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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Action
Developer: Super Evil Megacorp
Release Date: Nov. 6, 2024

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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate' Getting Metalhead As Playable Character Next Week, Coincides With Arcade Mode In Free Update - Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2025 @ 7:00 a.m. PDT

The heroic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles need to fend off the Foot Clan in their first roguelike adventure, travelling through reality-bending portals to rescue their kidnapped master, Splinter.

Commemorating 40 years of the iconic crime-fighting brothers, players and fans alike will travel through reality bending portals to rescue their abducted master, Splinter, in this roguelike action game, designed natively for Nintendo Switch.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate puts players in full control of Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo in an all-new story co-written by SEMC Creative Director Kevin Michael Johnson and legendary TMNT comic book author Tom Waltz. Featuring Super Evil’s unique, fluid combat style mixed with strategic and surprising roguelike gameplay, the result is a fresh Turtles experience with scores of replayability.

The game features fast-flowing combat, a diverse build system that will allow players to build the elemental infused Teenage Turtle of their dreams, bodacious co-op capabilities, and improved visual design, graphics and audio quality. Set across four unique New York City environments, the game keeps TMNT fans enthralled from start to finish, as players encounter familiar allies, tons of easter eggs and references across collectibles and narrative, and encounters with iconic bosses including, of course, the mutant duo Bebop and Rocksteady and archenemy Shredder.


Super Evil Megacorp’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate will be getting fan-favorite Metalhead as the game’s newest playable character, included in the upcoming paid DLC launching on September 30. Additionally, shellheads can look forward to the brand-new Arcade mode, arriving as a free update for all players on the same day.

The paid DLC will introduce Metalhead as the newest playable character. As the sixth hero, Metalhead brings new build strategies and playstyles to master. He’s the first full-ranged hero, armed with a powerful laser gun, explosive landmines and tactical skills to keep enemies at bay. The Metalhead DLC also comes with 5 new artifacts to add increased variety to runs.

Separately, also on September 30, players can also look forward to a large free update, introducing audio and visual upgrades, as well as the all-new Arcade Mode, free for all players! Arcade Mode is intense, fast-paced and unpredictable, offering unique challenge runs to push players’ skills to the limit. Central to the mode is the new Hex and Flex system offering major variety to each run through buffs and nerfs. Players can find Arcade Mode through the new Home Lair portal to Metalhead’s Lab.

Additionally, all players can look forward to 100 improvements across the game, adding visual polish, balancing adjustments, bug fixes and quality-of-life updates.

NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTER DLC – METALHEAD ENTERS THE FIGHT

Metalhead has created a device to investigate a mysterious realm, the portals, and their connection to the Turtles’ enemies. But something goes horribly wrong… a rift opens beneath NYC, directly under Rupert’s Pizza, to Mikey’s horror. The Turtle family, together with Metalhead, must enter the realm to stop the chaos from consuming the city.

As the sixth hero on the Splintered Fate roster, Metalhead brings a brand-new playstyle and build strategies to master. He is our first full-range hero, armed with a powerful laser gun, explosive landmines that will detonate on enemy contact, and tactical skills to keep enemies at bay. The DLC also comes with 5 new artifacts to spice up your runs.

MAJOR TITLE UPDATE – FREE FOR ALL PLAYERS

While the new Metalhead DLC will be available separately, we’re also releasing a major Title Update that will be completely FREE for all Splintered Fate players to download. Simply update your game on September 30 and jump right in to the new content!

NEW ARCADE MODE – HEX AND FLEX YOUR WAY TO THE RIFT (Free)

A brand-new game mode has arrived. Arcade Mode is intense, fast-paced, and unpredictable. It offers unique challenge runs to push you and your friends’ skills to the limit.

Central to this mode is the new Hex and Flex system. At each level break, choose one of three Hex and Flex combos. These combos can both empower you with strong advantages (Flex) and weaken you with serious drawbacks (Hex). Strategy is key, as every run becomes an unpredictable adventure.

Highlights include:

  • Hex and Flex system offering major variety (and plenty of chaos) to each run

  • A fast-paced and accessible mode, perfect for quick sessions solo or with friends

  • Three new biomes that twist reality inside out: the Spectral Sewers, Astral Ship, and Manic Metropolis

  • An all-new Wraith enemy set with multiple variants: multi-limbed beings that fire homing projectiles and teleport for added chaos

  • Enemy Invasion: The realm reshapes battles in unexpected ways, creating unpredictable enemy combinations

Available for free for all players, find Arcade Mode through the new Home Lair portal to Metalhead’s Lab and jump into the action! We will be adding more content to the mode soon, stay tuned for more!

METALHEAD COMPANION CONTENT (Free)

Metalhead’s debut ties directly into this new free mode, bringing additional content for all players. Players will be able to enjoy this mode even if they haven’t bought the Metalhead DLC.

  • Robotics Turtle Power tree leveraging “charge effects” for high-impact actions

  • Drone tools that add devastating passive and active ranged support

  • Pizza in Peril storyline, a new narrative arc connected to Arcade Mode

  • New Artifact – Positronic Motherboard

GAME IMPROVEMENTS (Free)

AND THERE’S MORE!!! We’ve also added over 100 improvements across the game. Expect visual polish, balancing adjustments, bug fixes, and quality-of-life updates throughout.

LAUNCH DETAILS

All new content arrives September 30, 2025 for all digital & physical platforms, alongside the launch of our first physical editions; the Deluxe Edition will be available for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One. For collectors, the Pipin’ Hot Collector’s Edition will follow on October 24, 2025. Please check your favorite retailer for more info.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is designed with Super Evil’s core philosophy that gamers across platforms deserve to play beautiful, responsive and shared experiences. This guiding principle also fuels Super Evil’s proprietary EVIL Engine, known for unlocking the best possible player experiences by delivering high-performance graphics and precision controls across the widest range of hardware and screen sizes.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is avaialble for Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam / Epic Games Store).


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