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Chapter 7 of 8

Split Fiction: The Hollow walkthrough

In a darker corner of Zoe's imagination, a spirit owl and a spirit fish light and pull the way forward.

  • About 55–66 min in the videos
  • 6 parts · 7 steps

Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 3 guides · checked Oct 18, 2026

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Video: Global Gaming on YouTube. Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Mio
  • Mio's golden devices create large, flat surfaces or narrow beams to walk or climb on.
  • Mio can dispel ghosts in Chapter 7.
P2 · Zoe
  • Zoe's flat surfaces become a pool the spirit fish uses to pull objects toward it.

If your skill levels differ: If one player keeps getting stuck, the accessibility menu can skip to the next checkpoint, and camera assistance can be switched on for each player separately. How to split the roles

An Ominous Welcome

Part 1 of 6. Enter the subconscious and open the first door.

  1. BothZoe enters the subconscious and both players spot the eerie statues.

Mosaic of Memories

Part 2 of 6. Cross the memory gallery toward the home.

  1. BothThe memory gallery reveals Zoe's childhood home and points the pair toward it.

Ghost Town

Part 3 of 6. Get through the ghost town puzzles and ghosts.

  1. MioMio handles the ghosts while Zoe works the chandelier and gate puzzles.

Light in the Dark

Part 4 of 6. Ring the bell, break chains and pass the snake door.

  1. ZoeZoe is pulled toward a distant gate, which guides the route forward.

Spiritual Guides

Part 5 of 6. Cross the centipede and lava section to the temple.

  1. BothTwo spirit guides steer the pair toward the temple and warn about the danger ahead.

The Hydra

Part 6 of 6. Defeat the Hydra by cutting its heads.

  1. ZoeZoe loses her medallion after cutting the second head.
  2. BothAfter the medallion is lost, the team has two heads left to cut.
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Steps compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 3 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.