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“Steam Charts don’t measure fun” – Splitgate: Arena Reloaded devs respond to game’s low Steam playercount

1047 Games is pushing against the low playercount narrative

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'Steam Charts don't measure fun,' Splitgate: Arena Reloaded studio says in response to worries about declining player numbers: 'They don't show the full picture'

Fair enough, but "fun" doesn't pay to keep the servers online.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 dev responds to player count concerns as Steam charts show low numbers after 'Arena Reloaded' relaunch — "They don't show the full picture"

Splitgate 2 — now Splitgate: Arena Reloaded — has struggled after its December relaunch. Now, the devs have responded to talk about its low player count.

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"Steam Charts don't measure fun": Splitgate dev says don't sweat the player count after messy Splitgate Arena Reloaded rollout, sitting at 720 players on Steam

"We rebuilt Splitgate from the ground up"

GamesRadar

Splitgate devs give up on Splitgate 2 and combine the FPS games, just like everyone wanted in the first place, for Arena Reloaded

1047 Games is going all out

GamesRadar

As Splitgate 2 prepares to release for a second time, design director says the team has handled "a challenging situation with honesty, humility, and grit"

The Halo x Portal FPS un-launched after a series of controversies

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5 months after a launch so bad it was un-released and put back into beta, Splitgate 2 tries again as devs insist the FPS is now in "the best place it's ever been"

The multiplayer shooter returns this December

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After its 'make FPS great again' controversy, Splitgate 2 is relaunching with a humbler tone: 'The goal is to grow over time, not aim for a massive splash on day 1'

Splitgate 2 is also coming back sooner than expected: Instead of early 2026, the relaunch is now slated for December.

PC Gamer

Splitgate fans, rejoice: Peer-to-peer multiplayer is coming next week, so you can keep on playing after the servers shut down

Under the circumstances, this is probably the best outcome players could've hoped for.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 is being 'pushed back to beta' as 1047 Games shuts down the original Splitgate and undergoes more layoffs

1047 Games has announced that its free-to-play first-person shooter Splitgate 2 is returning to beta following player feedback.

TechRadar

With Steam players down over 90%, Splitgate 2 dev un-releases the game, lays off more staff, and plans to shut down OG servers as fans fear another live service death: "We understand it's our last chance"

"Some people may never come back, and that's on us"

GamesRadar

‘We launched too soon’: Splitgate 2 dev suffers layoffs as game rolls back into beta phase

It has been a tumultuous couple of months, to say the least.

Destructoid

Splitgate 2 is going back into beta: 1047 will keep the floundering FPS online and lay off more staff as it goes back to the drawing board

Splitgate 1 servers will be taken offline to reduce studio costs.

PC Gamer

"Basically everything in our store was way overpriced until 2 months ago," admits Splitgate 2 director, who says he "would never have allowed" unpopular $80 bundle to go live

Props for saying it, I guess

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Splitgate 2 boss apologizes for the 'division' caused by his MAGA-style hat but still insists it wasn't meant to be political: 'There's division in the community, and for that I am truly sorry'

1047 Games chief Ian Proulx is now here to apologize, and he's sorry you took it the wrong way.

Destructoid

The ‘Make FPS Great Again’ Splitgate 2 guy put out a 3-minute video apologizing for his hat

"I'm not an idiot," he said.

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 director says it was "news to me" that the FPS launched with $80 bundles, blames former monetization head "who happened to come from Call of Duty"

How did that get there?

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Splitgate 2 dev snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, channeling Borderlands 4's Randy Pitchford by upsetting fans even when his FPS is looking pretty good

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Splitgate 2 dev says he made his FPS because he hates Call of Duty, loves Halo, and wants Titanfall 3 – and his new battle royale is "f***ing awesome"

And the cringest moment of the show award goes to...

Dot Esports

How to fix Splitgate 2 login error

Wondering how to solve the login queue error in Splitgate 2? We'll help you out.

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How to play Splitgate 2 beta

Wondering how to play the Splitgate 2 beta? Look no further.

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The Splitgate 2 open alpha is live now and very fun

Check out the portaling FPS sequel on Steam from today until March 2.

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 improves on the FPS' intoxicating blend of Halo and Portal: "You no longer have to get hung up on which button you meant to press"

Hands-on | Splitgate 2 blows an already unique idea up to an even bigger scale, and it might just be why it succeeds

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Splitgate was eclipsed by Halo Infinite's launch, and 4 years later Splitgate 2 is back with an open alpha to dance on Master Chief's grave

The Splitgate 2 alpha will include a map that's "20x the size" of anything that was in the original Splitgate

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