Decision brief
Is Split Fiction worth it?
Yes — an easy recommendation.
Hazelight's wildest co-op yet — Split Fiction trades It Takes Two's gentle tone for genre-hopping chaos, and it's their best game in years.
The right-now case
Data as of May 1, 2026 UTC
- Best price today
- $34.99 at EA Store −30% All-time low $34.99
- Playing right now
- 2,426
- Time investment
- ~13.5h story · ~16h completionist
Who should pick this up
Worth it if…
- You and a friend or partner have a regular co-op night and you've already burned through It Takes Two and A Way Out.
- Mechanics that never repeat across a full game — bullet-hell, platforming, mech battles, dragon riding — sounds like a strength, not a gimmick.
- You want a tightly-paced 12-15 hour story you can wrap up in three sessions, not a 100-hour grind.
Skip if…
- You don't have a regular co-op partner — Split Fiction is co-op-only with no AI companion option.
- You prefer mechanical depth over breadth — every chapter teaches a new system rather than refining one.
- Cutscenes that lean into bickering-buddies humor grate on you — Mio and Zoe's banter is constant.
What long-haul players keep saying
What players love
The co-op gameplay's seamless genre-switching and constant novelty is what long-time players consistently praise.
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