Portal Shooter Splitgate 2 Returning with a new name and revamped experience after returning to beta earlier this year, developer 1047 Games announcement. Free-to-play Splitgate: Arena Reloaded Relaunches on December 17 across platforms including Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC
“After months of community feedback, testing, and rebuilding the entire experience, Splitgate has refocused on what made it special in the first place: classic arena combat without factions, powers, or extra fuss,” the developer shared in a blog post with a gameplay video.
Splitgate 2 originally launched in June, but 1047 Games pulled it back into beta after deciding the release was rushed. For the new version, the company says, “we took the best of Splitgate 1 and Splitgate 2” and cut out the parts that didn’t fit, while refining those that did. “In the process, we’ve not only rebuilt the game, we’ve reconnected with the magic of the genre that created this studio in the first place: the return to the arena.”
Here are some key changes:
Splitgate 2’s factions, abilities, and selection tools have been removed to return the focus to classic arena combat without the added noise.
Progression has been rebuilt from the ground up to reward your time in the game, with weapons and character cosmetics you can earn just by playing.
We’ve added a true classic arena mode with starting and new map pickups, recapturing the original feel.
Fine-tuned combat to better match the expectations of a modern arena shooter with more meaningful gunfights and fewer “what just happened” moments.
The ranked system has been completely overhauled so that your rank reflects your true skill for players who love to climb and compete.
Added the core systems you’ve been asking for: mode selection, player stats, ranked leaderboards, and account levels.
Introduces five brand new maps and six completely reworked areas, bringing the total map pool to 20.
Added three new LMG primary weapons and the iconic power weapon, the railgun.
1047 Games was blasted by Splitgate players earlier this year when co-founder Ian Proulx wore a hat saying “Make FPS Great Again” at Summer Games Fest. Later, he has been posted On the release date of Splitgate 2, Studio X stated that he “wasn’t here to apologize” and that the hat was “not a political statement,” finally admitting that it was essentially a publicity stunt.