In an era of live services, MMOs, and generally disconnected online experiences, the idea of local multiplayer is quickly becoming a rarity. And while we have seen a handful of great couch co-op ...

Having worked as a writer since 2014, Martin Wood started as a gaming academic before joining GameRant. His passion and aspirations for the field began with his childhood favorites, like Pokemon ...

Hazelight Studios has made quite the name for themselves, particularly when it comes to storytelling adventures and cooperative play. When Hazelight’s A Way Out released in 2018, it really put a focus ...

It is hard to understand just how badly people seem to want to return, at least at times, to an era of co-op video games that can either A) be played on a couch with a physical person next to you ...

Split Fiction, Hazlelight's phenomenal follow-up to the already incredible and award-winning It Takes Two, is a riotously ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. Split Fiction is a massive success with critics, and users ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook One of the most surprising aspects of Split Fiction is it offers a friend pass. With this, a ...

Some of my favorite childhood memories come from playing co-op games with my friends over summer break. Now, as an adult, summers don't quite hit the same. Whether it's the weight of the world bearing ...

Split Fiction’s Space Escape Side Story is one of the tensest in the game, with a rapidly diminishing oxygen supply spelling ...

Split Fiction, the next game from It Takes Two makers Hazelight Studios, is out this week, and is the latest example that 2025 is a strong year for co-op games. Like It Takes Two, which won Game of ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

Hazelight Studios' Split Fiction is the first video game to ever receive the prestigious Excellent Swedish Design award. The co-op game from the makers of It Takes Two helped EA reach a "strong finish ...