Split Fiction is an obligate co-op game. For this review, my husband Travis and I hopped between Mio’s futuristic cities and Zoe’s fantastical kingdoms like walking through the cars of a passenger train. In each section, we got a new set of powers designed to work only in that particular world.

Hazelight Studios follows up It Takes Two with another stellar co-op experience, delivering genre-bending fun in Split Fiction.

Playing through Split Fiction's mix of fantasy and sci-fi worlds is a refreshing experience in the often-lonely world of gaming.

What’s more, Split Fiction’s cooperative gameplay never felt phoned-in, with interactive levels that facilitated gameplay synergy (and tons of trial-and-error platforming and boss fight deaths), clutch timing,

Split Fiction was just released on all platforms on March 6, and it appears fans cannot get enough of the co-op adventure already.

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.