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Split Fictionis mere days from launch and Hazelight Studios has announced the action-adventure is Steam Deck verified and ready for release day. Steam Deck verified confirms the game in question has been tested by Steam owner Valve and gameplay runs competently on the Steam Deck console.Split Fictionwill also be available to play on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles as well as PC.
The upcoming game features authors Mio and Zoe who become trapped in the worlds of their respective stories, and the strangers must work together to escape. Weaving fantasy and science-fiction genres together, the game flaunts Hazelight’s iconic split-screen co-op action for players to overcome platforming challenges and beat enemies. Therelease times forSplit Fiction’sdebut across the world have been revealed, allowing players to set an alarm for the precise second they can jump into the entertaining chaos.
Hazelight Studios announcedSplit Fictionhad gone goldat the end of January, and the studio delivered another piece of good news one week before the game’s release. Posted on Twitter through Hazelight Studios' official account, the developer confirmed the anticipated title was Steam Deck verified in time for its March 6 release. Additionally, players were reminded thatSplit Fictionwill also be Steam Native, meaning friends can invite and play with each other directly through Steam with no EA App required.
Split Fictionjoins the list ofanticipated games scheduled to release in 2025, sharing the ranks withGrand Theft Auto 6,Assassin’s Creed Shadows, andClair Obscur: Expedition 33, and the Steam Deck news was warmly received by gamers on social media who are taking part in the countdown to launch. Furthermore,Hazelight revealed the PC specsforSplit Fiction, listing the minimum and recommended specifications required while also highlighting the game’s ultrawide resolution support, accessibility options, and console support, including dynamic 4k resolution and 60 frames per second on Xbox Series X and PS5, and 1080p/60fps on Xbox Series S.
After the incredible success ofIt Takes Two,Split Fictionis expected to be a bewitching two-player to remember, andHazelight has already begun working on its next project. Founder Josef Fares confirmed work on the next title was under way, and the boss also revealed the studio was not solely focused on co-op games going forward, even though the genre has become synonymous with the developer. Fares kept tight-lipped about whether this mystery, in-development project would be co-op or not like its predecessors, but it’s exciting to learn the next adventure is already in the pipeline.
