By Hazelight’s Genre-Bending Adventure Gets a Deeper Look Ahead of March 6 Launch
December 20, 2024 – Hazelight Studios has dropped an exciting new trailer for Split Fiction, the studio’s upcoming co-op action-adventure game that lets players jump between mind-bending sci-fi and whimsical fantasy worlds. The latest look dives deeper into the game’s dynamic mechanics and reveals Side Stories—optional mini-adventures embedded within the main game.
Presented by Hazelight founder Josef Fares, the trailer highlights the studio’s signature split-screen co-op design and gameplay variety. From surfing sandfish to snowboarding through a futuristic warzone, these Side Stories introduce unique twists on gameplay and offer deeper character moments for protagonists Mio and Zoe. You can read more about Side Stories in the official blog post [HERE].
About Split Fiction
In Split Fiction, players step into the worlds of Mio, a grounded sci-fi author, and Zoe, a hopeful fantasy novelist, who are thrust into their own creations by a machine designed to steal their imaginations. Now trapped in a narrative multiverse, the two must work together to escape—while discovering friendship, identity, and creativity along the way.
This ever-evolving co-op experience features:
Cinematic split-screen co-op gameplay
Radically different environments and mechanics
Side Stories with fresh challenges and wild scenarios
Crossplay support and the return of the Friend’s Pass, allowing one player to invite a friend to play for free
“Split Fiction is all about playing with contrasts—sci-fi and fantasy, logic and imagination, control and chaos,” said Josef Fares. “And with Side Stories, we’ve been able to pack even more surprises into every chapter.”
Release Details
Split Fiction launches March 6, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and the EA App, priced at $49.99. The game supports cross-platform play and includes the Friend’s Pass, so only one player needs to own the game to play with a friend online.