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Splitgate 2
Developer(s)1047 Games
Publisher(s)1047 Games
Director(s)Ian Proulx
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Platform(s)
ReleaseJune 6, 2025
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Splitgate 2 is a free-to-play first-person shooter developed and published by 1047 Games. A successor to Splitgate (2019), it was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in June 2025.

Gameplay

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Splitgate 2 is a first-person shooter. Players can place portals between two points on a map, and they can fire weapons or travel through those portals. The game features several gameplay modes. In addition to the round-based team deathmatch mode,[1] the game introduces Hot Zone, a mode similar to King of the Hill. In Hot Zone, respawn time gradually increases as a match progresses, though successful eliminations will lower the respawn time.[2] Splitgate 2 also has a 60-player battle royale mode.[3] and a map creator named the Lab.[4]

The game has three factions of characters, with each having their own unique gameplay mechanics. The faction "Aeros" is fast and agile for players who prefer fast-paced gameplay; Meridian is a support-focused faction that can heal allies, detect enemy location, and track an enemy's health level; Sabrask focuses mainly on using defensive strategies rather than using portals, and players can place "smart walls" that block enemy attacks.[5]

Development

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In September 2022, 1047 Games announced that they have ended the development of Splitgate to work on a new, free-to-play game set in the same universe.[6] While the first game was created by about 15 people, Splitgate 2 was created by a team of more than 200 people.[4] While the original Splitgate 2 started as a student game, Splitgate 2 was considered by Ian Proulx, the creative director, as a triple-A product. He cited hero shooters, Call of Duty, and Halo as the game's main sources of inspiration, and compared the game to Valorant, in which a player's success in combat is governed by their "ability to shoot and portal and have good positioning" rather than the use of active abilities. Maps in Splitgate 2 were designed to be more symmetrical and less vertical, with greater similarities to maps from multiplayer games like Call of Duty than to those of arena shooters.[2]

1047 Games announced Splitgate 2 in July 2024.[7] An open beta including 25 weapons, 15 maps and 10 modes was released on May 22, 2025.[8] The game was released in full on June 6, 2025 for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S.[9] Splitgate 2 was designed to be a live service game, with 1047 planning to add and rotate content regularly.[10]

Reception

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On June 6, 2025, at the 2025 Summer Game Fest, a trailer presentation from Proulx received negative reception from both game journalists and fans when he appeared on the stage wearing a "Make FPS Great Again" hat, while criticizing other FPS games like Halo and Call of Duty.[11] He later claimed it was "not a political statement" on social media, although PCGamesN described it as "tone-deaf" regardless of whether it was. An additional controversy emerged over the game's expensive launch microtransactions, such as a "Nano Swarm" bundle that costed USD $70 even at a 45% discount. Players also accused the developers of hypocrisy for including a battle royale mode, commonly seen in the Call of Duty series. Proulx responded to the backlash by announcing the price of the bundle and other microtransactions in the game's store would be halved, as well as stating that he believed the development team had innovated sufficiently to not be "[chasing] a trend" by including battle royale.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Thorn, Ed (August 21, 2025). "Splitgate 2 remains a portal-hopping FPS delight, but it really needs to lighten up". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Park, Morgan (August 26, 2024). "Splitgate 2 isn't 'Halo with portals' anymore, but it may be something even better". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Makuch, Eddie (June 6, 2025). "Splitgate Battle Royale Mode Out Now Alongside Splitgate 2 Official Release". GameSpot. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Nicolás Argüello, Diego (May 15, 2025). "Splitgate 2 is a bigger and bolder portal-based shooter". Epic Games Store. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Allsop, Ken (August 8, 2024). "Splitgate 2's factions give you more ways to play the multiplayer FPS". PCGamesN. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Wales, Matt (September 2, 2022). "Splitgate "ending feature development" so dev can focus on new shooter in same universe". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Stewart, Marcus (July 18, 2024). "Splitgate 2 Leaps Out Of A New Portal Next Year". Game Informer. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  8. ^ Koch, Cameron (May 22, 2025). "Splitgate 2 Open Beta Is Live, Is Almost The Full Game (And Won't Wipe Progress)". GameSpot. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  9. ^ Bonks, Lawrence (June 4, 2025). "Splitgate 2 will exit its beta and get an official release on June 6". Engadget. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Bardhan, Ashley (July 18, 2024). ""We didn't make the game of our dreams": Splitgate 2 is a AAA FPS built to "last a decade or more" using everything the first FPS couldn't be, all in Unreal Engine 5". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  11. ^ Parrish, Ash (2025-06-06). "Everybody hated that". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  12. ^ Allsop, Ken (2025-06-07). "After promising to fix FPS games, new multiplayer shooter faces microtransaction blowback". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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