‘Split Fiction’ is What Happens When Puzzle Night Meets Fandom Deep Cuts

Puzzle Games? Love ‘Em. Co-op Stress? Not So Much. I’m a puzzle girl. Always have been. Crosswords, escape rooms (especially these), logic puzzles—you name it, I’m there with my sleeves rolled up and my brain revved. Add in multiplayer, and you’d think I’d be living my best life. And for the most part, I am… until the moment someone’s progress depends entirely on me doing something right. That’s when things go from “fun co-op” to “existential crisis.” Enter Split Fiction, EA’s new co-op puzzle adventure that dares to ask: how well do you and your chosen game partner really work together? And my answer? We’re… working on it. I struggle with putting unnecessary pressure on myself when playing with others. The Premise: Two Worlds, One Shared Fate At its core, Split Fiction is about two characters—Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster—who couldn’t be more different if they tried. Mio is methodical, calculated, and grounded in logic. The type who reads the manual cover to cover before assembling Ikea furniture. Zoe? She’s pure intuition and gut instinct, with a healthy dash of “let’s see what happens if I push this button.” She’s the chaotic, whimsical energy to Mio’s precision. From the jump, you wonder how these two ended up being the ones stuck together, unraveling a mystery that spans different dimensions. But as you play, their differences become their greatest asset—if you let them. Mio’s steady approach balances Zoe’s impulsiveness, while Zoe’s creative thinking can pull Mio out of…