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ActionFree To PlayIndieFPSMultiplayerArena ShooterShooterFast-Paced

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Game description

Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.

Basic info

Developer1047 Games
Publisher1047 Games
PlatformsWindows · Linux
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateMay 24, 2019
Price

Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorAny dual core CPU
Memory6 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 1GB
Storage15 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 202 reviews from the past 1 year

72.7/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 23, 2026)

Portals meet arena gunfights in Splitgate, an online shooter that scores 72.7 from 202 analyzed reviews. Several reviews read as farewells written after the servers closed.

👍 Strengths

95 reviews remember it as fun, and some describe pure chaos with real soul and charm. Gameplay ranks 170th of 1396. 20 praise the strategic play that comes from mixing portals with shooting, many of them singling out the portal mechanic, and a few add that the maps are built to make portals pay off. 12 like the controls and feel, and some call the guns punchy and the movement clean. Visuals & Sound ranks 845th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Multiplayer ranks 604th of 642, and Tech & Support ranks 1211th of 1399. 23 reviews criticize developer support, and some feel the studio should have kept adding content here instead of making a sequel. 21 say the community has left, and a few describe lobbies filled with bots. 9 complain about matchmaking, and some say ranked play is empty and only player made lobbies remain. Pricing & Fairness ranks 608th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“had fun over 224 hours before shutdown” · 95 reviews
“portal mechanic combined with shooting gameplay” · 20 reviews
“ranked mode not very active” · 9 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.01 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “portal mechanic combined with shooting gameplay” · 20 reviews
Negative “portals necessitated over FPS skill, lacks design vision” · 1 review

Progression 3% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

World +3.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Volume -2.25 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

Variety 5% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.33 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful decorations and intriguing puzzle design with unique mechanics” · 7 reviews
Negative “art style was always awful” · 1 review

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.94 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “filled with bots, playerbase abandoned the game” · 21 reviews
Positive “community has zero toxicity, everyone is nice” · 1 review

Playing together 13% · Servers & Connection 10%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.20 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “ranked mode not very active” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Balance 3%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.76 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “sequel messed up what worked, should have added content instead” · 23 reviews
Positive “developers ensured playability after support ended” · 3 reviews

Stability 3% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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