Split Fiction — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Split Fiction Now 25% Off! | 2025-12-18 | There’s no better time to jump into Split Fiction. For a limited window this holiday season, pick up the game on Steam at 25% off*! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/Split_Fiction/ *Offers may vary or change. See retailer for details. |
| Split Fiction Nominated for the "Better with Friends" Award! | 2025-12-18 | We are grateful to see Split Fiction nominated in the ""Better With Friends"" category at the Steam Awards. Make your voice heard by hitting the voting button at the top of this page, or visit the Steam Awards landing page to cast your vote. Voting is open until January 3 at 10 AM PST, after which the winners will be announced immediately. A huge congratulations to our fellow nominees. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/Split_Fiction/ |
| Get 20% off Split Fiction! | 2025-11-21 | Jump into mind-blowing moments and experience the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure from the studio behind It Takes Two. Get 20% off the game before the sale ends on December 4! Mio and Zoe are contrasting writers who become trapped in their own stories after being hooked up to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. They’ll have to rely on each other to break free, working together to master a variety of abilities and overcome diverse challenges while jumping between sci-fi and fantasy worlds in this unexpected story of friendship. Two other amazing co-op games from Hazelight are also on sale this per |
| Split Fiction & It Takes Two Soundtrack Out Now | 2025-11-18 | The Split Fiction and long-overdue It Takes Two soundtracks are now available on Steam!It’s the perfect way to revisit Mio and Zoe’s story of friendship. Oh, and if you're still humming the award-winning tunes of It Takes Two, that soundtrack is now available too! |
| Get 10% Off Split Fiction! | 2025-09-15 | It's the perfect time to jump into the boundary-pushing co-op adventures of Split Fiction, from the studio of It Takes Two! Get 10% off the critically-acclaimed game between Sep 11-Sep 25*, grab a friend, and get ready to overcome any obstacle thrown your way. *Offers may vary or change. See retailer for details. **Friend’s Pass requires installation of the Friend’s Pass, persistent internet connection and applicable platform account. One user must own the full game in order for the co-op player to play the full game. |
| Split Fiction has sold 4 Million copies! | 2025-05-15 | 4 MILLION SOLD!!!! So many of you have picked up Split Fiction already, it’s amazing… 🤯 Seeing the fun you have with our game and the love you show for Mio, Zoe and each other warms our hearts here at Hazelight ❤️ And so many hot dogs made… 😨 If you are looking for someone to play with, join the Hazelight Studios Discord today and find the Mio to your Zoe in the Looking For Game channels! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/Split_Fiction/ |
| Split Fiction Original Soundtrack - Out Now! | 2025-04-11 | We have great news for fans of the Split Fiction original soundtrack as it is now available to stream on the platform of your choice! Head to Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube Music then sit back, put your headphones on, and let the original soundtrack’s 45 unique tunes transport you to the sci-fi and fantasy worlds that Mio and Zoe explore throughout the game. Track list Take a look at the original soundtrack listing below and hunt down your favourite pieces from the game so you know which tracks to listen to first. And depending on what you might be in the mood for, we’ve picked out a few highlights to premiere in this blog: If you are looki |
| Interview with Elsie Bennett (Zoe) and Kaja Chan (Mio) | 2025-03-20 | We sat down for a chat with our fantastic lead actresses Kaja Chan (Mio) and Elsie Bennett (Zoe) a few months ago at the last motion capture shoot for Split Fiction! 🤩 Enjoy! 🍿 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Caa1PkT_B0 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/Split_Fiction/ |
| Split Fiction - Update Notes 17/03 | 2025-03-17 | We have just released an update for Split Fiction. This update aims to fix a number of issues that the community has helped us identify since launch. Fix the rolling wheel in "Royal Palace" not moving fast enough to complete the puzzle when playing with more than 150 FPS Fix the magnetized harpoon in "Down the Rabbit Hole" not taking into account camera sensitivity settings for aiming Fix not being able to stand inside the big pots in "The Legend of the Sandfish" (very important for immersion) Fix several minor visual glitches and pops visible during online play Improve the tutorial prompts in "Walking Stick of Doom" to be more clear about av |
| See what critics are saying about Split Fiction 📺 | 2025-03-14 | https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/Split_Fiction/ |
| Split Fiction has sold 2 Million copies in 1 Week! | 2025-03-14 | Split Fiction has sold 2 MILLION copies in 1 WEEK!! Holy cr*p, we’re blown away! Simply amazing… Thank you to all of our new and old fans - we love how excited you are for our game! 😍 If you are looking for someone to play with, join the Hazelight Studios Discord today and find the Mio to your Zoe in the Looking For Game channels! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/Split_Fiction/ |
