Split Fiction is an action-adventure game that pushes the boundaries of the co-op genre further than ever, a unique co-op action-adventure split screen game where players will jump between sci-fi and fantasy worlds.

With a wide range of ever-changing abilities, players will take on the roles of Mio and Zoe as they work together to take back their creative legacies and discover the power of an unexpected friendship

In Split Fiction, players will discover a variety of sci-fi and fantasy mechanics and abilities. Escape a sun that’s going supernova, challenge a monkey to a dance battle, try out some cool hoverboard tricks, fight an evil kitty and ride everything from gravity bikes to a sandshark. With worlds that are entirely different from each other, surprising challenges await players at every turn.

Mio and Zoe are contrasting writers, one of sci-fi and the other of fantasy, who become trapped in their own stories after being hooked up to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. Jumping back and forth between worlds, they’ll have to work together and master a variety of abilities in order to break free with their memories intact.

Today, Hazelight Studios announced that Split Fiction will be Steam Native and Steam Deck verified.

Starting March 6, Steam and Steam Deck users will be able to take the adventure on the go and jump into Mio and Zoe’s genre-jumping escapades with anyone on their friends list!

This is bolstered by Friend’s Pass, which allows a second player to jump in and play the full game for free with a partner who owns Split Fiction regardless of location or platform.

Hazelight Studios and EA have also confirmed Split Fiction’s PC specs and additional features:

• Dynamic 4k resolution and 60 frames per second on Xbox Series X and PS5, 1080p/60fps on Xbox Series S
• Ultrawide monitor support on PC
• PC requirements/recommendations
• Preloading now available on all platforms
• Accessibility features such as simplified/custom inputs, skippable checkpoints and damage modifiers

Get Ready for Launch! Steam Deck Verified, PC Specs, and More!

In the build up to Split Fiction’s launch, we’ve shared information on Side Stories, player characters Mio and Zoe, and The Friend’s Pass. Now we’re diving into the more technical aspects of the game, which you’ll be able to experience with your co-op partner starting March 6th. Read on to learn more about the PC requirements, Steam Native support, Steam Deck verification and more!

Steam Native

For starters, we’re happy to announce that Split Fiction will be Steam Native and Steam Deck verified! Similar to It Takes Two, Split Fiction will not require the EA App either, meaning you’ll be able to play the game using just the Steam Client on PC, no other application needed. You will be able to easily send game invites and join your friends on Steam directly through the Steam Friends List system, allowing you to get into the chaotic action quicker. Please note, however, that you’ll need a free EA account if you want to connect with a friend who’s playing on a different platform through cross-play, such as Xbox or PlayStation consoles.

Steam Deck Verified

Whether you’re at home or on the go, you will be able to transport yourself into the world of Mio and Zoe’s mind-boggling adventure as Split Fiction is Verified on Valve’s Steam Deck handheld device, giving you even more options to take advantage of Split Fiction supporting cross-play. You will also be able to take advantage of the Steam Cloud Save functionality, meaning you can play on your PC, save and close the game, then carry on where you left off on your Steam Deck and vice versa! We’re excited to see all the unexpected locations the community will end up playing Split Fiction at launch and beyond. 

PC Specs

For those of you who will be stepping into Mio and Zoe’s shoes on PC, the below chart lists the Minimum and Recommended Specifications the game will require, giving you an idea of what will be needed from your PC to experience Split Fiction’s immense variety of environments and gameplay challenges in their true glory. We have worked tirelessly to ensure the game will be optimised on launch, completing hours and hours of performance and compatibility testing with the goal of making sure that the game will run as smoothly as possible, even on PC’s configured at the games listed minimum system requirements.

Minimum Specification

• OS: 64 bit Windows 10/11
• CPU: Intel Core i5-6600k or AMD Ryzen 5 2600k
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 - 4GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet Connection
• Storage: 85 GB available space
• Resolution: 1920x1080 (1080p) Native
• FPS: 30
• Graphic Preset: Low

Recommended Specification

• OS: 64 bit Windows 10/11
• CPU: Intel Core i7-11700k or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 8GB or AMD Radeon 6700 XT - 12GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet Connection
• Storage: 85 GB available space
• Resolution: 2560x1440 (2K) Native
• FPS: 60
• Graphic Preset: High

Ultrawide Resolution Support

Ultrawide monitors are becoming more and more popular for gaming, which is why Split Fiction will support ultrawide resolutions for PC players alongside more standard resolutions. With support for 21:9 and 32:9 resolutions, you will have even more screen real estate to soak in the dystopian sci-fi and out-of-this world fantasy environments.

Accessibility Options

Split Fiction has a wide range of accessibility options that you can enable and disable as you see fit, ensuring everyone can comfortably enjoy Mio and Zoe’s story.

• Subtitles with optional backgrounds
• Closed captioning
• Skippable checkpoints for sections players may get stuck at.
• Toggleable option to replace button mash prompts/analogue stick spinning/stick wiggling prompts with more simplified inputs.
• Adjustable damage modifiers to reduce the amount of damage enemies inflict on the player
• Persistent aim dot
• Ability to swap the left and right analogue sticks
• Remappable input controls, allowing custom inputs 
• Adjustable camera sensitivity 

Console Support

Split Fiction will also be launching on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S and we have made great efforts to create an optimised experience for those of you who plan to play on either console. The game will run at 60fps, giving you and your co-op partner a smooth action adventure thrill ride with Mio and Zoe inside their vivid and beautiful simulated worlds. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X players will be able to play Split Fiction in incredible detail with the game running at dynamic 4k resolution, meanwhile players on the Xbox Series S will play at a resolution of 1080p.

In addition to all of the incredible sci-fi and fantasy variety featured in the Split Fiction main story, you will encounter mysterious, out of place portals that you can enter to explore all new and vastly different worlds and locations that are completely optional.

These are Side Stories! Side Stories are anomalies that occur as a consequence of Mio and Zoe being stuck in the same simulation. These portals are attempts by the simulation to steal unfinished stories and ideas that Mio and Zoe wrote when they were younger, leading to some truly weird, wonderful, and chaotic situations.

You can look forward to experiencing Side Stories featuring a daring mountain climb filled with Giants, riding Sandfish across a desert and snowboarding while performing killer tricks down a mountain - under heavy fire. Other Side Stories will have you become pigs and finding out exactly how sausages are made, chasing enemies while water-skiing and exploring the depths of space on a spacewalk gone wrong – these are just a few examples of Mio and Zoe’s imagined Side Story scenarios, which they now have to live out (and escape from) all the while adding even more crazy and chaotic gameplay variety on your adventure through Split Fiction.

As these stories have been deeply influenced by our authors' pasts, they will experience long since forgotten ideas and secrets about themselves. Once a Side Story has been completed, our characters return back through the portal to the main level where they first entered the encounter, filled with even greater determination to escape from Rader’s machine with their memories and stories intact… so, going back to our original question, are you up to the challenge?

Split Fiction is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam / Epic Games Store / EA app) March 6, 2025 at $49.99.