Splitgate news & patch notes

Since our beta launch in May, players have given us clear, honest feedback about what felt right, what drifted too far from the identity of Splitgate, and what was missing from the experience. We took that feedback seriously and have been working tirelessly to meet your expectations for a true sequel to Splitgate.

When we went back to the drawing board, we set a few clear priorities based on your feedback and what players expect from a modern FPS. We needed to fix the systems that weren’t meeting expectations, add the features people consider standard today, tighten the core experience around arena shooter fans, and bring back the spirit and personality that made SG1 stand out. We also knew the game needed a stronger identity, something that feels unmistakably like Splitgate.

Just as important, we wanted to make sure our time away was justified. That meant delivering far more than balance changes or polish. It meant bringing fresh maps, new modes, reworked systems, and meaningful content that makes this feel like a true launch, not just a patch.

SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded is Live Now

The following overview below breaks down the major changes in SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded. Whether you're a returning player, someone who joined during beta, or new to Splitgate entirely, we hope this gives you a clear picture of where the game is headed and why we’re so excited to share it with you.

Alright, let’s get into it.

Gameplay

• Removed Factions, Abilities, and select equipment to refocus on classic arena combat.

• Added map pickups, including Legendary Weapons and Powerups.

• Introduced new tools to counter portal play. For a full breakdown, see our Portal blog:

  • Portal Overloading allows players to place both portals on a single wall to block it from use.

  • EMP Grenades clear all portals from a wall and temporarily give your team control of it.

• Added Portal Trails to make it easier to track enemies and teammates as they move through portals.

• Improved controller feel and corrected aim acceleration.

• Increased TTK slightly to create more meaningful gunfights and give players more time to react.

• Improved combat readability through updated combat audio and VFX.

• Reworked visual recoil across all weapons for a smoother firing experience.

Performance

• Made extensive performance optimizations across the board both within Unreal Engine itself and all of the tech we have built on top of it, resulting in higher and more consistent framerates, especially in busy fights and heavy respawn moments.

  • Last gen consoles and lower end PCs see the biggest gains!

• Substantially reduced hitching and stutters, so matches feel smoother moment to moment.

• Maps and content were audited and optimized to cut unnecessary rendering and memory cost.

• Shaders and effects are now prepared more reliably to prevent mid match stalls.

Modes, Mode Select, and Multi-Queue

• Added a true Classic Arena mode with even starts and fixed loadouts. All players begin with an Assault Rifle and a Carbine, just like the original.

• Added the highly requested Mode Select feature so players can fine-tune their preferred modes across Quickplay and select playlists.

  • Developer Note: Players will be required to select 3 modes minimum at launch to ensure that we see healthy player numbers across available playlists. We will monitor this closely and loosen this restriction as soon as we can ensure players are finding matches quickly.

• Added the ability to queue for multiple modes at once.

• Added a cumulative XP bonus for players who queue for multiple playlists.

• Added several modes to Quickplay mode selection:

  • FFA Deathmatch

  • Shotty Snipers

  • Team SWAT

  • Gun Game

  • Team Fiesta

• Added the ability to save Custom Game modes for private matches

Progression

For the full deep-dive into progression, see our Progression Blog.

• Rebuilt progression around new Career Levels.

  • Rookie Levels span 75 levels and introduce players to the core kit and unlock weapons, equipment, perks, and more.

  • Challenger Levels span 1000 levels across 10 tiers and allow players to unlock prestige cosmetics once the core kit is complete.

• Reworked Proelium into a progression currency you can earn by playing.

  • Players can now earn it by playing through challenges, the Battle Pass, Career Levels, events, and more.

  • Use it to unlock cosmetic variants for items you own or spend it in the new Proelium Exchange to unlock new cosmetics.

• Added Player Stats so players can view their progress over time.

• Added new unlockable weapon cosmetics to all weapon progression tracks.

• Added Daily Login Rewards to acknowledge our dedicated players and expand player customization

Store

• Reduced bundle prices across nearly the entire store. Aligning bundle prices to better reflect the value of Splitcoin currency packs.

• Added the Proelium Exchange to the store, giving players a dedicated place to purchase weapon cosmetics using the newly reworked progression currency.

• Added a 100 Splitcoin currency pack so players can top off their balance without overbuying.

• Removed the requirement to spend additional Proelium to unlock cosmetic upgrades from store bundles. All bundles now include all variants and upgrades by default.

  • Any Proelium previously spent to upgrade cosmetics from store bundles will be automatically reimbursed.

• Bundles will remain available for purchase after leaving the store rotation for the rest of the season and can also be purchased through the customization menus.

