Split Fiction sets a record for EA's highest concurrent players for a premium game at 254,756 on Steam. The game's unique Friend's Pass feature allows for cooperative play, potentially increasing player count. While not free-to-play like Apex Legends, Split Fiction's success suggests strong commercial potential for EA.

As I write this sentence, the latest co-op adventure game from Hazelight, Split Fiction, hasn’t even been out for 48 hours. Yet based on player count numbers, Metacritic rankings, reviews, and player ratings,

Thanks to the rave reviews from critics, Split Fiction becomes the first EA published title to break a 13-year trend for the company.

Hazelight's Split Fiction has rapidly climbed EA's Steam charts, quickly becoming the publisher's second most-played game on the platform.