Summary
Split Fictionappears to have been theIt Takes Twofollow-up everyone wanted it to be with two million copies sold already anda very healthy 90 on OpenCritic. Since it’s not the longest game in the world, some of you may have already beaten it, but did you know there’s a secret, very challenging, bonus level?
I certainly didn’tuntil Josef Fares mentioned it on Twitter. The Hazelight Studios director took to social media to congratulate streamers sharkOvO and E1uM4y for being the first to complete the secret level, which has appropriately been dubbed Laser Hell. Their reward for being the first to achieve the feat, or at least the first to share evidence of it, is a trip to Hazelight’s homebase in Sweden for a sneak peak at the Split Fiction studio’s next game.
To get into the level, you need to input a binary code using two yellow buttons. You will then descend into Laser Hell and be faced with several laser-based challenges. Not only you, but the player two you’ve chosen to embark on your Split Fiction adventure alongside you. Once you reach the end of the level, there will be two more yellow buttons, and hitting them will activate an in-game video from Fares himself.
Split Fiction Has A Secret Level Called Laser Hell
The First Players To Beat It Have Been Invited To Hazelight
In the video, Fares congratulates the players for beating the level, noting there are developers at Hazelight who haven’t managed to beat it yet. The director also tells people watching it on YouTube that the message isn’t for them and that they should go into the game and try the level for themselves. You can check out the level on YouTube below, or watch the winning streamers playing through iton Chinese social media platform, Bilibili.
The message goes on to say that anyone who can prove they were the first people to beat Laser Hell will receive a special, one-of-a-kind prize, that being a trip to Hazelight Studios in Sweden. Fares confirmed on Twitter that he is sticking to his end of the bargain and the streamers who shared the footage are welcome to come visit. Not only that, but when they do, they will be among the first people in the world to be shown what Hazelight is working on next.
That last part might be the most exciting reveal of all. Considering the success of It Takes Two and the strong start Split Fiction has had, it was always a given that Hazelight wouldn’t be stopping there. However, to have confirmation that work has already begun on its Split Fiction follow-up is quite something. Maybe, like Split Fiction after It Takes Two, the gap between games will be shorter than it is at most other triple-A studios.
