IT TAKES TWO: THE CO-OP GAME THAT SAVES ROPE BRIDGES AND MARRIAGES

Name: It Takes Two
Item: It Takes Two
Rating: 9.0
Author: The Alpha

It Takes Two Steam header — Steam store header for It Takes Two (app 1426210). Used as review art. Amazon button is the PS4 disc listing.

9.0 of 10 bananas. The most inventive co-op game ever made, and you need a partner to play it.

By the Alpha. Co-op only. PS4 disc listing, plays on PS5. Updated Oct 2026.

Platforms: The PS4 disc is the Amazon button, and a PS5 with a disc drive plays it through backward compatibility. PC on Steam, PS5, Xbox, and Switch versions also exist. This page sells the PS4 disc only. You need two players, couch or online. There is no solo mode.

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Sit with me a moment. My nephew and I were not talking much that year. I handed him the second controller, and by the vacuum cleaner boss we were yelling, laughing, and blaming each other. By the end we were planning the next game night. That is what this game does.

What It Wants To Be

Hazelight Studios' co-op only adventure, published by Electronic Arts and released March 26, 2021. Cody and May are a couple about to divorce. Their daughter's tears turn them into tiny dolls, and a talking book of love named Dr. Hakim pushes them through a magic world to fix things. One player is Cody, one is May, and the screen is always split.

What Works

Every chapter hands you a new pair of powers that only work together. One player shoots sap, the other lights it. One shrinks, the other grows. It never repeats an idea for long. The boss fights are creative, and the hidden mini-games turn the two of you into rivals for a minute. The Friend's Pass lets a partner join online for free. It won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2021.

What Breaks

Listen well. Dr. Hakim is annoying by design, and he talks too much. One famous scene with a toy elephant is cruel enough to upset some players, kids especially. The marriage story can feel preachy. And it simply does not exist as a solo game, so if you have nobody to play with, this is a closed door.

Who Should Play

Play if you have a partner, a sibling, or a friend who will sit next to you or join online. Skip if you play alone. After this, Hazelight's next co-op game is waiting in my Split Fiction verdict.

STRENGTHS

A new co-op idea in almost every level
Creative boss fights for two
Friend's Pass lets a partner join free
Couch co-op that feels special

HONEST COSTS

No solo mode at all
Dr. Hakim talks too much
One dark scene may upset young players
Button is the PS4 disc, not PS5 native

ALPHA VERDICT: 9.0 of 10. Two controllers, one of the best games of its generation. Find a partner and play it. Get It Takes Two on Amazon, then meet the troop on Twitch.

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