It Takes Two

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.

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Mar 25, 2021

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About This Game

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two, a genre-bending platform adventure created purely for co-op. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Play as the clashing couple Cody and May, two humans turned into dolls by a magic spell. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.

Master unique and connected character abilities in every new level. Help each other across an abundance of unexpected obstacles and laugh-out-loud moments. Kick gangster squirrels’ furry tails, pilot a pair of underpants, DJ a buzzing night club, and bobsleigh through a magical snow globe. Embrace a heartfelt and hilarious story where narrative and gameplay weave into a uniquely metaphorical experience.

It Takes Two is developed by the award-winning studio Hazelight, the industry leader of cooperative play. They’re about to take you on a wild and wondrous ride where only one thing is for certain: we’re better together. KEY FEATURES

- Pure co-op perfection — Invite a friend to join for free with Remote Play Together**, and experience a thrilling adventure built purely for two. Choose from couch or online co-op with split-screen play, and face ever-changing challenges where working together is the only way forward.

- Gleefully disruptive gameplay — From rampaging vacuum cleaners to suave love gurus, you never know what you’ll be up against next. Filled with genre-bending challenges and new character abilities to master in every level, experience a metaphorical merging of gameplay and narrative that pushes the boundaries of interactive storytelling.

- A universal tale of relationships — Discover a touching and heartfelt story of the challenges in getting along. Help Cody and May learn how to overcome their differences. Meet a diverse cast of strange and endearing characters. Join forces and go on an adventure you’ll treasure — together!

ABOUT HAZELIGHT

Hazelight is an award-winning independent game development studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2014 by Josef Fares (film director and creator of the award-winning game Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons), Hazelight is committed to pushing the creative boundaries of what is possible in games. In 2018, Hazelight released the BAFTA award-winning A Way Out — the first-ever co-op only, third-person action-adventure — as part of the EA Originals program. ABOUT EA ORIGINALS

EA Originals helps shine a light on some of the most passionate, independent, and talented game studios across the globe. Discover innovative and unforgettable gaming experiences from highly creative game makers who love to enchant and inspire.

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Publisher:
Electronic Arts

Quick facts

Release
Mar 25, 2021: Windows, Switch
Mar 26, 2021: Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Xbox One
Last updated
May 19, 2026
Storefronts
Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation, Epic Games Store, and Steam
Genres
Action and Adventure
Tags
Story Rich and Third Person
Social styles
Multiplayer, Co-op, Online co-op, Local co-op, and Local multiplayer
Demo
Not announced
Price model
Purchase

Languages

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
French
German

Age Rating & Interactive Elements

ESRB t

Content descriptors

Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence, Language

Includes interactive elements

Users interact

Support

Controller & Support

Controller support

Full controller support

Device support

Steam Achievements

Steam Trading Cards

Steam Cloud

Remote Play Together

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System Requirements

Minimum

Details:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel Core i3-2100T or AMD FX 6100
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R7 260x
DirectX:
Version 11
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
50 GB available space

Recommended

Details:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel Core i5 3570K or AMD Ryzen 3 1300x
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 or AMD R9 290X
DirectX:
Version 11
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
50 GB available space

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