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