Splitcoin Reimbursements

• Harpy Epic Bundle

  • Prev. 1295 → Now 1100

• Wash Epic Bundle

  • Prev. 1460 → 1300

• O.G. Epic Bundle

  • Prev. 1530 → 1400

• Astra Mythic Bundle is now made up of the Yuri Mythic Character Bundle (1850) + Vostok Mythic Weapon Bundle (1750)

  • Previously 4000 → 3600 collectively

Battle Pass

• Streamlined the Battle Pass into a more traditional linear pass featuring over 115 rewards. For a full breakdown, see our Battle Pass blog.

  • Battle Pass tickets now function like XP and advance your pass automatically as you play.

  • Players no longer need to claim challenges or manually spend currency to receive rewards.

  • Added Pass Epilogue to offer additional cosmetics for the most dedicated players

  • Battle Pass rewards are no longer gated by chapters, allowing players to grind at their own pace.

  • Added Ultra Pass upgrade option

• Increased the variety and quality of both character and weapon skins across the Store and the Battle Pass.

Ranked

• Completely overhauled the Ranked system to be easier to understand and to create fairer matches.

  • Implemented a new skill system built specifically for the updated Ranked experience.

  • Added 10 placement matches to help the system find your rank more accurately. Note: This update includes a soft skill reset, so players may see a bit more volatility in match quality at first while the system hones in on individual skill.

• Added Ranked Leaderboards to showcase the best of the best.

New Maps and Practice Range

• Added five new arena maps, bringing the relaunch total to 20. For a full breakdown, see our Arena blog.

  • Hammerhead: A massive Sabrask convoy rolling through the crimson deserts while players fight across the tops and undersides of colossal machines.

  • Terra-13: Set inside a Sabrask farming complex on Mars, players battle for control around a central irrigation silo that anchors our largest arena map.

  • Abyss: The classic cavernous arena returns with its signature vertical drops and outer-ring skirmishes, refreshed with visual upgrades and slight layout adjustments.

  • Karman Station: This fan-favorite space outpost is back. Tight interiors and a wide central lane make it a perfect showcase for portal creativity.

  • Oasis: The seaside spectacle returns with enhanced visuals. It still delivers long-range mid-fights and now plays even better with the addition of portal overloading.

• Reworked beta maps to open up more meaningful portal opportunities.

• Added a Practice Range to test weapons and loadouts.

New Weapons

• Added a new Power Weapon: the Railgun. Charge it up and fire piercing shots that can take out multiple enemies in a single beam.

• Introduced three new primary weapons: Light Machine Guns. Each one reflects the personality of the faction that built it.

• Velocity: A classic LMG with a large magazine and strong multikill potential, built with signature Aeros engineering.

• Strata: A burst-fire LMG designed by the Meridians, firing a distinct four-round burst that plays unlike anything else in the sandbox.

• Barrage: A brutal close-range chaingun that fires multiple projectiles at once in a wide spread, shredding anyone caught in front of it.

Audio

• Refreshed all in-game music to better match the high-energy, athletic feel of Splitgate.

• Added new music cues for the climactic phase of select modes

• Introduced dynamic crowd audio to give arena matches more energy.

  • Added a crowd volume slider so players can tailor the atmosphere to their liking.

• Reworked enemy footstep sounds to make opponent positions easier to track.

• Enhanced player and equipment movement sounds to create more immersive weapon and character presence.

• Updated jump pad and portal traversal sounds to feel more immersive, including variations based on traversal speed.

• Added audio cues for key threat situations to improve player awareness:

  • Enemies emerging from portals

  • Gunfire coming through portals

  • Enemy players flying through the air

• Redesigned all menu UI sounds to be clearer, more pleasant, and more purposeful.

UI and Visual Overhaul

• Shifted away from the bright, playful UI style and rebuilt everything to feel more focused and aligned with a more classic arena shooter identity.

• Added a new post-match flow that highlights rank changes, Career and Weapon progression,

• Added an all-new MVP Spotlight to celebrate the top performers in each match.

• Added a new Refer-a-Friend feature that provides rewards for linked players who play together.

• Updated the Playlist layout to give more prominence to Custom Lobbies and Map Creator, which we believe are core to the Arena experience.

Map Creator Improvements

• Added the ability to swap custom materials for greater creative flexibility.

• Added new skybox and lighting options.

• Added additional props and meshes for expanded customization.

• Refreshed gamepad controls per community feedback (now it reacts to how much you're moving your joysticks)

• Added new color picker tool

• Added new way to copy and paste property groups

We’re excited to finally share some big news. The game you knew as Splitgate 2 has evolved into SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded, launching free-to-play on December 17 on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. After months of community feedback, testing and rebuilding the entire experience, this is Splitgate refocused on what made it special in the first place: classic arena combat without factions, abilities, or extra noise.

A Return to the Arena

What’s New

• Removed Splitgate 2’s factions, abilities, and select equipment so the focus is back on classic arena combat without the extra noise.

• Rebuilt progression from the ground up so your time in game feels rewarding, with weapon and character cosmetics you can earn simply by playing.

• We’ve added a true Classic Arena mode with even starts and new map pickups, recapturing the feel of the original.

