# Split Fiction

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Split Fiction and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its story, gameplay and fun two-player co-op, including with non-gamers. The most common caveat is poor performance on the Switch 2.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun two-player co-op game (3 comments): "We enjoyed Split Fiction and It Takes Two recently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45945172)) "Something like Split Fiction is delightful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47137570)) "same style of casual two-player coop" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947423))
- Good story and gameplay (2 comments): "I'd highly recommend Split Fiction, both for its game play and story." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813138)) "I recently finished Split Fiction and they really nailed it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48809029))
- Enjoyed by non-gamers (2 comments): "Split Fiction is fantastic. My wife, about 0% gamer when rounded down, is still talking about it months later." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48810876)) "the overall game was good enough that she got over it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822937))

## What people warn about

- Runs poorly on Switch 2 (2 comments): "Tried playing split fiction on the switch 2 and it was so horrible I haven’t played anything since then." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672062)) "I dropped split fiction because it ran so horribly on the switch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672060))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [It Takes Two](https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-takes-two.md): 10 recommend
- [Overcooked](https://hackerapproved.com/p/overcooked.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Split Fiction", https://hackerapproved.com/p/split-fiction/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).