It Takes Two

    Two players control Cody and May and use their different abilities together to get through platforming, puzzle and action levels.

    Hazelight Studios · published by Electronic Arts

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Online multiplayer
    Confirmed
    Players in online co-op
    Confirmed
    Players online
    Confirmed
    How co-op works
    1 source
    Crossplay
    1 source
    Local co-op
    Confirmed
    One copy is enough
    1 source
    Demo
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Best with, Multiplayer through mods, Free to play, Plays in browser, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 95% positive from 272,990 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 90/100 from 15 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 9Review score desc: Overwhelmingly PositiveTotal positive: 260541Total negative: 12449Total reviews: 272990{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":9,"review_score_desc":"Overwhelmingly Positive","total_positive":260541,"total_negative":12449,"total_reviews":272990}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 135243Name: It Takes TwoUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/it-takes-twoCreated at: 1592522552First release date: 1616630400Total rating: 89.3293715508357Total rating count: 1187Aggregated rating: 90.26666666666667Aggregated rating count: 15Hypes: 5Release dates: [{"id":539826,"date":1616630400,"human":"Mar 25, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539828,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539830,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539825,"date":1667520000,"human":"Nov 04, 2022","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539827,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539829,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":963394,"date":1792022400,"human":"Oct 15, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":1,"name":"Electronic Arts"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":12901,"name":"Hazelight Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":59778,"name":"Turn Me Up Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":false}]{"id":135243,"name":"It Takes Two","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/it-takes-two","created_at":1592522552,"first_release_date":1616630400,"total_rating":89.3293715508357,"total_rating_count":1187,"aggregated_rating":90.26666666666667,"aggregated_rating_count":15,"hypes":5,"release_dates":[{"id":539826,"date":1616630400,"human":"Mar 25, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539828,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539830,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539825,"date":1667520000,"human":"Nov 04, 2022","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539827,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":539829,"date":1616716800,"human":"Mar 26, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":963394,"date":1792022400,"human":"Oct 15, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":1,"name":"Electronic Arts"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":12901,"name":"Hazelight Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":59778,"name":"Turn Me Up Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":false}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.