Hazelight Studios has gone from strength to strength with every successive game it puts out, and Split Fiction is its best work yet.
Once again, the team doubles down on two-player co-op as a core tenet of design and structure, and the result is a relentlessly imaginative experience that'll make you question what else can even be done in this space.
Playing this through with a buddy is a proper rollercoaster ride that's unashamedly video game-y, eschewing a logical story and deep-rooted drama in favour of unmatched variety and a constant stream of fun ideas for co-op gameplay. It's a trade-off we're more than happy to take.
What's even more impressive than the game's variety is the fact every part of the adventure is so polished. Whether you're in a motorcycle chase, farting rainbows as a pig, or facing off against an enormous dragon, every moment in the game impresses with how finely honed it is.
It's helped by very simple and very consistent controls. Despite changes in perspective, setting, and genre, you can rely on the controls to stay familiar throughout.
While the snappy pacing and regular influx of fresh ideas means the whole journey is fun and engaging, the game's finale is really something special. We won't spoil it in case you've yet to experience it, but it brilliantly toys with your expectations and breaks its own design rules for a real showstopper moment.
Split Fiction goes hard in on the fun factor, and in doing so has delivered one of the most exciting and imaginative games of 2025 that you and your player two will remember for a long time.