Summary
- Split Fiction has gone gold, signaling the final stages of development before the title’s March 6 release.
- The game is the latest project from Hazelight Studios, known for its work on It Takes Two.
Hazelight Studios’ upcoming action-adventure co-op game Split Fiction has gone gold, marking the final stretch of development before the title releases on March 6. The studio recently released a new co-op gameplay trailer for Split Fiction, drumming up even more fan hype, and audiences are now beginning to celebrate following the gold status announcement.
First revealed during The Game Awards 2024, Split Fiction is the latest project from Hazelight Studios, which is perhaps best known for the 2021 Game of the Year winner, It Takes Two. Similar to its predecessor, Split Fiction sees two characters teaming up for a split-screen co-op adventure. With the latest gameplay trailer giving fans a closer look at what to expect from Split Fiction, many are thrilled to hear that the game has now gone gold.
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Game director Josef Fares announced via Twitter that Split Fiction had gone gold on January 27, telling fans to “get ready” for the game’s launch on March 6. In the video game industry, “going gold” means that a title has completed the core portion of game development and is moving on to the “finishing touches” stage. When a studio announces that a project has gone gold, it means the team is finalizing the game to prepare for launch. Split Fiction going gold several weeks before its scheduled release date is a good sign that it should be launching on schedule, though there can always be last-minute hiccups. That said, Fares’ message and the new co-op trailer for Split Fiction have audiences gearing up for March 6.
Split Fiction Readies for Launch on March 6
After the success of It Takes Two, many were delighted to see the reveal of Split Fiction, quickly making it one of the most-anticipated game releases of 2025. The recent co-op gameplay trailer showed off stunning graphics and action-packed gameplay set in both sci-fi and fantasy worlds. Split Fiction is said to offer both a mainline story and side quests, along with creative transformation abilities and epic boss battles. Josef Fares has suggested that Split Fiction will push the boundaries of what is possible even further than It Takes Two, and with the game going gold, it should only be a matter of time before fans can experience those new limits of gaming.
Going gold marks a major milestone for any game’s development, and the recent announcement of Split Fiction achieving this key status puts the title in position to join the beloved lineup of games from Hazelight Studios. Split Fiction launches March 6 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
The co-op masterminds are back, pushing the creative limits with their new action-packed buddy adventure, Split Fiction. From the studio behind 2021 Game of the Year Winner It Takes Two, venture into a world that jumps between Sci-Fi and Fantasy to overcome varied and unexpected gameplay challenges with a friend. Split Fiction’s vast array of ever-changing mechanics keeps you on the edge of your couch with surprising moments. Find out what happens when two radically different worlds collide in this fortuitous story of friendship.
Story
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. To escape with their minds intact, they’ll need to overcome their differences to crash the system that holds them, uncovering secrets and personal struggles hidden within their own fiction.
Key Features
● True Co-Op Adventure – Split Fiction is an adventure tailored for two. As Mio and Zoe, you’ll experience split screen co-op gameplay where you have to coordinate your actions and timing, as well as work together to overcome challenges through unique worlds of fiction like lush Fantasy environments and Sci-Fi skylines. This wild ride comes to you from Hazelight, the co-op thrill-makers that brought you It Takes Two and A Way Out.
● Unparalleled Variety – Discover new mechanics and abilities in every level of your adventure, which will alternate between sci-fi and fantasy settings. Escape a sun that’s going supernova, challenge a monkey to a dance battle, try out some cool hoverboard tricks, fight an evil kitty, and ride everything from gravity bikes to a sandshark. Experience worlds that are entirely different from each other, unexpected new abilities, and a range of gameplay that includes platforming, puzzles, and more. There are surprises waiting for you and your partner around every corner.
● The Power of Friendship – Mio and Zoe don’t get along at first, but soon enough they become each other’s only hopes. This journey will throw unexpected twists at them and if they want to make it through, they’ll need to have each other’s backs. They’ll encounter both bizarre situations as they traverse stories born from their own wild imaginations. Most importantly – they’ll face it all together.
● Sci-Fi and Fantasy Worlds – Venture through fantastical realms and discover idyllic villages and mystical sanctuaries filled with magical beings in Zoe’s world of fiction. Board a flying train and explore Mio’s imaginary realms of futuristic space stations, intense battlefields and more. Engage in hidden “side stories” – vivid snapshots extracted from the depths of Mio and Zoes’ minds that go beyond Sci-Fi and Fantasy – where you can learn more about their past and the roads that led them to by Rader.
● More Ways to Play Together – Friend’s Pass – Hazelight’s staple feature that allows one player that owns the game to invite a friend to play for free – is back and makes playing with friends even easier with crossplay options enabled for PlayStation, Xbox and PC (via Steam).
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
- Released
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March 6, 2025
- Publisher(s)
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Electronic Arts
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op