Splitgate 2 Unlaunches After Being Greeted With ‘Mixed’ Steam Reviews

Ian Proulx, CEO of 1047 Games, announced that Splitgate 2 is unlaunching and returning to its open beta until early 2026. The game has been bleeding players since its official full launch on June 6, 2025. The title saw a massive wave of criticism for various features, including its microtransaction prices, according to Kotaku. Splitgate 2 currently has “Mixed” overall and recent Steam reviews. 

The return to beta was announced via X, where the dev team communicated that it launched the game too early, which caused it to make “boneheaded mistakes” and fail to provide players polished, portal-filled mayhem. 

“We’ll be heads down until early next year, rebuilding major parts of the game to capture the spirit of what made Splitgate special. That means reworking progression from the ground up,” the social media post communicates. 

The social media post states that the studio made the difficult decision to reduce certain roles and shift its resources to focus on the rework. In addition to this announcement, the development team stated that the original Splitgate servers are being shut down in around a month due to the high costs of maintaining the game, reallocating the resources to reportedly retain as many team members as possible. 

“While we’d love to keep servers online indefinitely, it’s cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past couple of years, and we have to prioritize our team,” the post reads.

IGN gave Splitgate 2 a 7/10 upon its official release. The title was released on PlayStation, PC and Xbox. During its release, the free-to-play Splitgate 2 hit an all-time high of 25,785 concurrent players on Steam, which drastically dropped through the month of June. As of writing, the game sits at 1,337 concurrent players on Steam.