SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded News

Splitgate: Arena Reloaded hasn't exactly set the world on fire since its re-launch in December 2025. Concurrent player counts on Steam hit a peak of just under 2,300 following the release, and the number hasn't broken 1,000 since Christmas; as I write this, there are just 785 people playing, not really a great place for a 'new' online shooter...
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[p]Refer your friends and play games together to unlock a variety of rewards including Splitcoin.
[/p][p]How it works:[/p]

• [p]Players can recruit new or returning players by sharing their Friend Code.[/p]
• [p]Recruits enters the Friend Code in-game on the Refer-a-Friend page found in the Events tab or from the social panel.[/p]
• [p]Once a recruit links their account to a recruiter, both players will unlock Seasonal Referral Challenges.[/p]
  • [p]Rewards for these challenges are only obtainable if linked players play together.[/p]
  • [p]Recruits will earn 100 Splitcoin instantly after they enter their Recruiter's Friend code.[/p]
• [p]Recruiters that invite multiple friends will unlock additional cosmetic and Splitcoin rewards once their linked Recruits reach their Playtime Milestone of playing 10 matches.[/p]
  • [p]Recruiters can earn up to a maximum of 3000 Splitcoin once their recruits reach their Playtime Milestone. Recruiter's earn 500 Splitcoin for their first 2 recruits and an additional 50 Splitcoin for each referral after.[/p]

[p]For any players that have already entered a Friend code in the old system or have completed their Recruiter Challenges prior to the addition of Splitcoin rewards, we will be granting the Splitcoin automatically.
[/p][p]To be eligible as a recruit:[/p][p]New Players:[/p]

• [p]Accounts created within the last 7 days[/p]
• [p]Cannot have completed 10 games[/p]
• [p]Cannot be level 10 or higher on the Battle Pass.[/p]

[p]Returning Players:[/p][p]Must have been inactive for 30 days[/p][p]To prevent abuse, recruits also can't be on the same network.[/p][p][/p][h2]Seasonal Referral Challenges[/h2][p][/p][h2]Recruiter Cosmetic Rewards[/h2][p]Recruiters that invite multiple friends will unlock additional cosmetic rewards and Splitcoin as their linked Recruits hit a Playtime Milestone of playing 10 matches.[/p][p][/p][p]All progress on Refer-a-Friend cosmetic challenges are season-bound so they will reset with each new season as we add new rewards. Recruiters can refer up to 50 players per season.[/p][p]
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[p]Welcome back to another Splitgate Update, where we keep you up-to-date on everything Splitgate! We will use this forum to recap the previous weeks’ activities, highlight some of our favorite community moments, and update players on what to expect in the coming weeks. Let’s get right into it with a recap from from week 1 of SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded.[/p][h2]Recap of Week 1[/h2][p]SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded Launched on PC and Console

After returning to Beta in Summer of 2025, Splitgate reemerged as SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded, fusing the best of both Splitgate 1 & 2. Our renewed emphasis on bringing back the core arena-features that made Splitgate so fun in the first place was well received from our players. It’s been great to see that the community playtests, player feedback, and going back to our roots have paid off. We as a studio are grateful for everyone who has shown up to experience Arena Reloaded so far.[/p][p]We want to take a moment to remind players of our goals:
[/p][p]Our goals for the launch of SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded have always been to bring the Arena Back with our community, listen to their feedback, and double down when the time is right – Ian Proulx, CEO
[/p][p]We had over 150,000 players try SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded in its first five days, and we are excited to share retention is the best it’s ever been. This signals that we are on the right path, and that players are enjoying the refined arena-experience. As the weeks progress, we will continue to roll out updates, both major and minor, as we prepare for a broader marketing push in Q1 of 2026. But for now, we are pleased with the initial feedback. To hear more about our initial thoughts on last week, check out our newest YouTube video![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h2] SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded Season 1 Roadmap[/h2][p]Now that we’ve recapped the goals of SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded’s launch, we are excited to share our Season 1 Roadmap and fill you in on what’s next. SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded was built to be arena-first, and the Season 1 updates reflect our desire to be the best modern arena shooter on the market.

