Split Fiction is already a hit with players – having shifted 1m units in 48 hours, developer Hazelight confirmed just three days later that the game had shifted another million copies in its first week – but turns out it is officially record-breaking now, too.
The Guinness World Records has revealed Hazelight’s part-fantasy, part-sci-fi adventure “broke an impressive three world records within days of its release”, becoming the most played local co-op video game on Steam, the most sold local co-op video game within 48 hours of release, and most sold local co-op video game within one week of release.
The Guinness World Records organisation – which describes itself as the “global authority on all things record-breaking” – said the game “quickly cement[ed] its place in gaming history with trio of world records”.
Split Fiction is available now on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Owners of the game can co-op the full adventure with a pal whether or not they also own the game, and whether or not they’re on the same platform.
“Fantastic from start to finish, Split Fiction is one of the most inventive and joyful co-op games to date, and a testament to the power of human imagination,” Katharine wrote in Eurogamer’s 5/5 stars Split Fiction review. Perhaps unsurprisingly then, there is already a bidding war for the rights to a reported film adaptation.