Split Fiction Sales Seem to Be Off to a Strong Start

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Split Fiction hit the top of the UK physical game sales chart within its first week of release.
The game also surpassed 197,000 concurrent players on Steam in its first 24 hours.
PS5 copies accounted for 89% of Split Fiction's physical sales in the UK.

Split Fiction is off to a monumental start, reaching the top of the UK physical game sales chart less than a week after its release. Developer Hazelight Studios struck gold with its last title, It Takes Two, which ended up selling tens of millions of copies and nabbing Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2021. That leaves Split Fiction with some massive shoes to fill, but it's managed to live up to that legacy so far.

Hazelight's latest effort has been a remarkable success, not only for the studio itself but for its parent company. By reaching a 91 on Metacritic, Split Fiction broke a 13-year-old dry spell for EA, which hadn't published a title that received a 90 or above since Mass Effect 3 came out in 2012. Now that sales figures are starting to come in from the game's first calendar week on the market, it looks like it's made an impression on gamers, not just critics.

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By Ollie Tuscarny

According to Push Square, Split Fiction became the number-one-selling physical game in the UK for the week ending on March 8, 2025. That's a big feat for any title, but it's all the more impressive considering the game had only been out for a few days by the end of that reporting period. In taking the top spot, Split Fiction also managed to dethrone Monster Hunter Wilds in the region. With over eight million copies sold in its first three days, Wilds is the fastest-selling game in Capcom history, so it's looking like Split Fiction has a big year ahead.

Split Fiction Tops Physical Sales Charts in the U.K.

It's worth noting that these sales figures don't include digital copies, so it's unclear if Hazelight was able to topple Monster Hunter in terms of all sales or if that only applies to disc versions. Still, Split Fiction surpassed 197,000 concurrent players on Steam in its first 24 hours, so its digital sales are likely also doing fairly well. As far as console sales go, PlayStation users seem to have taken a particular liking to the game. According to the Push Square report, PS5 copies accounted for 89% of Split Fiction's physical sales in the UK.

While this is just one market, things are looking good for Split Fiction. The game is already setting records for its studio and publisher, and it hasn't even been out for a full week. Despite that massive success and growing audience, Hazelight has said it will never use microtransactions in its games and is not interested in a sale or stock market debut, so fans don't need to worry about the studio selling out. There's a long road ahead of Hazelight and its latest title, but early signs are certainly promising for both.

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