Make sure your friend is all set up.
Split Fiction is the latest co-op only title to come from Hazelight Studios, the same team behind A Way Out and It Takes Two. As was the case with those two critically acclaimed games, Split Fiction requires you to play with a single partner. While you might think this means another player has to buy the game to play with you, that's not the case. Split Fiction gives you a "Friend's Pass" that another player can use to download the game for free on their system.
If you're interested in using the Friend's Pass, check out the guide below to see exactly how it works.
How to get a Friend's Pass in Split Fiction
Any player that buys Split Fiction on one of its available platforms, PC, Xbox Series X|S, or PlayStation 5 is automatically given a Friend's Pass with their purchase. From here, you can send an invite to the friend you want to extend the Friend's Pass to and they are able to play with you at absolutely no cost to them.
To see the process of using the Friend's Pass in Split Fiction, follow the steps below:
- Buy Split Fiction on any platform
- Have your friend download the Split Fiction Friend's Pass from their platform's marketplace (it's free)
- Invite your friend to your game and have them accept the invite to join
- Play through Split Fiction together in a co-op party
Those are the broad strokes of getting the Friend's Pass and having a friend join your game. However, there are some finer details to go over with the pass.
Does Split Fiction have crossplay?
Fortunately, cross-play is supported with the Friend's Pass. This means you can invite any person who has downloaded the Friend's Pass, regardless of what platform you're on and what platform they're on. You can invite a friend on PC while being on PlayStation 5 and vice versa.
The Friend's Pass is available to download for free on any system, so just make sure your friend downloads it to get the process started.
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How to invite friends using the Friend's Pass in Split Fiction
Once you know a friend has downloaded the Friend's Pass, follow the steps below to have them join your game:
- In Split Fiction, choose the EA Friends List option
- This brings up your EA Friends List, where you need to add your friend by their EA username
- You need to have an active EA account as does your friend to invite them to your game
- If you're inviting a friend on another platform, make sure the cross-play setting is enabled in Split Fiction by going to the Options menu
- Once you add your friend on the EA Friends List, make sure they have downloaded the Friend's Pass, and invite them to your game to play through Split Fiction
It's a relatively easy process that just relies on both of you having an EA account that's linked to your system. You also need to ensure cross-play is enabled if you plan on using that feature.
Can you play Split Fiction with multiple friends using the Friend's Pass?
One final question you might have about the Friend's Pass is whether it's transferrable to more than one friend. For example, if you finish the game with one friend but have another friend who wants to play with you for free, can you extend your Friend's Pass to the second friend as well?
Fortunately, your Friend's Pass doesn't solely apply to one person. You can use it as much as you want to invite multiple friends, so long as they have downloaded the Friend's Pass and have an active EA account.
You can read more about the Friend's Pass by visiting EA's FAQ dedicated to the feature.
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