site is checked for true crossplay.
The picks that just work
Stumble Guys, Among Us and UNO! are the frictionless trio — download, friend up, play, regardless of what's in whose pocket. Minecraft deserves a mention too: one shared world across any mix of devices.
Check before you download
Every game page on this site links both the App Store and Google Play when a game truly supports both. If a title only lists one store, that's your answer before you've wasted a download.
Keep it free while you're at it
Most of the picks above cost nothing — our free games for two roundup has the full list, and the ranked top picks mark every free title.
