Split Fiction
Ranked 2 of 3 co-op video games by recommenders
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.
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.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun two-player co-op game
“We enjoyed Split Fiction and It Takes Two recently”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “I don’t need a Steam Machine” “Something like Split Fiction is delightful”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “Intel XeSS 3: expanded support for Core Ultra/Core Ultra 2 and Arc A, B series” “same style of casual two-player coop”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “I don’t need a Steam Machine” Good story and gameplay
“I'd highly recommend Split Fiction, both for its game play and story.”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “I recently finished Split Fiction and they really nailed it.”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” Enjoyed by non-gamers
“Split Fiction is fantastic. My wife, about 0% gamer when rounded down, is still talking about it months later.”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “the overall game was good enough that she got over it”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Runs poorly on Switch 2
“Tried playing split fiction on the switch 2 and it was so horrible I haven’t played anything since then.”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Steam Machine” “I dropped split fiction because it ran so horribly on the switch”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Steam Machine”
Other co-op video games people recommend
The two most recommended other co-op video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It Takes Two | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Split FictionThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
| Overcooked | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the overall game was good enough that she got over it”
“Split fiction is better but still... irritating at times”
“I'd highly recommend Split Fiction, both for its game play and story.”
“Split Fiction is fantastic. My wife, about 0% gamer when rounded down, is still talking about it months later.”
“I recently finished Split Fiction and they really nailed it.”
“Tried playing split fiction on the switch 2 and it was so horrible I haven’t played anything since then.”
“I dropped split fiction because it ran so horribly on the switch”
“Something like Split Fiction is delightful”
“same style of casual two-player coop”
“We enjoyed Split Fiction and It Takes Two recently”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.