The game within the game
Homefront: The Revolutionmight have been sitting dormant in some people’s game libraries, but there’s a new reason to break it back out. Following a tease thatTimeSplitters 2was hidden away in the game, players have since discovered how to access it.
A recent bout of developers sharing their Easter eggs, to coincide with Easter, prompted a former Dambuster developer todivulge his proudest moment: a “fully playable, native 4K” port ofTimeSplitters 2hidden inside an arcade machine inHomefront: The Revolution.
TimeSplitters 2holds a special place in the hearts of split-screen console shooter fans, so a modern playable version would be a big deal. The existence ofTimeSplitters 2insideHomefront: The Revolutionhasactually been known for years, but only to the extent of a few levels, not the full game. Phillips said the game was “fully playable” through an unlock code, but he no longer had the notebook where he jotted it down. According to Phillips, he eventried leaking it through a friend in a Discord, and that friend was banned for it.
Luckily, it seems like the code hasn’t been lost to time after all.
Here is a nice writeup. You can just enter the code on the level select screen for the easiest result.pic.twitter.com/ovUXyohqAr
— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon)Jul 30, 2025
The codes were discovered by users and shared in Discord (viaLance McDonald). There’s afull list, for both PlayStation and Xbox inputs, to unlock the Story, Arcade, and Challenge modes, as well as additional codes that users speculate are for Extras.
It turns out that in the previous thread, a mostly unknown userhad posted one of the codes and it went mostly unnoticed, until another community member decided to test it out. Looks like you can finally playTimeSplitters 2on a “modern” console; and while the data and files have been known for some time, being able to freely access the game as-intended is pretty neat.
Reports right noware indicating that you’ll need to play through enough ofHomefront: The Revolutionto get to the arcade cabinet and use the codes, though. While that’sa bit of a rough ask,TimeSplitters 2might just be worth it.
