Co-op guide
Games like It Takes Two
It Takes Two works because neither player can finish without the other. These picks keep that same teamwork, with notes on what each does best.
What to play next
1. Split Fiction
Closest matchFrom the same studio. Two writers jumping between sci-fi and fantasy stories, with a Friend's Pass.
2. A Way Out
Same studioA two-player prison break told on split screen. Has a Friend Pass for online play too.
3. Portal 2 co-op
PuzzlesA separate co-op campaign where you solve rooms together with portals.
4. Unravel Two
Couch onlyTwo yarn creatures tied together. Calm local co-op platforming.
5. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Couch onlyOne player steering two brothers in the original. The remake adds local co-op, but no online play.
6. Cuphead
Couch onlyHand-drawn boss fights with a second player on the same screen. Tough, and no online co-op.
7. Overcooked! 2
ChaoticShort kitchen rounds where communication is everything.
8. Pico Park
CheapSimple puzzles that only work if everyone cooperates. Great value.
9. We Were Here
Talk it outEach player sees different clues and has to describe them over voice.
10. Biped
CuteTwo little robots, physics puzzles and lots of accidental falling.
What makes a good It Takes Two follow-up
Both players have different jobs, so nobody is just along for the ride
Puzzles that need talking, not just two people doing the same thing
Couch or online play, depending on where your player 2 is
A clear story or goal you finish together
Questions people ask
What is the closest game to It Takes Two?
Split Fiction, made by the same studio, Hazelight. It also includes a Friend's Pass so only one person needs to buy it.
Is there an It Takes Two 2?
Not by that name. Split Fiction is the studio's next co-op game and the natural follow-up.
Which of these work online?
Split Fiction, A Way Out, Portal 2, Overcooked! 2, Pico Park, We Were Here and Biped have online co-op. Brothers, Cuphead and Unravel Two are couch co-op only.
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