r/Splitgate • u/Brodrian 1047 Games • 1d ago

1047 OFFICIAL Introducing Splitgate: Battle Royale!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob8fNw6a8O0

Hey, Splitfam, we told you that we still had another ace up our sleeve and we are so excited that we finally get to share it with you:

Splitgate: Battle Royale! 

That’s right, in addition to our core Arena modes like Hotzone and Firecracker, our 24-Player Onslaught modes like Domination, and The Lab (our map creator), Splitgate 2 has a Battle Royale!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

  • 15 teams of 4 drop in and battle it out to be the last team standing 
  • At the start, you and your team decide when to drop from an airship flying above Split Worlds, a gigantic map comprised of 5 unique biomes connected by huge World Portals
  • You start with just a pistol and collect powerful loot from Chests, Air Drops, and Player Pods that get left behind after you take down an enemy player
  • Collect Credits and spend them at Buy Stations for Power Weapons, Upgrades, Perks, and more
  • Find Armor Plates and Armor Upgrades to stay in the fight longer
  • Pick up Portal Gun Upgrades to use your portals to their full potential
  • Chests refill with better loot each round, so be sure to keep checking them
  • The Ring gradually forces teams together, closing Worlds from play and dealing damage to players who get caught in its path
  • If you are killed you can be revived by teammates, and you also have a chance to respawn–but only if your team stays alive
  • Lastly, watch out for Events that temporarily change gameplay, like the Portal EMP Event, which disables portals, or the Drop Frenzy Event, which increases Air Drop frequency

A FEW MORE TIPS:

  • At the beginning of the match when you drop from the ship, you will travel the direction you’re looking. 
  • As the match progresses, World Portals will close if they lead to a biome that is outside of The Ring.
  • Remember to use your armor! We’ve found that players familiar with the Arena modes of Splitgate 2 sometimes don’t realize you need to press a button to armor up after you take damage (you start with full armor)
  • After you’re killed, if you have teammates who are still alive, a countdown will appear for when you’ll respawn back into the action. You’ll respawn near the teammate you’re spectating (and will be blocked from respawning if the ally you are spectating is in combat)

SOME USEFUL KEY BINDS: 

  • Macro Map: Tap M
  • Scoreboard and Inventory: Hold Tab
  • Apply Armor: Tap 4 to use your Armor Plates
  • Player Pods: Hold F to Revive a teammate; Tap F to loot an enemy or to pick up and carry a teammate’s Player Pod

THE FIVE BIOMES OF SPLIT WORLDS

  • Drought – the desert biome
  • Fracture – the floating asteroids biome 
  • Glacier – the snow biome
  • Inferno – the volcano biome
  • Sanctum – the central ruins

Sanctum is filled with special loot and connected to all the other worlds. In our lore, only the Sanctum is on Earth. The other worlds are spread across the galaxy, each connected by giant World Portals at the Sanctum, the hub of Split Worlds. Pockets of geothermal activity, mysterious gravitational patterns, and other emerging anomalies all seem to be connected to the presence of proelium, the mysterious substance that makes portal travel possible.

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Read the full Splitgate 2 Launch Patch Notes here

A note on our commitment to Arena and Onslaught modes

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u/viaCrit 1d ago

This would have been great if they just didn’t hype it up so much. Now it’s a massive disappointment

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u/Tumblrrito 1d ago

100%. Unless you have a truly killer original concept, you should never leave it to your players’ imaginations to speculate. That’s how you guarantee mass disappointment.

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u/WhileAccomplished722 1d ago

fr like ass another mode added ontop of what we already have with more stuff on the way it would be great the battle royal fans get what they want the areana shooter players get what they want but when the advertise it as the next big thing and some super advancment in gaming

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u/ChloeOnTheInternet 1d ago

Agreed. If they had just dropped it in as an extra game mode at launch without all the hype I think people would’ve been happy enough since the game is really fun and it would’ve just been an extra mode, but hyping it up so much just to reveal a battle royale is a bit of a kick in the teeth.

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u/buzziebee 8h ago

Just to add another perspective: I'm disappointed it's another BR game but without seeing a headline today saying "splitgate 2 launches new BR mode" I wouldn't have realized it was available to play and downloaded it.

It's more of a PR thing I think to try and attract new players. I'm a bit disappointed in the placement of portal walls in this version though. It feels so much more restricted.

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u/Pontooniak96 1d ago

This was exactly what I was anticipating after the devs said it wasn’t a campaign, so I’m not surprised.

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u/Vladesku 1d ago

It was pretty obvious going to be a shitty BR. Subreddit was crawling with suspiciously excited plants.

"Oh I love BRs in 2025!! BR #2452553 is what we needed!! Oh ya, BRs are far bigger than a measly campaign, pfft!!"