• Fine tuned combat to better match expectations for a modern arena shooter, with more meaningful gunfights and fewer “what just happened” moments.

• Completely overhauled the ranked system so your rank reflects your actual skill for players who love to climb and compete.

• Added key systems you have been asking for: Mode Select, Player Stats, Ranked Leaderboards, and Account Levels.

• Introduced 5 brand new maps and 6 fully reworked arenas, bringing the total map pool to 20.

• Added 3 new LMG primary weapons and the iconic Power Weapon, the Railgun.

Much More to Come

Hey Splitfam, As we mentioned in our recent update about building the Splitgate you deserve, we've made the decision to sunset the original Splitgate's dedicated servers. Today, we're excited to share how we're ensuring the game you fell in love with can live on!

What's Happening

• 13 WIP blockout arena maps (including some of the first maps shown in Splitgate 2)

• Simulation Juliet (an unreleased Takedown map)

• Everyone gets access to all cosmetics (for this reason, the Battle Pass, Rewards Center, Store, and Drops have been sunset)

How It Works

Why We're Doing This

To The Community

FAQs:

• All content and cosmetics purchased will remain intact. Anything unowned will be granted to all players.

• One player will be the “host” of each match and other players connect directly to the host.

• No, achievements cannot be completed past August 29.

• Yes, consoles will still be playable.

• Yes, peer-to-peer will be cross platform.

• The servers go offline August 29.

• The race leaderboards will be removed. Only your top time will be shown (via local files). Only times moving forward will be saved.

• 13 WIP blockout arena maps (including some of the first maps made for Splitgate 2)

• Simulation Juliet (an unreleased Takedown map)

• Everyone gets access to all cosmetics

• The battle pass will be disabled, but all cosmetics will be available to everyone.

• Daily playstreaks will no longer be supported.

• No, anticheat will not be enabled in peer-to-peer matches.

• Players can still make custom maps. The maps will be saved locally, so the map creator has to host the lobby for the map to be playable.

To the Splitgate community,

We believe in Splitgate 2. This game means everything to us – it's been our life for almost 10 years, starting in our dorm room, and we're more committed than ever to delivering the incredible experience you deserve.

We’ve heard your feedback and we agree with you: we launched too early. We had ambitious goals with Splitgate 2, and in our excitement to share it with you, we bit off more than we could chew. We rushed certain features, made some boneheaded mistakes, and most importantly – we didn't give you the polished, portal-filled mayhem you fell in love with.

So we're going back to beta. We'll be heads down until early next year, rebuilding major parts of the game to capture the spirit of what made Splitgate special. That means reworking progression from the ground up, adding more portals to our maps, simplifying monetization, refocusing on classic game modes you've been asking for, and more, which we’ll share soon.

Now more than ever, we need your help. We're returning not just to our roots in what we build, but in how we build it – with you. That means more playtests, more surveys, more listening, and truly being community first. Our goal is to combine the DNA of the first game with the best improvements from the second.

Rebuilding the core experience isn't a quick fix; it's a long-term commitment. To give ourselves the time to build the Splitgate you deserve, we’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to reduce certain roles and shift our resources to focus on this rework. This is heartbreaking. These are our teammates and our friends, and they helped build what we have today. They're receiving severance and job placement support, and we're committed to doing everything we can to help them through this transition. We hope to bring them back when we can.

In an effort to retain as many team members as possible, we're also going to be shutting down OG Splitgate servers in a month. While we'd love to keep servers online indefinitely, it's cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past couple of years, and we have to prioritize our team. Like us, we know this game means a lot to so many of you, so we are exploring the possibility of supporting offline or peer-to-peer matches. And when we return, we plan to have a dedicated experience in Splitgate 2 that delivers on the promise of the original.

In the meantime, Splitgate 2 will remain playable, and we’ll still be shipping Chapter 3, as well as fixes and high-priority changes. We hope you will continue to play and support the game. As always, please keep the feedback coming.

We've faced a lot of dark days and have made many mistakes, but we've learned a lot and are as determined as ever to make Splitgate as great as possible. Splitgate has been our life for 10 years, and we wouldn't have it any other way. We've got work to do, but we aren't giving up.

We love this game and we love this community too much to ever quit. So we won't.

