Splitgate

 PC
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. DualShockers
    Jun 7, 2019
    65
    Splitgate: Arena Warfare has the foundation of a great shooter but its generic ideas and lack of originality get in the way of something that should feel a lot better than it is.
  2. Game Revolution
    May 30, 2019
    70
    The gameplay underneath all the standard trappings is impressively solid.
  3. GameSpace
    Jun 9, 2019
    60
    Although there are a variety of game modes, the variety only puts a dent in the flawed game design.
  5. IGN
    Jun 7, 2019
    71
    Splitgate’s portal gun makes it one of the smartest multiplayer shooters around, but a small player base leads to long, frustrating waits between unbalanced matches.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 17, 2022
    80
    A decently made arena shooter, which is taken by portal elements to a new level. It's definitely enough to be remembered, but it's not enough for the absolute top.
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  7. Multiplayer.it
    Dec 7, 2021
    75
    Splitgate is a competitive free-to-play shooter that takes something from Halo, Portal and others to offer a fun yet pretty generic experience, supported by a large amount of content and a flexible F2P model for those who do not (yet) want to invest money in the game.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Sep 3, 2021
    Right now Splitgate's in beta, and it's completely free-to-play on PC, PS4/5, and Xbox One/Series X. It boasts 20 maps, 15 modes, full cross-play, and a ranked mode to boot. And look, I know a game's price tag has zip to do with its intrinsic value, but if you've ever had fun with an old-school Halo game, you owe it to yourself to give this a go. I came into this thinking - admittedly a touch cynically - that if Splitgate was okay, it would at least tide me over until Halo Infinite arrives. Now I'm wondering if I'll have time to fit Halo Infinite in around my Splitgate sessions. [Eurogamer Recommended]
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 9, 2021
    It will always be described as "Halo meets Portal" and not "John 117 discovers the art of MC Escher" or "Elmer Fudd gets a 360 no-scope". And that's fine. How a shooter is glibly summarised doesn't matter when it's got this many split-seconds of satisfaction. When you headshot a poor sap across the map just as he steps through his portal and then see the limp corpse fall right in front of you, you aren't thinking, "Huh, neat gimmick". You're thinking: "Ha ha ha ha ha". And then you're being biffed 30 feet into the air by an ambusher with a Big Flipping Bat. [RPS Bestest Bests]

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 90
  3. Negative: 16 out of 90
  1. Cyrusc3
    Aug 10, 2021
    10
    Game is quite entertaining if you like Halo. It does have a high skill cap and is quite slow with rewards however.
  2. cristiadu
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    It's not the best game out there but definitely the best arena shooter created lately. I have plenty of fun on this game actually.
  3. Turbodowg
    Aug 14, 2021
    8
    *Reviewed on Series X. No review page available yet.

    I love a good multiplayer FPS. I usually have a main MP on the side which I play    *Reviewed on Series X. No review page available yet.

    I love a good multiplayer FPS. I usually have a main MP on the side which I play regularly either alone or with mates in-between questing in RPGS or other single player genres. But, sadly over the past year, there has not been many great frag fests to sink my teeth into.
    Battlefield 5 is stale and Call of Duty Cold War is a broken mess. The free to play market is dominated/saturated by Battle Royale’s. Warzone is plagued with cheaters; Apex is old news and Fortnite… Well I’m 40 years old so, Fortnite is not really my thing.
    Friday nights playing online with the boys got more infrequent as we got tired of dying to cheaters in Warzone. I stopped playing Cold War because I was fed up with the high ping lobbies, aim resist and lag. Multiplayer was fading out of my gaming life until, SPLITGATE came along.
    I had seen a few YouTubers playing SPLITGATE, they all seemed to have good things to say about it. I decided, since it is free-to-play, I would give it a try.
    I was very pleasantly surprised by how good the game is on SERIES X. It runs buttery smooth on very stable servers. There’s a big player-base on XBOX, even bigger with the cross-play feature. Games are very quick to find, and due to no annoying skill based match making, games are found based on ping. Ping is king!
    Instantly there is a massive difference in quality compared to Cold War, which is shocking, considering Cold War is a full priced game. I have to play Cold War in 120fps just to make it feel mildly smooth online. I’m running SPLITGATE at 60FPS and it feels like it has a much higher framerate than Cold War at 120fps. The controls are responsive, movement is fluid and there is no lag. Finally I can play a game that rewards skill, no more shoot-first-die-first. Hit detection is spot on, and the game is well balanced.
    SPLITGATE is a classic multiplayer FPS. It is basically Halo, everything from the weapons to the blue vs red team is “inspired” by Halo. But SPLITGATE is not a cheap rip off, it has a key selling point that makes it different to Halo. The use of Portals. SPLITGATE merges the fun classic action of Halo with the strategic use of Portals taken from the game PORTAL. It works well and adds an extra layer of skill. You can, of course, play without using your Portal. But, if you want to become a good player, you will need to start learning how to effectively use Portals early on.
    The graphics (while not the best you will ever see) suit the game well. They are bright, bold, and colourful. Enemies are easy to spot, and if you do come across a camper, the well designed mini map will soon help you to hunt them down. The majority of maps are well designed, some are slightly messy but there’s no terrible maps.
    SPLITGATE is a free game, so obviously there are microtransactions however, there are no pay to win mechanics. Hopefully it will stay this way. If it does then I’ll be happy to keep playing and supporting the game.
    If you are looking to break away from the more mainstream multiplayers and want something a little different, or want to satisfy your thirst for Halo until Infinite comes out, then SPLITGATE may just be the game for you.    … Full Review »
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