[/p][p]Now we won’t go into detail on everything on the Roadmap, but we would like to take a moment to talk about some of the bigger upcoming reveals.
[/p][p]Introducing Arena Royale:
After entering beta over summer to take a step back and focus on making an amazing arena-shooter experience, we asked ourselves “What would a Battle Royale look like in an Arena Shooter?” We obviously wanted to bring back our Battle Royale, but needed to do so in a way that works for our game and our community and our arena-first mentality. We have much more to detail about the Arena Royale mode in the coming weeks, and we look forward to sharing more soon.
[/p][p]New Maps, Modes, and Weapons:
With the reintroduction of the Battle Royale, we now have multiple experiences to develop. Over the coming months we will introduce multiple new Arena maps, biomes to coincide with the Battle Royale release, and a new power weapon. Arena is our bread and butter, and we are excited to have it remain at the forefront of development alongside our Arena Royale.
[/p][p]Limited Time Events:
As utilized in our Welcome Back event, we built a robust event system to reward players for participating in certain activities across Arena Reloaded. We have many more events to come, some listed above in the roadmap, each with their own unique theme and reward path. Teaser alert: the Gunslinger event will also bring back a fan-favorite mode, One in the Chamber![/p][p][/p][h2]5K MVP Tournament[/h2][p]To celebrate the launch of Arena Reloaded, we hosted a $5K MVP tournament for some of our partnered content creators. Competitive Splitgate was a huge part of Splitgate 1, and it was great to see intense portal moments back on the big screen! Congratulations to KowzTV, DailyStreamer, Azalea, Jangutu, and Hurts for taking home first place!
[/p][h2]$25K Community Challenge[/h2][p]We partnered with Tracker.gg to host a 25K Community Challenge, where players competed to win their share of $25K across multiple challenges. We are still in the process of wrapping up the event, but we would love to hear your feedback on if you would like more Global Community Challenges in the future. We have already taken note to make the categories more accessible to casual players, and the challenges more accessible to players who cannot grind non-stop. Please let us know your feedback on Reddit, Discord, or Twitter.[/p][p]Check out the full leaderboards here:[/p][h2]Welcome Back Event: Earn the T200 Character Skin[/h2][p]The T200 was one of the most popular skins in Splitgate 1, and we are happy to bring it back in Arena Reloaded via our first limited time event. Participate in the Welcome Back Event to earn various rewards, including the revamped T200 character skin.

[/p][h2]What’s Next[/h2][p] Welcome Back Event Continues:
The welcome back event will continue for another week, so you still have time to earn the T200 throwback skin!
[/p][p]2xp Upcoming:
We will be running double-XP to celebrate the holidays! This will be a great time to make progress on any weapons you may have yet to use.
Starts: December 25 @ 1am PT
Ends: December 29 @ 9am PT
[/p][p]New opportunities to win a real life BFB:
We are giving away some real-life BFBs! To win, just post your best Splitgate clip to X/Twitter with the hashtag #SplitgateBFB before December 31. We’ll be selecting the best clips & letting the community vote on their favorite![/p][p]You can hear all about the BFB in this tweet![/p][p][/p][h2]MVP Spotlight[/h2][p]Splitgate has some amazing MVPs! MVPs are community members that promote Splitgate across a variety of different ways, streaming, short-form content, YouTube videos, and even map making! Some MVPs have been with the title since Splitgate 1, but we are always looking to add creators and community members that strive to make an impact. If you are unfamiliar with the Splitgate MVP Program, reach out to us on Discord.[/p][p]These were some of our favorite MVP moments from week 1 of SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded:[/p][p]https://x.com/MikaveliGG/status/2003197937384587482 - Mikaveli [/p][p]https://x.com/OmnicientWolf/status/2002016072237461651 - OmnicientWolf
[/p][h2]“One Cool Play”[/h2][p]We are now at the end of today's Splitgate Update, but before we leave we want to showcase one last amazing play. This clip comes from long-time Splitgate community member Toby Repellant, and was actually the first time anyone at the studio has ever seen this happen… so enjoy! If you want to have your clips featured in future blogs, please share them with us on X/Twitter.[/p][p][/p][p]https://x.com/TobyRepellant/status/2001838501038620805[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey all, we’re rolling out a hotfix & we wanted to share a quick update on what’s been fixed. You will need to download an update, however there will be no server downtime.[/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed difficulty around binding mouse buttons[/p]
• [p]Fixed the inability to rebind left mouse button[/p]
• [p]Fixed Rank icons not always updating in post-game[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where Mythic skin upgrades were not working in restricted loadout modes[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug with Matchmaking placing players in the wrong region sometimes[/p]
• [p]Fixed Store pips showing as “new” with no new content[/p]
• [p]Fixed Duplicate reward carousels when switching linked accounts[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue causing users to not hear certain audio in-game (requiring a restart)[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing item icons for weapon skin challenges[/p]
• [p]Added a message to notify when network services aren’t available (previously this would result in a crash)[/p]
• [p]Various small weapon skin bug fixes[/p]

[p]Thanks for all your reports and patience. Keep them coming![/p]