See you in the arena,

Ian and Nicholas

Splitgate: Battle Royale!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• 15 teams of 4 drop in and battle it out to be the last team standing
• At the start, you and your team decide when to drop from an airship flying above Split Worlds, a gigantic map comprised of 5 unique biomes connected by huge World Portals
• You start with just a pistol and collect powerful loot from Chests, Air Drops, and Player Pods that get left behind after you take down an enemy player
• Collect Credits and spend them at Buy Stations for Power Weapons, Upgrades, and more
• Find Armor Plates and Armor Upgrades to stay in the fight longer
• Pick up Portal Gun Upgrades to use your portals to their full potential
• Chests refill with better loot each round, so be sure to keep checking them
• The Ring gradually forces teams together, closing Worlds from play and dealing damage to players who get caught in its path
• If you are killed you can be revived by teammates, and you also have a chance to respawn–but only if your team stays alive
• Lastly, watch out for Events that temporarily change gameplay, like the Portal EMP Event, which disables portals, or the Drop Frenzy Event, which increases Air Drop frequency

A FEW MORE TIPS:

• At the beginning of the match when you drop from the ship, you will travel the direction you’re looking.
• As the match progresses, World Portals will close if they lead to a biome that is outside of The Ring.
• Remember to use your armor! We’ve found that players familiar with the Arena modes of Splitgate 2 sometimes don’t realize you need to press a button to armor up after you take damage (you start with full armor)
• After you’re killed, if you have teammates who are still alive, a countdown will appear for when you’ll respawn back into the action. You’ll respawn near the teammate you’re spectating (and will be blocked from respawning if the ally you are spectating is in combat)

SOME USEFUL KEY BINDS:

• Macro Map: Tap M
• Scoreboard and Inventory: Hold Tab
• Apply Armor: Tap 4 to use your Armor Plates
• Player Pods: Hold F to Revive a teammate; Tap F to loot an enemy or to pick up and carry a teammate’s Player Pod

THE FIVE BIOMES OF SPLIT WORLDS

• Drought – the desert biome
• Fracture – the floating asteroids biome
• Glacier – the snow biome
• Inferno – the volcano biome
• Sanctum – the central ruins
  • Sanctum is filled with special loot and connected to all the other worlds. In our lore, only the Sanctum is on Earth. The other worlds are spread across the galaxy, each connected by giant World Portals at the Sanctum, the hub of Split Worlds. Pockets of geothermal activity, mysterious gravitational patterns, and other emerging anomalies all seem to be connected to the presence of proelium, the mysterious substance that makes portal travel possible.

Tomorrow at 9:00 AM PT we'll be taking all Splitgate 2 servers down for maintenance while we prepare for launch. At that time, the Open Beta Battle Pass will end and all tokens earned for that pass will expire. Faction unlocks, store purchases, and Twitch Drops from the Open Beta will NOT be wiped. Summer Game Fest kicks off at 2:00 PM PT and we encourage you all to tune in for our exclusive reveal! Game servers will be back up following our segment.

You can watch SGF here tomorrow:

INTRODUCING THE LAB, OUR NEW MAP CREATOR

• The Lab is what we’re calling our brand new creative mode, where you can create your very own maps and game modes.
• Our goal with The Lab is simple: we want anyone to be able to jump in (alone or with friends) and build something awesome—no experience required. At the same time, we’ve built in the depth and flexibility for power users to bring even their wildest ideas to life.
• We took inspiration from Unreal Engine and Halo’s Forge, and how fun and possible it was to make something really cool with your friends. In fact, Halo Reach was a big reason our CEO and many of our level designers originally got into game development! We hope to bring that level of creativity to a new generation of gamers.
• In The Lab, you’ll be able to collaborate in real time on maps with your friends (up to 16 players at a time), and you’ll of course be able to share your maps with the world.
• The Lab has a variety of blank canvas templates for you to begin building your maps, as well as scalable geometric shapes, prefabricated SSL map items, environmental props, and other gameplay objects to bring your vision to life.
• And just like we hope you start working in The Lab, we’re going to keep working on it, too. We've been building The Lab with the community and for the community. We have lots of content coming to the map creator system post launch. We’re planning to continue to support it and add to it for years to come based on community feedback and requests.
• So, go check out The Lab and let us know what you think. We’re going to feature the coolest, most fun, and most creative maps that the community creates, so don’t hold back. We can’t wait to see what you create.
• And for the real map making fiends out there, you can apply to be a Splitgate MVP. We have a map creator category!
• Want to see a glimpse of what’s possible? Take a look at Eclipse, an incredible community-made map by UneeQ.

TAKEDOWN AND FOUR NEW SIMULATION MAPS

• Takedown is back! OG Splitgate players loved playing Takedown on our Simulation maps. We’re thrilled to announce that we’re bringing back the Takedown game mode.
• For the uninitiated, Takedown is a fan-favorite mode from the original Splitgate with a simple mechanic: teams compete to wipe out the other team before any players can respawn back into the game. But there’s a catch: killing makes your team’s respawns shorter, and dying makes your team’s respawns longer. So, the first team to have all enemy players dead at the same time wins the round.
• That means in the Open Beta you’ll be able to play Takedown on not one, not two, not three, but four brand new Simulation maps.
• One of those new maps is an updated version of Simulation Charlie, one of our most popular maps in the original Splitgate
• We’ve honored the original simplistic style of the Simulation maps with an updated gloss that makes them better than ever.
• And we’re not stopping at four. We’re going to keep adding more Simulation maps in upcoming seasons.
• Plus, the map creator features in The Lab include the tools necessary for players to create their own Simulation maps, so the possibilities for more maps are endless.

