Split Fiction

Release Date: 2025-03-06

Developer: Hazelight

Reviews

A co-op adventure where two writers' stories collide, creating a mix of sci-fi and fantasy gameplay. - IGN

Split Fiction is a creative AAA game that follows two writers whose imaginations are used for resources, blending sci-fi and fantasy elements with surprising gameplay mechanics. - TheGamer

Split Fiction is a co-op adventure where two writers must escape a simulation that traps them in each other's sci-fi and fantasy stories. - GamesRadar

From the creators of 'It Takes Two' comes another co-op adventure where two writers' stories merge due to a tech glitch, forcing them to find a way out of intertwined sci-fi and fantasy worlds. - Rolling Stone

Split Fiction is a creative co-op adventure where two writers are thrown into their fictional worlds, featuring a genre mashup and varied mechanics. - GamesRadar

Split Fiction wisely sticks with the winning formula of It Takes Two, but aims to up the ante at practically every turn with the power of the PS5. - TheGamer

Overview

Split Fiction is a co-op adventure game developed by Hazelight, known for their previous co-op titles like It Takes Two. The game follows contrasting writers Mio and Zoe as their stories merge due to a tech glitch, throwing them back and forth between a dark sci-fi world and a fantasy realm. The writers' imaginations are being used for resources by a mysterious organization. Players can expect a mix of gameplay mechanics, including laser swords, anti-gravity boots, fireball spells, and dragon riding, with unique mechanics for every level. The game features action platforming with levels themed around either sci-fi or fantasy, each with unique mechanics and traversal abilities. Side stories offer thematically opposite scenarios to the main level's theme. The game aims to push couch co-op to the next level with technological wizardry.

Platforms

PC [0] [2] [3] [5] PS5 [0] [2] [3] [5] Xbox Series X|S [0] [2] [3] [5] The game is available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and the EA App. [2] [3] [5]

Co-op [0] [2] [3] [5] Adventure [0] [2] [3] [5] Sci-fi [0] [2] [3] [5] Fantasy [0] [2] [3] [5]

Pros

Cons

Gameplay

General

Players will experience a third-person action-adventure game with full camera control, platforming, and combat. [0] [2]

Players control Zoe and Mio in an action platformer, with levels having either a sci-fi or fantasy theme, each with different gameplay mechanics and special traversal abilities. [3] [5]

Split Fiction plays a lot like It Takes Two, with puzzle platforming and co-op puzzle solving, but at a bigger, more cinematic scale. [5] [5]

The game promises genre-specific gameplay that fits perfectly into the game's sci-fi and fantasy themes, including raising dragons, using magnetized balls to roll across walls, boss fights, and shooting mechanics. [2]

In one sci-fi level, Zoe and Mio are shaped like spheres, with Zoe attaching to walls and Mio breaking down into spider-like particles to go through vents. In another area, Zoe has a tether to remove covers off switches, while Mio uses a lightsaber-esque sword to hit them. [3]

Players can ride a dragon, transform into a ball droid exosuit, and play as a pig or cooked sausage. [4]

One sci-fi level features a competitive hoverboard race that resembles Tony Hawk Pro Skater’s Downhill Jam. [5]

Co-op

The game features co-op interactions with button mashing and timed presses, but offers more direct control over the characters compared to previous Hazelight titles. [0] [2]

Worlds

As players switch between sci-fi and fantasy levels, the game worlds and gameplay mechanics change completely. [0] [1] [2] [4] [5]

Missions

Optional side-story missions offer unique and weird scenarios, such as flying around as fart-propelled pigs or being a giant fantasy gorilla. [0] [1] [2] [3]

Story & Setting

The game is set in a sci-fi future where writers Mio and Zoe visit Rader Publishing, a company that brings stories to life. A tech glitch causes their stories to overlap, merging their worlds. [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]