Summary
Split Fictionhas been racking up impressive numbers, including in livestreaming, where it beatIt Takes Twoviewership numbers on its release week. It also had more viewership regarding most non-sports EA games in their respective release weeks, adding one more bragging right to its successful accolades. SinceSplit Fiction’srelease earlier this month, countless streamers, including EA itself, have been broadcasting gameplay of the cooperative game, drawing in millions of viewers eager to follow the adventures of Zoe and Mio.
Split Fictionis the latest game from visionary director Josef Fares, the founder of Hazelight Studios and winner of the 2021 Game of the Year Awards withIt Takes Two. Not only has theco-op puzzle game earned a score of 90 on aggregate sites like OpenCritic, marking the first time in over 13 years that an EA-published title reached such a score, butSplit Fictionalso sold 2 million unitsin just two weeks. Its success didn’t stop there, as new reports indicate the game is earning impressive numbers in other areas of the industry, including livestreaming.
According toStreams Charts,Split Fictionhas been shattering livestreaming numbers, surpassingIt Takes Twoin a key category. During its launch week, from March 6 to March 12,Split Fictionaccumulated over 8,700,000 hours watched acrossstreaming platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, and Steam. While most Twitch and YouTube streams were hosted by individual creators, on Steam the broadcasts were led by “streamingonsteam,” EA Games' official channel, which reruns content from various streamers, including those on Twitch and YouTube.
In a direct comparison,Split FictiontrumpedIt Takes Twoby more than 12% in hours watched during their respective release weeks. Regarding unique channels,Split Fictionhad twice the number of channels streaming the game, and peak viewership was 25% higher thanIt Takes Two. Rather than viewing this as a competition, the analysis highlights how Hazelight Studios managed to exceed player expectations and create anew title as successful asIt Takes Two,both in gameplay and popularity.
The most-watched individual streamers on Twitch and YouTube during this period were GRONKH, Windah Basudara, alanzoka, and Cellbit. Lastly,Split Fictionwas the most-watched game on Steam during its release week and the second most-watched non-sports EA title of all time. Including sports games,Split Fictionranks seventh. In the second week, other famous streamers like xQc and Valkyrae started broadcasting the game, furtherboostingSplit Fiction’s popularityto impressive new heights.
Split Fiction
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The co-op masterminds are back, pushing the creative limits with their new action-packed buddy adventure, Split Fiction. From the studio behind 2021 Game of the Year Winner It Takes Two, venture into a world that jumps between Sci-Fi and Fantasy to overcome varied and unexpected gameplay challenges with a friend. Split Fiction’s vast array of ever-changing mechanics keeps you on the edge of your couch with surprising moments. Find out what happens when two radically different worlds collide in this fortuitous story of friendship.StoryMio and Zoe are contrasting writers who become trapped in their own stories after being hooked up to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. To escape with their minds intact, they’ll need to overcome their differences to crash the system that holds them, uncovering secrets and personal struggles hidden within their own fiction.Key Features● True Co-Op Adventure - Split Fiction is an adventure tailored for two. As Mio and Zoe, you’ll experience split screen co-op gameplay where you have to coordinate your actions and timing, as well as work together to overcome challenges through unique worlds of fiction like lush Fantasy environments and Sci-Fi skylines. This wild ride comes to you from Hazelight, the co-op thrill-makers that brought you It Takes Two and A Way Out.● Unparalleled Variety - Discover new mechanics and abilities in every level of your adventure, which will alternate between sci-fi and fantasy settings. 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. Experience worlds that are entirely different from each other, unexpected new abilities, and a range of gameplay that includes platforming, puzzles, and more. There are surprises waiting for you and your partner around every corner.● The Power of Friendship - Mio and Zoe don’t get along at first, but soon enough they become each other’s only hopes. This journey will throw unexpected twists at them and if they want to make it through, they’ll need to have each other’s backs. They’ll encounter both bizarre situations as they traverse stories born from their own wild imaginations. Most importantly – they’ll face it all together.● Sci-Fi and Fantasy Worlds - Venture through fantastical realms and discover idyllic villages and mystical sanctuaries filled with magical beings in Zoe’s world of fiction. Board a flying train and explore Mio’s imaginary realms of futuristic space stations, intense battlefields and more. Engage in hidden “side stories” – vivid snapshots extracted from the depths of Mio and Zoes’ minds that go beyond Sci-Fi and Fantasy – where you may learn more about their past and the roads that led them to by Rader.● More Ways to Play Together - Friend’s Pass - Hazelight’s staple feature that allows one player that owns the game to invite a friend to play for free - is back and makes playing with friends even easier with crossplay options enabled for PlayStation, Xbox and PC (via Steam).