NEW ARENA MAPS: CORE AND (THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF) STADIUM

• We’re adding two new arena maps: Core and Stadium. Now along with Bypass, Eden, Frontier, Ozone, and Zenith, you’ll be able to play our arena modes on seven different maps.
• Core: This map takes you underneath the surface of Venus to a mysterious Meridian research laboratory and cybernetic intelligence server. Built around a floating spherical artifact, this map is action packed, with verticality in the center and ramps trailing outward so you can grab some momentum before a quick portal behind your opponent in the OmNom food court area.
  • Note: Core will be coming later in the Open Beta period, shortly after May 22nd.
• Stadium: Takedown isn’t the only thing back from the first Splitgate in this Open Beta! Ever since we announced we were working on Splitgate 2, we’ve had people in the community asking if we were going to bring back Stadium, the most popular map from the first game. With the Open Beta, we’re stoked to reveal that Stadium is indeed oh so back.
• Fans of the original Stadium will recognize the layout, but also notice some key changes we’ve made to make gameplay even better, including a launchpad for mid-air combat in the map’s center, a death pit in the basement for any portal pranksters who want to go for a sneaky portal kill, and overall improved navigation and portal opportunities.

NEW 24-PLAYER ONSLAUGHT MAPS: DROUGHT AND FRACTURE

• Joining Glacier, our massive multi-team map from the Open Alpha, we’re adding two new giant maps: Drought and Fracture.
• Drought: “Drought” is the nickname given to the portion of the desert moon Verdantis, recently discovered and now used as a part of the Splitgate competition. A mostly barren moon that was once full of life, this desert biome is actually a dried out seabed. The cliff walls are infused with proelium dust, but don’t get distracted by the sparkles as you navigate these treacherous canyons.
• Fracture: The floating islands of Fracture are the result of an extremely unique gravitational pattern combined with competing magnetic forces in the soil, likely caused by a chain reaction from a proelium-infused geothermal explosion. This Splitgate map is in the Epsilon Eridani star, and is without question our most out-of-this-world map yet. Enjoy the launch pads connecting the floating islands, but watch your step and mind the gap: it’s a long drop down.
• Note: we’re now calling the multi-team modes that happen on these massive maps our “Onslaught” modes. We had previously called them “Multi-Team Portal Warfare” in the last Alpha.

NEW POWER WEAPON: BOREALIS

• For the first time, in the Open Beta you’ll get to play with the Borealis, a new power weapon from the Meridian faction.
• The Borealis is a charge-up power carbine. Think of it like a combination of a railgun and an energy beam rifle.
• It’s named after the natural electrical phenomenon characterized by streams of color lighting up the sky–fire it once and you’ll see why.
• To see the Borealis in action, check out this video.

BETA BATTLE PASS

• The Open Beta will have our first mini Battle Pass. It includes:
  • Three exclusive character skins
  • Three exclusive weapon skins
  • One exclusive portal skin
  • Multiple emotes, sprays, weapon charms, and player card banners and titles
  • Plus bonus Splitcoin and Proelium (our cosmetic upgrade currency)
• It will cost 500 Splitcoin (roughly $4.99 USD).
• The Beta Battle Pass is the first taste of how we’ll be handling Battle Passes at launch and beyond. Instead of one long Battle Pass for the three months of a season, we’ll have three shorter and lower-priced Battle Passes corresponding to monthly narrative chapters. More info on our mini Battle Pass system can be found on our blog here.

FOUNDER’S PACKS

• There are three faction themed Founder’s Packs, each with:
  • Two exclusive character skins
  • Three exclusive weapon skins
  • Plus a bonus emote, weapon charm, and player card banner
• Gotta have them all? The Aces Founder’s Bundle includes the cosmetic items of all three Faction Founder's Packs, plus 2000 Splitcoin ($20 value) and the exclusive Chef’s Kiss emote.
• Want even more? The Ultimate Founder’s Bundle has all the cosmetic items above, plus nine additional Primary Weapon skins, six additional Secondary Weapon skins, and 3000 Splitcoin ($30 value).

INTRODUCING: MYTHIC UPGRADES AND COSMETIC VARIANTS

• We’re remaining dedicated to our promise to never have any items that have game perks or pay-to-win features.
• Our upcoming cosmetic options will be introducing some exciting ways to flex your style, such as Mythic level rarity character skins and weapon skins that come with unique reload animations (that are cosmetic only and don’t actually impact gameplay at all).
• Our plan is to have rotations of Legendary and Mythic items in the store every couple weeks.
• We’ll also have skin variants and upgrades that you can get by using Proelium, our new upgrade currency. These will be cosmetic only and will not affect gameplay.
• You can get Proelium through the Battle Pass, through Daily Login rewards, or by buying it directly from the store.
• Character upgrades include a new skin with updated geo, a unique emote, and jetpack effects.
• Weapon skin upgrades include custom tracer effects, death effects, and reactive effects.
• For example, the Deadly Harvest Jackhammer is a Mythic level weapon skin that comes with three color variants–Rust Bucket, Herbicide, and Lawn Ninja–as well as unique visual effects.

