And it manages to cram all of them into a single game.

As two young writers desperately trying to get published, Mio and Zoe find themselves lured to Rader Publishing.

The sheer variety here continues to cement Hazelight as the master of cooperative gameplay.

The two characters in Split Fiction in futuristic bodysuits staring at a huge crack in the simulation they’re in

The co-op is also generous in other ways.

Like It Takes Two, Friend Pass returns here.

you’re able to also play split-screen locally, too, which is how I chose to play.

Side by side shots of a futuristic city level in Split Fiction, where one character is wall-running and the other is standing holding a neon sword

These smaller self-contained adventures are where Split Fiction really experiments with even more mechanics and themes.

Split Fiction is also really good at giving you options to just play around with the world.

Mio and Zoe are interesting protagonists, initially reticent to engage with each other’s fictions.

Side by side shots of the Split Fiction characters riding on their dragons

Thematically, I dont think it could really be more on point for 2025.

Hazelight has created another brilliant adventure that’s going straight into ourbest co-op gameslist.

Split Fiction was reviewed on PS5 with a code provided by the publisher.

The two characters in Split Fiction staring at a purple crack in the world that’s appeared in a fantasy tavern

The two characters in Split Fiction holding their hands up in surrender in a futuristic city

Split Fiction screenshot of Zoe and Mio in a fantasy world

Mio and Zoe encounter a Sandfish in a ruined sandy world in Split Fiction

The two characters in Split Fiction dressed in fantasy gear each with a dragon on their back

Revenge of the Savage Planet

Mio and Zoe holding a dragon during the trailer for Split Fiction.

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