Split Fiction, the new game from It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios, doesn’t do anything particularly new. The game is a straightforward co-op adventure that strings together disparate sci-fi and fantasy games like links on a chain.

Hazelight Studios follows up It Takes Two with another stellar co-op experience, delivering genre-bending fun in Split Fiction.

Split-Fiction', the new gold standard in co-op video games, is a managable co-op expereince that requires just a single purchase to play with friends.

What is it? A world-hopping co-op adventure with a pair of aspiring authors.

What’s more, Split Fiction’s cooperative gameplay never felt phoned-in, with interactive levels that facilitated gameplay synergy (and tons of trial-and-error platforming and boss fight deaths), clutch timing,

The best way to understand co-op-only adventure Split Fiction is with a list of its top moments. These include teaming up to take on a futuristic gameshow's robotic host by whisking ticking bombs through an assault course,

Playing through Split Fiction's mix of fantasy and sci-fi worlds is a refreshing experience in the often-lonely world of gaming.