How to play Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League with friends

Aryan Singh
Task Force X in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is the latest action-adventure title from Rocksteady Studios. The game offers four playable characters with unique abilities which may lead you to wonder how you can play with friends. So here’s everything you need to know.



Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is finally out on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, which means you can dive into the game’s narrative, which takes place five years after the events of Batman: Arkham Knight. Set in Metropolis, you take the reins of Task Force X and take on the corrupted Justice League.

What’s even better is that the game supports co-op, which means that you and your friends can band together, with each of you taking on the role of one of the game’s four playable characters: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark.

Combat encounters in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League can play out differently depending on your preferred character. Since the game revolves around the squad, you might be wondering how you can team up with your friends to beat the main story.

So, here’s everything you need to know about how to play with friends in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Task Force X in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
All playable characters in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League have unique melee abilities.

How to party up with friends in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

You can use the following steps to party up with your friends in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League:

  1. Navigate to the game’s main menu.
  2. Hover your cursor over one of the bot characters.
  3. Choose “Invite.”
  4. Select a friend to invite from your Friends list.
  5. Click on their name and “invite to squad.”

It’s important to note that the game does not support local co-op.

How to change matchmaking preferences in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

You can change your matchmaking preferences in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to allow your friends to join on their own, without an invite. Matchmaking preferences are set to “Private Squad” by default, which basically means an invite-only lobby.

If you want your friends to be able to join your lobby directly, set your matchmaking preferences to “Open to Friends.” You can also set it to “Open to Public,” if the person you want to play with isn’t in your friend list, or if you’re okay with randoms joining.

Is there multiplayer in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League does not have a dedicated multiplayer mode. The game only has co-op support.

That was everything to know about co-op and multiplayer support in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. For more on the game, check out our other guides:

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About The Author

Aryan is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel who specializes in sports and racing games, including EA Sports FC, NBA 2K, and Forza. He's also a big fan of massive RPGs such as Starfield, Elden Ring, and Cyberpunk. Aryan has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and previously wrote for sports websites Pride of London, Sportsmanor, LWOF, and Thick Accent. You can contact him at [email protected].