Fit check
Is Split/Second worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Arcade-racing fans who want vehicle combat and environmental destruction
- Players who enjoy timing-based events that change race routes
- Two-player groups seeking split-screen racing competition
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking predictable circuits may hit a wall when destruction changes the route during a race.
- Racers who do not enjoy timing event triggers may struggle when course changes depend on precise moments.
- Players looking for a realistic driving simulator may not fit the action-racing format and television-set setting.
- Groups seeking local competition for more than two players will not match the stated split-screen mode.
Our take on Split/Second
The bounce point comes when racing lines are no longer enough. Players who miss the timing for destructive events may lose access to a route or face a changed course, while those who prefer fixed circuits may resist the shifting track structure.
What is Split/Second?
Set within a reality television competition, Split/Second combines racing with vehicle collisions and large-scale destruction.
Competitors race toward the finish while knocking opposing vehicles from the track. Players can also trigger devastating events across the city set, using timed destruction to alter the course or create different routes. Structures and towering television-set pieces can be demolished to change the race as it unfolds. The game includes a goal of becoming the season champion and supports two-player split-screen competition across several game modes. Because track sections can change during each lap, racers must time these events as well as manage their vehicles and opponents.
How Split/Second plays
- 01Explosive track events
- Players can activate destructive events that change race conditions across the city set.
- 02Changing race routes
- Timed destruction can alter the course or create new ways through the track.
- 03Vehicle collisions
- Racers can strike opposing vehicles to knock them from the track.
- 04Split-screen multiplayer
- Two players can compete in several local game modes.
Split/Second compared to similar games
GRIP: Combat Racing also combines racing with vehicle combat, but its description centers on wheeled and airborne vehicles, gravity-defying driving, and heavy weapons. Split/Second instead focuses on a reality-TV setting where timed destruction alters the track and can create new routes.
Split/Second: platforms & release
Is Split/Second worth it?
It is worth it if: arcade-racing fans who want vehicle combat and environmental destruction. Skip it if: players seeking predictable circuits may hit a wall when destruction changes the route during a race.
Where can I download Split/Second?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Split/Second's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Split/Second on?
Windows only.
