Splitgate devs respond to troubling Steam Charts numbers

To say that Splitgate builders 1047 Video games had a rocky yr in 2025 could be the understatement of the century.

Splitgate: Enviornment Reloaded, beforehand often known as Splitgate 2, launched in June final yr. Not solely did it obtain middling evaluations from each followers and critics, but it surely got here straight sizzling off the heels of a PR catastrophe at Summer season Video games Fest, the place 1047 Video games founder Ian Proulx confirmed up carrying a “Make FPS Great Again” hat that, contemplating the ICE raids in the Los Angeles area surrounding the show, was thought-about in extraordinarily poor style. Goodwill for Splitgate was at an all-time low, and only one month after Splitgate 2 launched, 1047 “unlaunched” the sport, returning it to beta.

The sport relaunched on Dec. 4 2025 as Splitgate: Enviornment Reloaded. Nevertheless, Splitgate: Enviornment Reloaded’s newest peak on Steam Charts had it under 3,000 players, a stark distinction from the primary launch, which confirmed over 10,000 gamers on its first day and over 20,000 at its peak. The numbers do not precisely encourage confidence, however as a substitute of sticking its head within the sand and ignoring the encircling dialog in regards to the launch’s numbers, 1047 Video games has determined to handle the controversy head-on.

Taking to X, the developer staff addressed its Steam Charts numbers.

“Steam Charts do not measure enjoyable. They present one quantity, on one platform, at one given second. They do not present the complete image or what it appears like to truly play, they usually positively do not seize the neighborhood that is actively serving to form what Enviornment Reloaded is turning into (together with upcoming content material like Enviornment Royale),” the developer writes.

“Over the previous six months, we rebuilt Splitgate from the bottom up as a result of we imagine within the recreation, our staff, and our neighborhood. The 1027 staff stays dedicated to delivering one of the best model of Splitgate doable. To our wonderful neighborhood: thanks. Your suggestions and fervour have helped make Enviornment Reloaded higher day-after-day.”

“And to everybody who hasn’t performed but: Enviornment Reloaded is free, the gameplay’s one of the best it is ever been, and we might love so that you can bounce in and kind your individual opinion. Lots of passionate folks labored very laborious on it.”

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The shooter market is much extra crowded now than it was again when Splitgate 2 initially launched in June. There’s Arc Raiders, Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7, Battlefield 6, and much more shooters on the way in which with Highguard. With so many to select from, Enviornment Reloaded wanted to face out among the many crowd. Given it is nonetheless early days, there’s a probability 1047 Video games may flip it round, actually, particularly with the promise of extra content material, however with a lot competitors? It’s going to be robust.

Proulx previously spoke to Polygon about incomes again the belief of the gamers in Splitgate’s neighborhood after a troubled launch, citing different video games that additionally did not hit it out of the ballpark, equivalent to Warframe, solely to return to fundamentals and relaunch stronger than ever. Nevertheless, a month after the relaunch, it is clear to see that there is nonetheless a good distance for the Splitgate staff to go to get that belief (and the gamers) again.