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Fall Guys is one of the most fun Battle Royale titles to come out in the last few years. Developed by Mediatonic, the game was released in August of 2020.
And after Epic Games’ recent acquisition of Devolver Digital, the game went free-to-play and was released on Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One, bringing support for crossplay.
But many Fall Guys players on Nintendo Switch and PS5 are now unable to join or invite their friends (1,2,3,4,5). Since it is a game best played with friends, the issue seems to be frustrating many.
Some tried switching from Wi-Fi to Ethernet connection and restarting the game but nothing seems to help. Below are a few reports from Fall Guys players who are unable to invite or join their friends on the Nintendo Switch and PS5.
While Fall Guys developers are yet to acknowledge the problem, we came across some potential workarounds that might help you invite or join players.
If you happen to play the game on PS5, try downloading the PS4 version to see if it helps.
Nintendo Switch players can try restarting the game to see if the invites appear since it seems to be helping some.
We hope Fall Guys developers soon find out the reason why this is happening and fix it in a coming update.
Rest assured, we will be keeping an eye out for more information and update this space as and when required so make sure you stay tuned.
Update 1 (June 23)
01:40 pm (IST): Here’s another potential workaround that might help you resolve this issue.
Workaround:
– Restart your game if the button doesn’t appear. You might have to do this a couple of times.
– Try inviting both ways. If one of you invited and you can’t join, make the other person invite.
– It’s temperamental to say the least. (Source)
Update 2 (June 24)
04:54 pm (IST): A Redditor has suggested a workaround that might help you fix this issue. You can check it out below.
Update 3 (June 27)
10:32 am (IST): Some PC players are now reporting (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) that they aren’t able to receive invites or open their friend list.
Unfortunately, the support team hasn’t yet acknowledged this issue, however, we will keep tabs on the latest development and inform you as and when anything noteworthy comes to our notice.
Update 4 (June 28)
11:20 am (IST): Fall Guys support has informed players that they have released various bug fixes for PS5.
And while the changelog does not mention anything about the invite glitch, a player has confirmed that it is fixed.
Update 5 (June 30)
03:46 pm (IST): Here’s another workaround for those who are still having issues with invites.
Update 6 (July 4)
02:11 pm (IST): One of the affected players has confirmed that the issue with invites has now been fixed and also shared the steps that might help you get the issue resolved.
Update 7 (July 11)
01:08 pm (IST): While the invite glitch has reportedly been resolved on PS5, it appears that Nintendo Switch players are still facing issues.
Update 12 (July 12)
02:01 pm (IST): Below is a workaround for the invite glitch on Nintendo Switch suggested by a Redditor.
If she hasn’t progressed much and can get back into the nameless account, her best bet is to relink it to that one. (Source)
Update 13 (July 15)
04:03 pm (IST): Fall Guys devs have recently addressed a few bugs with the game. However, there’s no mention of any fix for the invite glitch.
Update 14 (July 18)
10:23 am (IST): It appears that the recent update did not fix the invite glitch as fresh user reports (1, 2) are still coming in.
Update 15 (July 22)
06:42 pm (IST): Fall Guys devs have recently released some fixes. However, fresh reports suggest that the invites are still broken on Nintendo Switch.
Update 16 (July 26)
01:49 pm (IST): Below is another no-brainer workaround that might do the trick if the invites are still broken for you.
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