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Splitgate 2 Game Modes: Maps and Player Counts

Splitgate 2: Player Modes Overview

Splitgate 2 offers a variety of gameplay modes catering to different preferences, from fast-paced action to strategic map-building.

Arena Mode

  • Type: 4v4 competitive matches
  • Details: Focuses on quick, tactical portal combat with tight maps.
  • Player Count: 8 total (4v4)
  • Maps: Bypass, Eden, Frontier, Ozone, Zenith, Stadium, Core

Team Deathmatch (TDM)

  • Type: Classic kill-oriented gameplay
  • Details: Round-based system with teams racing to 25 kills.
  • Player Count: 4v4
  • Objective: Reach the kill target first

Takedown Mode

  • Type: Round-based tactical elimination
  • Details: Increasing respawn delay after each death; focus on strategy.
  • Player Count: 6–8 total (likely 3v3 or 4v4)
  • Maps: 4 Simulation maps

Onslaught Mode

  • Type: Large-scale warfare
  • Details: Chaos mode with massive maps and constant battles.
  • Player Count: Up to 24
  • Maps: Glacier, Drought, Fracture

Firecracker Mode

  • Type: Search-and-destroy with respawns
  • Details: Fast-paced bomb-planting objective mode.
  • Player Count: 4v4
  • Objective: Plant or defuse the Firecracker device

Splitball Mode

  • Type: Capture and control
  • Details: Teams fight for a ball to score points over time.
  • Player Count: 4v4
  • Objective: Hold the ball to gain points

Domination Mode

  • Type: Zone control
  • Details: Capture and hold multiple zones to earn points.
  • Player Count: 4v4
  • Objective: Hold two or more zones to win

Hotzone Mode

  • Type: Objective-based brawls
  • Details: Teams fight for rotating central zones.
  • Player Count: 4v4
  • Objective: Capture and hold zones to win rounds

Lockdown Mode

  • Type: Total zone control
  • Details: Requires capturing all zones simultaneously.
  • Player Count: 4v4
  • Objective: Capture and lock down all three zones to score

The Lab

  • Type: Creative map building
  • Details: Build and test custom maps with up to 15 friends.
  • Player Count: Up to 16
  • Mode Type: Co-op map creation