Splitgate 2 battle royale: Everything we know

After months of teasing and speculation, 1047 Games has finally revealed the biggest surprise in Splitgate 2, a brand-new battle royale mode. And no, this isn’t your average BR. Splitgate 2's version lets you portal across entire worlds mid-fight. Instead of dropping into one shrinking map like every other BR out there, Splitgate: Battle Royale lets you jump between five interconnected biomes using massive portals, all while trying to outsmart, outgun, and outlast 14 other squads.

Here’s everything you need to know about the new battle royale mode in Splitgate 2.

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Splitgate 2 battle royale: Portals, biomes, and more

In most battle royales, you drop onto a single map and fight to survive as the circle closes in. Splitgate: Battle Royale throws that rulebook out the window. Instead, you and your squad (15 teams of four players) drop from a ship into Split Worlds, a huge map made up of five wildly different biomes, all connected by massive World Portals.

Each biome has its own flavor:

• Drought – Dry and open desert terrain.
• Fracture – Floating asteroids you can portal across.
• Glacier – A frozen, icy warzone.
• Inferno – Lava, rocks, and danger everywhere.
• Sanctum – The central hub filled with top-tier loot (and lore).

You have to keep in mind that these biomes don’t stay open forever. As the match goes on and the ring shrinks, World Portals start shutting down, forcing everyone toward Sanctum.

When you land, you start with just a pistol. From there, it’s a mad scramble to loot chests, grab airdrops, and pick up gear from fallen enemies’ Player Pods.

But this isn’t just about finding guns and armor. There’s more going on under the hood:

• Credits you collect can be spent at Buy Stations for better weapons and upgrades.
• Armor Plates need to be manually applied.
• You can find Portal Gun Upgrades to boost how often and how far you can portal.
• There are mid-match events like the Portal EMP, which temporarily disables portal usage, and Drop Frenzy, which floods the map with extra airdrops.

One of the best features is the respawn system. If you’re taken out but your teammates survive, you can come back in after a short time. That said, if the teammate you’re spectating is in combat, you’ll have to wait a bit before you respawn. It’s a nice mix of risk-reward that keeps you on edge.

1047 Games has been clear about the battle royale not replacing anything else. Classic Arena modes like Hotzone and Firecracker, large-scale Onslaught experiences like Domination and Team Deathmatch, and the community-favorite Lab map creator are still core to the Splitgate 2 experience. The battle royale is an addition and not a replacement, and each mode will continue to receive new content, updates, and balancing.

Splitgate 2 and its new battle royale mode are available now as a free-to-play title on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.

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