'Steam Charts Don't Measure Fun' – Splitgate Dev Chimes in After Players Express Fear Over PC Launch Numbers
1047 Games highlights that Steam player counts exclude console activity and community engagement while Splitgate: Arena Reloaded struggles with under 2,300 peak PC players at launch, per SteamDB.
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'Steam Charts Don't Measure Fun' – Splitgate Dev Chimes in After Players Express Fear Over PC Launch Numbers
1047 Games has some thoughts regarding how Splitgate: Arena Reloaded is faring on Steam, and it’s got a message for fans: “Steam Charts don’t measure fun.”The Halo and Portal-inspired FPS re-launched December 17 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S after the studio chose to U-turn with an overall rework for Splitgate 2 back in July 2025. It was a move made amid layoffs at 1047 that saw both the sequel and its popular prede…
"Steam Charts Don't Measure Fun," Says Splitgate Dev as Splitgate 2's Relaunch Fails to Take Off
Last month, on December 17, 2025, Splitgate developer 1047 Games relaunched Splitgate 2 as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded. The new title is meant to signify a fusion of the best of the first game and its maligned sequel, after Splitgate 2's initial launch went terribly, and 1047 Games co-founder promised to "make FPS great again." If you didn't know that Splitgate 2 had relaunched under its new moniker, or that it had relaunched at all, then don't wo…
Splitgate 2’s soap opera opens new chapter. Studio 1047 Games has released a statement to address the discreet performance of the arena shooter after its relaunch in December 2025, which at least on Steam has failed to attract a large player base. According to Steam Charts data, the game reached a peak of approximately 2,300 simultaneous players at the time of its return, but since then it has suffered a steady drop to record peaks that barely e…
1047 Games issues statement following low-player count re-launch of Splitgate 2
The saga of {Splitgate} continues. Developer {1047 Games} has now issued a statement talking about the re-launch of the arena shooter, which since it came back onto the scene in December 2025, has raked in a very small number of players, on {Steam} at least. Steam Charts shows that the game hit a peak of around 2,300 players when it re-launched once more, and since then has haemorrhaged players on a frequent basis to the point where it now avera…
Splitgate: Arena Reloaded isn't exactly a smash hit on Steam. The team behind the shooter is trying to remain positive, but at times seems misguided.
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