Is Split or Steal free?

Yes — Split or Steal is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is Split or Steal Steam Deck compatible?

Mostly. Valve rates Split or Steal Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.

Can I play Split or Steal on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Split or Steal. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is Split or Steal on PC Game Pass?

No — Split or Steal is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Split or Steal

Name: Split or Steal
Brand: Rootpew
Availability: InStock

Rootpew · January 31, 2020 · Free to Play, Casual, Simulation, Idler, Social Deduction

Split or Steal is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Split or Steal price

Split or Steal is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Split or Steal

✦ AI summary

Test your negotiation skills and moral compass in this online multiplayer twist on the Prisoner's Dilemma, where you and a stranger have 2 minutes to decide whether to split a reward or betray each other for it all. Build your empire with idle mechanics, customize your headquarters, execute revenge heists, and climb the ranks with over 140 cosmetics—or join an Organization to share wealth with allies across fully cross-platform play.

Split or Steal is a light re-imagining of the Game Theory concept of The Prisoner's Dilemma.

Two players will be selected from a pool of online users, and are presented with a potential reward. The players are given a maximum of 2 minutes to speak with eachother – at which point, they can then choose to either share, or attempt to steal the reward.

Earn an honest fortune, or steal your way to success - then spend your winnings on building a Headquarters to amplify your earnings in an idle/incremental-style fashion, running heists against those who wronged you, or just buying one of over 140 different cosmetics to show off in-game with. And, if you don't manage to alienate people by stealing from the entire planet, take advantage of the shared wealth and bonuses offered by joining an Organization!

Fully cross-play compatible with all other Web & Standalone releases, inclusive of support for importing existing player profiles.

Split or Steal — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Playable
Player modes: Online PvP
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Mar 4, 2026

This game was fire for about 3 days, but that's about it. Good 3 days though.

1 found this helpful

Not recommended Sep 16, 2026

bro my steam acount is valid i hane tryd everyting help me please im from south africa

Not recommended Jun 20, 2026

I can't play because it tells me LOGIN ERROR COULD NOT LOG IN. PLEASE TRY RESTARTING STEAM, AND ENSURING YOU'RE LOGGED IN WITH A VALID ACCOUNT. While I have internet and everything is connected. I don't recommend playing right now

Not recommended Apr 27, 2026

A game that asks a simple question: "Are you sure everyone is born with a brain?"

Not recommended Mar 10, 2026

This game should be unlisted from steam as the database was wiped when the server it was on died per the devs discord

Not recommended Dec 10, 2025

Was very basic and buggy. Thought it would be like the old game show Golden Balls. Underwhelming.

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