Games Like
Games Like It Takes Two
Reference game: It Takes Two
Find inventive two-player adventures through co-op centrality, variety, accessibility and the way both players depend on each other.
What we compare
What makes It Takes Two distinct.
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Alternatives to It Takes Two.
Chosen for this specific way to play.
01PC / PS5 / Xbox Series / Nintendo Switch 2
Split Fiction
A co-op-only action-adventure for two players that alternates between sci-fi and fantasy worlds.
- Shares a platformer game identity.
- Uses a similar linear structure.
- Shared mechanics include platforming and asymmetric abilities.
What’s different This game also emphasizes set pieces.
02PC / Mac / Linux
Portal 2
A first-person puzzle game with a separate two-player cooperative campaign built around coordinated portal mechanics.
- Shares a platformer game identity.
- Uses a similar linear structure.
- Shared mechanics include puzzle.
What’s different The games differ most in pace.
03A colorful fantasy puzzle platformer where up to four players combine distinct character abilities to cross inventive levels.
- Shares a platformer game identity.
- Shared mechanics include puzzle, platforming and ability.
- Shares world structure (linear).
What’s different The games differ most in pace.
04A gentle puzzle platformer about two connected yarn characters navigating environments through movement and cooperation.
- Shares a platformer game identity.
- Shared mechanics include puzzle and platforming.
- Shares progression (chapter) and world structure (linear).
What’s different This game also emphasizes physics, movement and swinging.
05A light-hearted physics puzzle-platformer where players wobble through open-ended levels, manipulating objects and solving traversal problems.
- Shares a platformer game identity.
- Shared mechanics include puzzle and platforming.
- Pace and co-op importance are similar.
What’s different The games differ most in story emphasis.
06A two-player online puzzle adventure where separated partners must communicate incomplete information to escape a mysterious castle.
- Shares a puzzle game identity.
- Shared mechanics include puzzle and asymmetric.
- Shares progression (chapter) and world structure (linear).
What’s different The games differ most in pace.
07PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series / Nintendo Switch
Moving Out 2
A chaotic cooperative moving game about carrying furniture through obstacle-filled levels, now with local and cross-play online co-op.
- Shares a puzzle game identity.
- Shares an emphasis on puzzle.
- Co-op importance is similar.
What’s different The games differ most in story emphasis.
08PC / PS5 / Xbox Series
Phasmophobia
A four-player online cooperative psychological horror game about identifying ghosts using investigation equipment and teamwork.
- Shares a puzzle game identity.
- Shares an emphasis on puzzle.
- Pace and co-op importance are similar.
What’s different The games differ most in story emphasis.
09PC
Cuphead
A hand-drawn run-and-gun game built around precise platforming, pattern-heavy boss fights and two-player local co-op.
- Shares a platformer game identity.
- Shared mechanics include platforming.
- Shares world structure (linear).
What’s different The games differ most in story emphasis.
How we choose
Selection criteria
Support is only the start. The list also considers whether each game is a good experience for this exact intent.
- Cooperation is central to the experience
- A strong two-player score
- Only similarities and caveats supported by current data
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