Spectre Divide is a fascinating Valorant-like shooter where you control two bodies
![Two cel-shaded punk commandos in bright green and red, one with a mohawk, one with a skeleton mask, hold their weapons in this promo shot for the game.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OdDv14ME6uKmNf7viiExj13FXYA=/355x0:2388x1355/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73495843/Spectre_Divide_Screenshot_Mill_3rd_Person_Back_To_Back.0.png)
I am getting absolutely stomped in Spectre Divide, the just-revealed 3-on-3 online shooter from a new game studio staffed by talent from Oculus VR, Valorant, Apex Legends, Halo Infinite, and more. I am not good at this free-to-play PC game. But I can’t stop thinking about how I might get good — by intelligently swapping between two bodies to outmaneuver my enemies.
If only I’d placed my doppelganger here instead of there, I could’ve had my own back. What if I had teleported my clone behind enemy lines to flank them while I drew their attention elsewhere? Maybe if I’d planted the bomb with one body while camping that door with the other, I’d have caught them unawares?
I’ve never played a shooter like this before — even if, at first, it...