Split Fiction is coming to PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC on March 6. A co-op sci-fi recreation from Hazelight Studios, the makers of It Takes Two, Split Fiction is on the market to preorder now (see it at Amazon) for $39.99. And identical to Hazelight’s earlier video games, anybody who buys it will get a free Buddy’s Move that lets a pal play the entire recreation with you in co-op free of charge.
Split Fiction – The place to Purchase It
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In contrast to so many recreation releases nowadays, Split Fiction is just obtainable in a regular version. There are not any pricier variations providing digital trinkets to tempt you. Nevertheless, there may be one retailer-unique preorder bonus to sway your preorder resolution, about which extra under.
Split Fiction Preorder Bonus
Whereas there are not any common preorder bonuses for Split Fiction, there’s a retailer-unique one:
How Does Split Fiction’s Buddy’s Move Work?
The principle distinctive factor about Split Fiction is that you will need to play it in co-op mode. There’s no single-participant possibility. So you possibly can play it in sofa co-op cut up-display mode on a single show, or you possibly can play it by way of on-line co-op, with only a single copy of the sport. This even works cross-platform, that means you possibly can play it with a pal even when they’re utilizing a special console or PC platform than you’re.
To play with a pal on-line, simply have your pal obtain “Split Fiction – Buddy’s Move” from the digital market of their alternative after the sport comes out, on March 6. This model is free, and it lets your buddy play the sport with you at no further value after you ship them an invitation. Hazelight did an analogous factor for for its earlier video games It Takes Two and A Method Out. The one caveat is that your non-paying pal can’t play it with out pairing up with somebody who has bought the sport.
What Is Split Fiction?
Split Fiction is a co-op-solely two-participant motion journey recreation a few pair of writers – one who writes sci-fi and one who writes fantasy – who get sucked into their fictional worlds. The 2 gamers have to work collectively to struggle enemies and clear up puzzles in ranges that spring from science fiction and fantasy respectively. So in a single degree you may discover yourselves driving Tron-model bikes and navigating gravity plates, whereas in one other you’ll form-shift into fantasy characters in an enchanted forest.
Ranges additionally comprise portals to “aspect tales,” that are principally minigames you possibly can play, like driving on a Dune-like “sand fish” because it swims by way of the desert, or water snowboarding behind a drone flying throughout the ocean.
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Chris Reed is a offers skilled and commerce editor for IGN. You possibly can observe him on Bluesky @chrislreed.com.