Get started with Split Fiction

Updated 2 weeks ago1 min read

Overview

Learn about Split Fiction’s minimum requirements, how the Friend’s Pass works, and how to get started.

What’s Split Fiction?

Split Fiction is a co-op action-adventure game set in sci-fi and fantasy worlds. You play as Mio and Zoe, two writers who find themselves in a shared simulation. Learn more about Split Fiction.

Where to play Split Fiction

Split Fiction is available on: 
  • PC 
  • PlayStation®5
  • Xbox X|S. 
Check out Split Fiction’s PC minimum requirements at ea.com.
You need to link your EA Account to your platform account to play Split Fiction. 
Learn how to link your account.

Yes! Two people can play the game demo without buying the full game with the Friend’s Pass.Once both players have downloaded the Friend’s Pass, they can both play the first two levels of the game for free.To continue playing the game after the demo, one player needs to own the full game. Your demo progress will be carried over to the full version.

Yes, Split Fiction is cross-play, meaning two players can play together on different platforms. This includes the Friend’s Pass and works on PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox X|S.If you’re playing on console, make sure cross-play game invites are enabled. You can do this in-game by choosing the Options menu, then going to Privacy Settings.

What’s the Friend’s Pass?

The Friend’s Pass lets two players play together online as long as one player owns the game. The Friend’s Pass works on PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox X|S. To get it, go to your platform’s webstore.Both players need to be online to use online play. If you play on console, both players will need PlayStation®Plus or Xbox Game Pass to play together online. Learn more about the Friend’s Pass.

You have to invite your friend to play in-game using the in-game friends list or your EA Friends List. 

Make sure you have cross-play enabled in-game or on your console and you’ve added your friend to your EA Friends List. 
If you’re playing through a child account, make sure your platform privacy settings allow you to join online cross-play. Find out more on your platform’s website.
You need an EA Account to invite a friend to play Split Fiction. 
  • Both players need platform accounts to use the Friend’s Pass.
  • If your friend wants to play on a different platform to you, they need to link an EA Account to their platform account.
Learn how to create an EA Account or link an EA Account to a platform account.

If both players bought the game to play together and one player wants to refund it, check out our EA refund policy

If you download and play the Friend's Pass and then decide to buy the full game, the Friend's Pass version will launch even if you’re using the disc or have installed the digital version.
To fix this, restart your platform or turn it off and on again. If you have a physical copy, make sure the disc is in. You'll then be able to play the full game.
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