“HUNT THE DEVS” IS BACK

• For those who didn’t get a chance to participate in our “Hunt the Devs” event during the Open Alpha, we’re bringing it back!
• This is another chance to earn an exclusive skin without paying a dime.
• How it works: during any match, kill a 1047 Games dev wearing the special flaming disco ball skin, and you’ll receive the corresponding “Dev Killer” skin for the faction they’re playing. Kill devs playing Aeros, Sabrask, and Meridian and you’ll collect all 3.
• We’ll have some specific times where we’ll invite the community to play in a two-hour Hunt the Devs window when a bunch of 1047 Games devs are playing, too, but the event itself will be ongoing for all of Beta. Check back on our Discord during the Open Beta for more info.

MORE WAYS TO PLAY

• We’ve expanded where Splitgate 2 will be available for the Open Beta. In addition to Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, Splitgate 2 will now also be available on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam Deck (through Proton), as well as on Epic Games and the Microsoft store.
• As a reminder, Splitgate 2 has crossplay, so you can play with your friends no matter what platform they’re on.
• So, be sure to wishlist Splitgate 2 to stay in the loop for the Open Beta and our upcoming launch!

FAQ: WILL PROGRESSION BE RESET AFTER BETA?

• No, it will not.
• We saw some confusion about this online, so we want to make it clear: player progression will not reset after the Open Beta.

FAQ: WHEN DOES BETA END? WHEN WILL YOU LAUNCH THE FULL GAME???

• As we mentioned, the Open Beta will go straight into our launch.
• So, you can start progressing on your Splitgate 2 journey in the Open Beta on May 22nd and then never stop :)

FAQ: IS THERE MORE?

• Yes! Still so much more to come! Like we said above, this still isn’t everything we’re going to have for launch. There’s more – much more – still to come for Splitgate 2.
• For example, we’re going to have weekly rotating playlists of Splitgate 1 community favorite game modes for your portaling pleasure. If there’s a mode from the OG game that you’ve been missing, chances are you’ll be able to play it very soon :)
• We can’t wait to see you in the Open Beta starting on May 22nd at 9am PT and running live through launch (we’ll announce that date in the near future – stay tuned).
• And in the meantime, come say hi on our Discord.

Community Challenge: Hunt the Devs Screenshot & Video Contest

• First Place: $100
• Second Place: $50
• Third Place: $25

MULTI-TEAM PORTAL WARFARE ON A MASSIVE NEW MAP

• Multi-Team Portal Warfare is an all new 8v8v8 experience.
• Game modes include Multi-Team Hotzone, Multi-Team Domination, and Multi-Team Deathmatch.
• To fit our biggest modes yet, we had to make our biggest map yet: Glacier. It’s 20 times bigger than any of our arena maps.
• For the lore wolves out there, you might notice that the skybox doesn’t quite look like anything in our solar system—be on the lookout for other clues about what’s to come.

NEW ARENA MODE: SPLITBALL

• Splitball is one of two new arena modes we’re debuting in this Open Alpha, joining our other core modes, Hotzone and Team Deathmatch.
• Splitball is a twist on classic arena modes like Capture the Flag and Oddball.
• To win, you play offense and defense at the same time, scrambling to capture and return Splitballs that spawn in neutral locations back to your base, while trying to steal Splitballs from the enemy base—and preventing them from stealing yours.
• For OG Splitgate players, take note: this mode is completely different from the Splitball in the first Splitgate. Same name, but a completely reimagined mode to be sportier and better than ever.

NEW ARENA MODE: FIRECRACKER

• Firecracker is our other new arena mode. As we were developing this mode internally, the working title was simply “Assault.”
• Firecracker was inspired by Call of Duty’s Search and Destroy, but with the addition of respawns and other changes. The end result combines the thrilling strategy of a round-based, Attack/Defense shooter with Splitgate style.
• Teams take turns attempting to successfully plant and defend the Firecracker, resulting in an explosion of fireworks. Heads up: if you make it to a final tiebreaker round, both teams are on offense and defense at the same time.
• In our lore, this mode has its origin as a military training exercise for the Sabrask faction.

MORE NEW WEAPONS

• Our first Closed Alpha had four weapons per faction; this upcoming Open Alpha will have eight weapons per faction (five primary, three secondary) for a total of twenty-four weapons to experiment with in your loadouts.
• Check out new guns like the Sabrask Goliath revolver, the Meridian Phasma SMG, the Aeros Blitz shotgun, and more.
• We’ve also added two additional power weapons since the Closed Alpha, like the triumphant return of our BFB.

