Split Fiction has earned three Guiness World Records

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Based on a Guinness post, Split Fiction has achieved three new world records. This action-adventure cooperative game has swept the globe recently, earning it the title of the most critically acclaimed video game of 2025 as rated by both Metacritic and OpenCritic. Given its successor to the Game of the Year winner It Takes Two, Split Fiction seems likely to be a contender for the award again this year. In our review, we praised Split Fiction as another stunning addition to Hazelight Studio’s expanding collection of cooperative adventures.

Split Fiction earns three world records, according to Guinness

As a diehard fan, I’ve always admired the acclaim surrounding “Split Fiction”. But as we all know, it takes the Guinness World Records to officially validate such accolades. Today, they’ve done just that! In a recent post on their website, Guinness World Records has recognized that Split Fiction has broken several records. These records are all in areas where “Split Fiction” truly shines: local co-op gameplay. Here’s what Guinness had to say: “Split Fiction now holds the record as the most played local co-op video game on Steam, the most sold local co-op video game within 48 hours of release, and the most sold local co-op video game within one week of release.

Absolutely, I’ve got to admit that these world records for game sales and concurrent players are pretty specific, but they’re no less mind-blowing! Just imagine, within 48 hours after its release, the game Split Fiction sold over a million copies, snagging one of those world records. And guess what? It sold another million in the first week to grab another!

As if that wasn’t enough, the number of players for Split Fiction shot up to 259 thousand shortly after launch. According to SteamDB, this puts it at a remarkable 52nd place on the list of games with the highest concurrent player counts ever recorded on Steam! It’s truly impressive when you consider that most other games in the top spots are massive multiplayer compared to Split Fiction. That’s quite an accomplishment!

In simple terms, “Split Fiction” is a cooperative game played locally, yet it has gained significant popularity due to its seamless implementation of the “Friend’s Pass.” This tool enables two gamers to enjoy the game online even if only one person owns the title. Notably, this feature was also present in “It Takes Two,” but “Split Fiction” was the pioneer in cross-platform play, allowing players on different platforms to team up and engage in the game together.

Josef Fares, the director from Hazelight, expressed his delight on social media over the unexpected announcement, saying: “What a thrilling surprise!” indicating that he hadn’t anticipated this news to break today.

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2025-03-29 01:32