<s>
Splitgate	B-Application
(	O
known	O
during	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Splitgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
multiplayer	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
1047	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
came	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
Halo-inspired	O
sci-fi	O
combat	O
in	O
battle	O
arenas	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
wormhole	O
portals	B-Application
between	O
two	O
points	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Portal	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
fire	O
weapons	O
or	O
travel	O
through	O
those	O
portals	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proulx	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Portal	B-Application
and	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
its	O
mechanic	O
could	O
translate	O
well	O
into	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
design	O
philosophy	O
was	O
described	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
and	O
Rocket	B-Application
League	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
with	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Splitgate	B-Application
struggled	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
viable	O
player	O
base	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
early	O
access	O
launch	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
saw	O
a	O
significant	O
surge	O
of	O
players	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
beta	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
surpass	O
600,000	O
downloads	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
ceased	O
feature	O
development	O
on	O
Splitgate	B-Application
to	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
created	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+SeasonTitlePeriodDescription0Season	O
ZeroAugust	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
–	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2022The	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
Splitgate	B-Application
included	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
called	O
"	O
Karman	O
Station	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Contamination	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
pass	O
that	O
builds	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
beta	O
battle	O
pass	O
,	O
and	O
balance	O
changes.1Season	O
OneJanuary	O
27	O
,	O
2022-presentThe	O
second	O
season	O
of	O
Splitgate	B-Application
added	O
a	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
map	O
creator	O
beta	O
,	O
and	O
brought	O
new	O
fidelity	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
map	O
Foregone	O
Destruction	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
simulation	O
map	O
called	O
Hotel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splitgate	B-Application
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
68/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samuel	O
Horti	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
7.1/10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
average	O
arena	O
FPS	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
clever	O
twist	O
"	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
place	O
portals	B-Application
turns	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
smart	O
,	O
tactical	O
team-based	O
shooter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Santa	O
Maria	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
70/100	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
impressively	O
solid	O
"	O
but	O
saying	O
it	O
needed	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
visual	O
flair	O
"	O
and	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
armor	O
designs	O
to	O
"	O
forgotten	O
also-rans	O
like	O
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
included	O
Splitgate	B-Application
under	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
what	O
they	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2021.	O
"	O
</s>
