Splitgate, the sci-fi portal shooter that transported me again to carefree Quake 3 Arena days, is getting a slew of updates on January twenty seventh with its Beta Season One replace. There’s a map builder for setting up and sharing phases with pals, a 100 degree battle cross, in addition to new One Flag CTF and Evolution modes. (The latter offers the shedding staff of each spherical more and more highly effective weapons.) Developer 1047 Games additionally says the Foregone Destruction map is getting a serious constancy bump, which ought to be an indication of comparable upgrades coming to different maps.

“Our custom map creator will continue to evolve alongside the rest of the game,” Ian Proulx, CEO of 1047 Games, mentioned in an announcement. “We’re looking at the map creator as an evolutionary tool driven by the community — it’s a robust feature for fans to play with day one of our new season, and we’re really interested in hearing feedback from the community regarding the types of features and tools they want.”

All of this seems like nice information for Splitgate followers—no less than, the few who’ve caught round. According to SteamDB, the sport is at the moment seeing 1,000 to 2,500 gamers per day, a far cry from its 67,000 participant peak 5 months in the past. I’d wager the launch of Halo Infinite’s free multiplayer mode in December did not assist (that is the place all my free time has been spent these days), however Splitgate’s reputation has additionally steadily dropped since its open beta final August. 

Sure, it was spectacular that Splitgate hit 10 million downloads in below 30 days, however with the plethora of free shooters on the market, 1047 Games might want to do extra to truly preserve individuals for the sport’s full launch. A hardcore fanbase is not sufficient.