Splitgate
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Sci-fi gunfire and melee against armored human-like soldier avatars with brief hit effects and minor blood; no gore or dismemberment.
Free-to-play title selling cosmetic items and a seasonal battle pass with in-game currency.
Optional seasonal battle pass and rotating cosmetic offers; core gameplay and weapons are not gated behind payment.
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What it is
Splitgate is a free-to-play online multiplayer arena shooter with a sci-fi setting, best known for letting players open wormhole portals between two points on a map to reposition, flank, or fire through them. Matches are fast, competitive team-versus-team gunfights against other human-controlled soldier avatars, drawing clear inspiration from Halo. The combat is the sole content: sci-fi weapons and melee produce brief hit effects and minor blood without gore or dismemberment. There is no story campaign, sexual content, or drug use. The game is played online with strangers, supports voice and text chat, and offers optional real-money cosmetic purchases and a seasonal battle pass. Note that the original game's dedicated servers were shut down in August 2025, with play continuing on private/community servers.
How it's framed
Combat is framed as an abstract, score-driven competitive sport rather than depicted realistic bloodshed; opponents are respawning avatars in an arena, kills earn points, and there is no narrative context, victims, or consequences attached to the shooting.
Details
- Developer
- 1047 Games
- Publisher
- 1047 Games
- Released
- May 24, 2019
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