Split Fiction might be one of the most exciting games in the first half of 2025, and a new trailer has shown just how much it has to offer co-op playersTech15:55, 28 Jan 2025Split Fiction gets better the more we see of itIf you played Hazelight Studios' Game of the Year winning co-op adventure It Takes Two, there's a good chance it's one of your favourite gaming experiences of the last few years.Its mix of platforming, action, and constantly shifting mechanics was a favourite in our household, and there's a sort of unspoken bond in some friendship circles where those who beat it constantly refer back to their favourite levels.Josef Fares and his team are looking to go even further with the spiritual successor, Split Fiction, which was revealed at The Game Awards, and a new trailer has revealed just how ambitious it is.In case you're not up to speed, whereas It Takes Two had two separated parents working together to return themselves to their normal size after being shrunk down into dolls, Split Fiction puts players in the shoes of Mio and Zoe.Both are authors transported into the world of their creations, with one writing sci-fi and the other fantasy, via a machine from a nefarious publisher.That gives Hazelight plenty of opportunity to experiment with surprising new game mechanics, like shapeshifting, motorcycle chases and much more.Split Fiction will have sci-fi and fantasy levelsNew Side Stories will transport both Mio and Zoe to new modes separate from the main game and are accessed via a portal in a way that sounds similar to Astro Bot on PS5's 'lost' levels."Side Stories are anomalies that occur as a consequence of Mio and Zoe being stuck in the same simulation," Hazelight explains in a new blog post."These portals are attempts by the simulation to steal unfinished stories and ideas that Mio and Zoe wrote when they were younger, leading to some truly weird, wonderful, and chaotic situations."Article continues below"As these stories have been deeply influenced by our authors' pasts, they will experience long since forgotten ideas and secrets about themselves. Once a Side Story has been completed, our characters return back through the portal to the main level where they first entered the encounter, filled with even greater determination to escape from Raders machine with their memories and stories intact so, going back to our original question, are you up to the challenge?"As with It Takes Two, players will be able to use a "Friend's Pass" to share a copy of Split Fiction to play with a friend when the game launches on March 6.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.