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In Hazelight Studios' latest co-op titleSplit Fiction, players take control of two aspiring authors who have recently been signed by Rader Publishing to take part in a special project. Rader has a machine that can create simulated worlds from participants' ideas, but as Mio catches onto quickly, there’s something far more sinister going on.
After fighting back, Mio is shoved into Zoe’s simulation, spurring the events of thisgenre-defying multiplayer-exclusive adventure.
There are a total of eight chapters inSplit Fiction.Each takes place in a completely different environment associated with either Mio or Zoe (except the first and last levels). This completeSplit Fictionwalkthrough takes players from the beginning to the end of the game and explains the new powers, setting, and basic goal of each chapter.
To find full level walkthroughs foreverySplit Fictionlevel, check out ourSplit Fictionlevel walkthroughslinked below each Chapter.
Chapter 1: Rader Publishing
In the prologue forSplit Fiction, players are introduced to Mio and Zoe, two aspiring writers who take part in a special project to turn their ideas into interactive experiences. After Mio realizes that Rader is up to something sinister, she refuses to get into the simulation, and after arguing with Rader she winds up in the same simulation bubble as Zoe.
As it turns out, the machine Rader invented isn’t built to handle two people in the same simulation, and after Zoe and Mio load in, they meet and realize something is wrong as a glitch appears in Zoe’s fantasy realm. Throughout this introductory level, Mio and Zoe switch between sci-fi and fantasy realms as they try to get back to the glitch.
Chapter 2: Neon Revenge
This chapter takes place in a revenge story set in a cyberpunk sci-fi world of Mio’s creation. For this level, Mio and Zoe become cyber ninjas – Mio gets a gravity-defying katana, while Zoe gets the ability to manipulate objects in the environment with a Gravity Whip.
Throughout Neon Revenge, Mio and Zoe must work together to take down the leader of a powerful crime syndicate as they chase down the glitch and learn more about the true purpose of Rader’s simulation. You also get to experience the first threeSide Stories inSplit Fiction, which take players to a self-contained, unique sub-story.
All Neon Revenge Side Stories
Chapter 3: Hopes of Spring
In the thirdSplit Fictionlevel, Hopes of Spring, Mio and Zoe are transported into a fantasy world of Zoe’s creation where each gains unique shapeshifting abilities. Mio can transform into a giant white ape and a fish, while Zoe can transform into a fairy and a large talking tree.
Mio’s white ape form can grab onto purple vines in the environment, while her fish form can navigate underwater. Zoe’s fairy form can fly in bursts across large areas, while her tree form can use nature magic to influence the growth of vegetation at specific points in the level.
All Hopes of Spring Side Stories
Chapter 4: Final Dawn
The fourth chapter ofSplit Fictiontakes Mio and Zoe back into one of Mio’s sci-fi stories. This one sees our heroines don a suit of armor and a blaster, which can be used to activate color-coded triggers in the environment throughout the level.
Later on, both players also get a Shield Buster, which can be used to break through certain kinds of energy shields throughout the level. This fast-paced shooting level requires a lot of coordination from both players to solve each puzzle, coordinate bombs, and keep up with frantic sections and enemy hordes where communication and proper color coordination matter a lot.
All Final Dawn Side Stories
Chapter 5: Rise of the Dragon Realm
In the Rise of the Dragon Realm chapter, Mio and Zoe are each given a dragon egg to take care of as they explore a fantastical world of Zoe’s creation and avenge the extinction of dragon kind at the hands of the terrifying Megalith. Over the course of the level, players raise their dragons from eggs into full-sized beasts with unique abilities.
At first, Mio’s dragon can only enable her to glide, while Zoe’s dragon lets her latch onto ivy-covered surfaces. Later on, when the dragons get bigger, Mio’s dragon gains the ability to glide long distances and breathe Acid, while Zoe’s dragon can roll up into a ball to smash enemies and rapidly climb up ivy surfaces.
All Rise of the Dragon Realm Side Stories
Chapter 6: Isolation
In the sixth chapter of thisSplit Fictioncomplete walkthrough, Mio and Zoe suffer a major setback and are sent deep into a simulation of Mio’s subconscious. In this level, Mio and Zoe will each receive a ball with unique powers.
Mio’s ball is made up of hundreds of tiny robot spiders that can morph into various shapes, while Zoe’s ball can magnetically latch onto certain surfaces. During certain sections of this level, Zoe will have to control her ball through a pinball-like layout that is under Mio’s control.
Chapter 7: The Hollow
In the penultimate level ofSplit Fiction, Mio and Zoe are whisked away from Mio’s subconscious into Zoe’s. The typically chipper and upbeat Zoe seems disturbed that such darkness could fester within her mind, and players must make it to the end to help Zoe confront something deep within herself.
In this level, Mio is given a spirit own that can light up beacons and provide safe areas to walk on (or wallrun on). Zoe, on the other hand, gets a spirit fish that she can command to create portals on certain surfaces, which can pull objects closer when activated.
Final Chapter: Split
The final chapter ofSplit Fictionis a trippy, mind-bending twist on everything you think you know about the game as Mio and Zoe confront Rader himself. In this level, Mio and Zoe start off in different versions of the same level, themed after their respective genres.
But things start to get weird, and our heroines quickly realize something isverywrong with the simulation after Rader breaks into it. The final level throws all of the rules out of the window and merges both simulations into a series of borderline psychedelic escape sequences.
Because Rader can manipulate the rules of the simulation in this final level,Split Fictionplayers must expect the unexpected and quickly adjust to visual and gameplay shifts from moment to moment.
At the end of this genre-fusing, frantic, mind-blowing level, Mio and Zoe confront Rader and take him down, ending the simulation as they escape from Rader Publishing once and for all.