MORE NEW EQUIPMENT

• There’s also now nine different pieces of equipment to deepen the strategic possibilities at hand, three per faction.
• Be sure to check out the Sabrask Sandstorm grenade (like a smoke grenade, but sandier), the Meridian Regen Cloud (an explosion of health for you and your teammates), and the Aeros Porta-Portal (a deploy-anywhere temporary portal, freeing you from the need to place portals on the arena’s pre-set walls).

LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY

• Thanks to all of the community feedback we’ve gotten from playtests and gameplay we’ve shared online, we’ve made a litany of improvements to every single aspect of the game.
• We heard that you wanted more action, so we made respawns shorter and rounds longer.
• We also heard that you wanted more portaling options, so we added more portal walls to our existing maps, and added new portal opportunities like a Launch Portal, a combination of a portal wall and a launch pad that will send you flying.
• To learn more about how seriously we take community feedback, you can read more about the changes in this message from Ian Proulx, cofounder and CEO of 1047 Games, or watch this Dev Talk from Ian and our other co-founder, Nicholas Bagamian.

TWITCH DROPS ENABLED

• Watch Splitgate 2 streams on Twitch during the Open Alpha to earn the Haunt Cadence, a weapon skin for the Aeros carbine.
• For more info on how Twitch drops work, check out this FAQ.

1047 GIFTED SUBS

• The Splitgate 2 community team will be gifting 1047 Twitch subs throughout the Open Alpha weekend.
• Be on the lookout for our team as they hop into Splitgate 2 Twitch streams and give out subs!

HUNT THE DEVS, EARN REWARDS

• Want to be the first to earn a Dev Killer skin? All you have to do is kill one of our devs in a match anytime during the Open Alpha.
• You can tell when you encounter a 1047 developer because their head will be a disco ball, our company logo.
• You’ll earn a Dev Killer skin, decked out in skulls representing your dev conquest.
• There’s three different skins to earn, one for each faction. You earn the same skin as the dev you kill. So, kill a dev playing as Sabrask with a disco ball head, you’ll earn the Sabrask Dev Killer skin (regardless of what faction you were playing as).

OPEN ALPHA COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

• Share your Splitgate 2 clips with us on social and tag us for a chance to have your content featured on our channels.
• We’re also hosting two Community Challenges during the Open Alpha.
• Submit your best Porta-Portal plays or Hunt the Devs kill reels in our Discord and the most upvoted clips will win Steam gift cards.

READY TO PLAY?

• Thanks for reading, Splitfam. Remember, even with all of these new updates and features, this is just the beginning. The Open Alpha represents less than half of all of the new content we’re going to have in the full version at launch.
• Again, you can find the Open Alpha on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. No need to sign up, just portal into the action on your gaming system of choice Feb 27 to March 2.
• And to keep in the loop about our full launch later this year, be the first to know by staying in touch with us on our Discord or signing up for our newsletter on splitgate.com. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918300/Splitgate_2/

When is Alpha happening and how long will it last?

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After I’ve applied to Alpha, do I have to re-apply in future?

I’m a content creator, can I stream and/or make content about Splitgate 2?

What happens to the first Splitgate?

Why did you remove the ability to buy Splitcoin in Splitgate?

What happens to items, and progression with the next game?

What happens to my Splitcoin from the first game?

The Awards

How To Participate

Voting And Finalists

Fun Events & Giveaways Galore!

MARCH 22 - TRICKSHOT SHOWDOWN

MARCH 29 - SUPERCUSTOMS

APRIL 5 - PLAY W/DEVS @ 1047 GAMES

The Splitty Awards Live Stream

Infinite Battle Pass and Season

• New, free 100 level Battle Pass complete with three new characters, weapon skins, Splitcoin, and more
• After completing 100 levels, the Battle Pass will reward players with a free drop every 5 levels after that, infinitely
• Premium Season challenges are now free - this means all parts of the Battle Pass are free for everyone
• High-quality brand new character season reward for completing all “Free” tier challenge stages
• Added Beta Season 2 Ranked Reward gun skins, will distribute sometime after the Sept. 15 update

Gameplay

• Bullet size no longer increases when being shot through a portal
• Improved melee damage connections around portals

UI

• Removed “Beta” label from the Splitgate name

Maps

• New Simulation Map “India”

Custom Games

• Added “Download Map” button to custom lobbies for the host
• Added “Promote to Host” button for custom/forge lobbies

Map Creator

• Map sharing codes are now 9 digits long rather than 16 (Old 16 digit codes still work)
• Improved pathfinding for bots on custom maps
• Fixed issue that prevented bots from moving at the start of a game on some custom maps

Quick Play

• Added a No Portals playlist to Quick Play, which includes
• Retro Domination
• Retro Team Deathmatch
• Retro King of the Hill
• Retro Capture the Flag
• Removed the Fiesta playlist
• Renamed “Sniper Frenzy” to “Firing Frenzy”
• Added Fiesta Team Deathmatch to Firing Frenzy