| Split Fiction Is Available Now! | 2025-03-06 | A Message from Hazelight Studios Every game we’ve released from Hazelight Studios has embraced a key word. In "A Way Out" it was “Trust” and in "It Takes Two" it was “Collaboration”. With Split Fiction, it’s all about “Friendship”. That is also the heart of the experience we hope you will have as you play the game. Whether it is strengthening your bond with a partner or immersing yourself in the journey with an old friend. We created Split Fiction by putting passion, creativity and a big love of video games first. This is a game that was built collaboratively by everyone at Hazelight and we haven’t shied away from putting not only our best bu |
| Split Fiction Launch times! | 2025-03-03 | With the launch of Split Fiction only days away, we are back with another blog with more important details for you to unpack! In our previous blog, we covered the game being Verified on Steam Deck and the game being native to Steam. Today, we’re sharing information about some important dates for your diary! Launch Timings Split Fiction is launching globally on March 6th and we’ve created the below launch time map to give you a more precise time for when the game will go live in your region. The game will launch at the same time for all players across the world so take note of when that is in your local timezone, add it to your diary and prepa |
| Get Ready for Launch! Steam Deck Verified, PC Specs, and More! | 2025-02-27 | In the build up to Split Fiction’s launch, we’ve shared information on Side Stories, player characters Mio and Zoe, and The Friend’s Pass. Now we’re diving into the more technical aspects of the game, which you’ll be able to experience with your co-op partner starting March 6th. Read on to learn more about the PC requirements, Steam Native support, Steam Deck verification and more! Steam Deck Verified For starters, we’re happy to announce that Split Fiction will be Steam Native and Steam Deck verified! Similar to It Takes Two, Split Fiction will not require the EA app either, meaning you’ll be able to play the game using just the Steam Client |
| What is the Friend's Pass? | 2025-02-20 | The Friend's Pass The Friend's Pass*, a staple feature from Hazelight Studios, returns once again in Split Fiction! As Split Fiction is a true co-op adventure you experience alongside a partner, Hazelight wants to make the process of finding someone to be the Mio to your Zoe as simple as possible. The Friend's Pass allows anyone who owns the game to invite a friend to join the fun online for free, even if they don't own a copy! Better still, the Friend's Pass lets you connect and play with friends across different platforms with crossplay for the very first time in a Hazelight game. And you can do this as many times as you like, even if you i |
| Who are Mio and Zoe? | 2025-02-13 | If you've played a Hazelight Studios game before, you know that the characters they create for you and your co-op partner come with unique personalities, backgrounds, and motivations that produce unforgettable moments as their stories unfold. In A Way Out, you take control of Leo Caruso and Vincent Moretti, an unlikely duo who team up to escape from prison. Meanwhile in It Takes Two, you play as married couple May and Cody Goodwin, trying to save them from a seemingly inevitable divorce. Hazelight Studios are keeping that trend up as they introduce two brand new player characters in Split Fiction. You will take control of two unpublished auth |
| Split Fiction - An Introduction to Side Stories | 2025-01-27 | The Story So Far You and your co-op partner play together as Mio & Zoe, two writers stuck in a simulation of their own stories while visiting the shady new Rader Publishing headquarters in pursuit of a lucrative publishing deal. An accident puts Mio and Zoe inside the same shared simulation, throwing them back and forth between their own sci-fi and fantasy fiction while the nefarious publishing company tries to steal all of their ideas. What Are Side Stories? If you’ve played A Way Out or It Takes Two before, you’ll know that Hazelight Studios are masters of co-op gameplay variety. In addition to all of the incredible sci-fi and fantasy varie |
| The Split Fiction Road to Launch! | 2025-01-24 | It feels like two minutes since Josef Fares revealed Split Fiction live on stage to the world back in December 2024 at The Game Awards, and here we are, just under 2 months away from the game launching on March 6th. Today we are excited to share our “Road to Launch” road map to give you an idea of what we have planned for you before you get your hands on the game. We hope you will enjoy everything we have planned for you above, and we’ll have PC specific news coming as well before launch. Come March 6, we can’t wait to see the incredible things our community can do with the game - sharing your gameplay clips, cosplay attempts and amazing fan |
| Experience a Mind-Blowing Co-Op Adventure in Split Fiction | 2024-12-13 | Pre-order Split Fiction today! Grab a friend, master a variety of abilities, and overcome diverse challenges while jumping between sci-fi and fantasy worlds in this unexpected story of friendship. Mio and Zoe are contrasting writers – one writes sci-fi and the other writes fantasy – who become trapped in their own stories after being hooked up to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. They’ll have to rely on each other to break free with their memories in-tact. Split Fiction is a unique action-adventure experience that keeps you on the edge of your couch with unexpected moments. One minute you’re taming adorable dragons and the nex |