Splitgatehas been this summer’s surprise success, rocketing to the top of the most-played charts and earning widespread praise for being a throwback to classic arena shooter games. There are many who believe inSplitgate’s potential to become even bigger, hence why the 1047 Games just received a massive $100 million investment. This investment will allow the developers to expand on their vision forSplitgate, which will apparently include a Forge Mode equivalent at some point down the line.
Splitgate’sHaloinspirationsare no secret, with the game often being described as a mix betweenHaloandPortal. Considering this, it’s not surprising in the least thatSplitgatewill eventually ape some ofHalo’s popular game modes and features, with Forge being an obvious choice.Splitgatemade the announcement that its Forge Mode, which will allow players to edit maps, will be available beforeHalo Infinitegets its Forge Mode.
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Splitgatemade this announcement in response to a KFC Gaming tweet that asked how one would trigger an entire game fanbase with one sentence. “Splitgatewill have forge mode beforeHaloInfinite,” the tweet read, with an added apology toHalofans. We already knowHalo Infinitewon’t have Forge at launch, and likely won’t until months after the fact, which meansSplitgate’s Forge could come anytime between now and early 2022. Of course,Halo Infinitewill have a full-fledged campaign mode, whichSplitgatedoes not have, so it’s not likeSplitgateis necessarily trumpingHalo Infinitein the game modes department.
Right now,Splitgateis in Season 0of its game, pushing back its release date to better flesh things out, improve server stability, and prepare more content.SplitgateSeason 1 will presumably coincide with the game’s proper release date, though official plans have yet to be announced at the time of this writing. Maybe if fans are lucky, the planned Forge mode will be part of theSplitgateSeason 1 update, though that remains to be seen.
Splitgate’s massive success is seeing the developers branch out into other genres as well, though the focus will remain on the popular first-person shooter.1047 Games wants to revive other dormant genresin the way that it did the arena shooter forSplitgate, though specifics on those plans have yet to be revealed. For now, fans can expect 1047 Games to keep producing new content forSplitgate, and it may be quite some time before concrete information about its future, non-Splitgateprojects come to light.
Splitgateis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions in development.