Progression

• Added Pro Tiers 16-25 and respective badges

Drops

• Added many more items to the item drop pool
• New duplicate item system introduced to drops:
• If a drop would give the player a duplicate item, instead, it’ll give XP with a chance of Splitcoin depending on the rarity

Cosmetics

• Added several sprays from the Splitgate MVPs
• Added new nametags
• Added moderator skins for the Splitgate moderator team

Game Modes

• Bounty (Neutral CTF Variant)
• Paintball Neutral CTF
• Laser Flag
• Laser Ball
• Grif Flag
• FFA Snipers
• FFA Shotty Snipers
• Fiesta One Flag CTF
• Fiesta VIP
• Fiesta Team Splitball
• Survival Brawl
• Retro Contamination (Retro = No portals)
• Retro Team Snipers
• Retro Team Shotty Snipers
• Retro Big Head Snipers
• Retro Team SWAT
• Retro Gun Game
• Retro FFA
• Retro FFA Fiesta
• Retro King of the Hill
• Retro One Flag CTF

SEASON 1 CHALLENGE REWARD

EMP EFFECT IMPROVED

• Ever tossed an EMP ‘nade at an enemy portal and thought, “I sure wish this effect was turned to 11?” Us, too! Well, our VFX artist Pavel Mazanik went into the lab and cranked this sucker right to 12. Now your portal poppin’ grenades will have a little extra pizzazz. Check it with your eyeballs.

GENERAL/PERFORMANCE

• Server & network optimizations
• Optimized weapon pickup zone distance
• Removed jetpack animations for far away players to improve overall performance
• Additional improvements that are super technical but help performance

PC

• Fixed hitching when viewing shaders for the first time on PC

MAP CREATOR

• Fixed pillars and flags (different sizes with different colors)
• Instant kill volume
• Blocking volume
• Added ability to Save Map As while inside of a game
• Now showing object counts - global and individual - users total budget and current number used
• Added ability to delete while in build menu
• Added local thumbnails for created maps
• Shortened time required to delete an object
• Added option to disable auto save
• Added display coordinates of object user interacts with
• Portals now cast shadows when users have Shadow setting on High or Ultra

ART & ANIMATIONS

• Improved enemy character meshes to improve performance
• Fixed issue where enemy characters were animating through walls even though they couldn’t be seen
• Ally characters no longer animating while outside of camera view
• Projectiles now get destroyed properly in killcam post-scrub
• Network optimized sprays
• No longer rendering portal launchers through walls
• Jetpack flame meshes optimized
• Characters no longer animating outside of spectators camera view
• Ragdolls stop being ragdolls after death
• Other ragdoll optimizations, because, like they’re dead so we don’t care about them as much as the ones still shooting at you
• Fixed animation issue with Maximus Jetpack
• Additional optimizations that are super technical but = improved performance

Drop It Like It’s Prime

How do you get it? Pretty simple:

New Feature Spotlight: Map Creator (BETA)

• Map Creator mode enables players to make their own custom maps in a new blank-slate level called, "Flat Earth"
• Place a wide variety of map geometry such as ramps, walls, floors, blocks, props, and more
• Place a variety of portal surfaces such as cubes, walls, ceilings, and floors
• Place weapon pads
• Move objective spawners for objective-based game modes like CTF, Oddball, Domination, and King of the Hill
• Save, rename, and play your maps in Custom Games

New Map Spotlight: Foregone Destruction

• Reimagined Foregone Destruction with new art and design
• Complete visual overhaul of Foregone Destruction
• Adjusted the level layout
• Added weapons, a jetpack, and portal gun named "Estranged" to compliment Foregone

New Seasonal Content

• Beta Season 1 Battle Pass
• 100 levels with free and premium tiers
• New characters, jetpacks, skins, wraps, and items
• New Beta Season 1 referral rewards
• Added new challenges
• Distributed ranked player rewards from Beta Season 0

Splitmas is back and better than ever with new content, winter maps, and Splitmas themed challenges.

Maps

• Changed Stadium, Pantheon, and Abyss into winter Splitmas maps.
• Added further optimizations to Karman Station – Performance Improvements

Winter Event

• Added a new AR, Bard skin, and spray created by the community for Splitmas.
• Complete the winter challenges to earn the community items, a new portal skin, and drops.
• Added new Splitmas themed weapons and skins.
• Featured Playlist: Let it snow! Play the three winterized maps on community favorite game modes.

UI

• Loading screen and main menu have been given the Splitmas treatment.

Miscellaneous

• The Season 0 Battle Pass and challenges have been extended until early next year.
• Added the TeamSeas Skin. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to TeamSeas.

Check out the full Patch Notes for the Splitmas 2021 update on our blog

‍New Features

Quality Of Life Changes

Bug Fixes