Games Like It Takes Two

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

Why similar: Split Screen 28.7% ★, Co-op 23%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op Campaign 7.8% ★, Online Co-Op 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like It Takes Two, it is a co-op-first cinematic adventure from Hazelight built around constantly changing paired mechanics and big set-piece teamwork.

A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.

Why similar: Split Screen 30.3% ★, Co-op 24.5%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest match in structure and feel: a strictly two-player, story-driven split-screen campaign where progress depends on coordination.

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

Why similar: Co-op 32.3%, Split Screen 23.6% ★, Local Co-Op 18.5%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Puzzle 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs two characters with interconnected movement and puzzle-solving in a heartfelt co-op platforming adventure very much in It Takes Two’s spirit.

PERFECTLY CRAFTED FOR PC. PlayStation® icon Sackboy bursts into action on PC in a huge 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. An epic journey stuffed with platforming challenges. Deeply immersive controls. Collaborative, chaotic and joyful multiplayer fun.

Why similar: Co-op 23.3%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Split Screen 14.3% ★, Online Co-Op 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers colorful co-op platforming, frequent mechanic twists, and a breezy shared adventure that scratches a similar playful teamwork itch.

Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.

Why similar: Split Screen 27% ★, Co-op 19.5%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Controlling adorable two-legged robots together creates the same constant coordination, synchronized movement, and co-op puzzle solving that makes It Takes Two shine.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Co-op 41.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, 3D Platformer 8.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its brilliant co-op campaign is all about communication, complementary actions, and solving bespoke two-player puzzles together.

Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Why similar: Co-op 28.8%, Local Co-Op 24%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Multiplayer 10%, Local Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a smart two-player puzzle-platformer built around partners changing size and using different roles to help each other through levels.

The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

Why similar: Co-op 27.5%, Local Co-Op 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Online Co-Op 7.5%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op campaign mixes platforming, physics puzzles, and distinct character abilities in a way that strongly echoes It Takes Two’s collaborative design.

ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

Why similar: Co-op 40.5%, Local Co-Op 22.5%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Puzzle 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its gravity-flipping co-op puzzles demand the same kind of communication and precise teamwork as It Takes Two’s more puzzle-focused sections.

It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!

Why similar: Co-op 27.6%, Co-op Campaign 24.8% ★, Online Co-Op 22.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the thrill of asymmetrical co-op by giving each player different information and responsibilities that must be talked through in real time.

KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!

Why similar: Co-op 27.5%, Local Co-Op 17.7%, Co-op Campaign 14.5% ★, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like It Takes Two, it thrives on chaos, communication, and complementary roles as two players coordinate through inventive co-op tasks.

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Co-op 36.5%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, Split Screen 10.3% ★, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-driven co-op puzzles and goofy problem-solving create the same funny, collaborative energy as It Takes Two’s lighter moments.

In PHOGS! you play as a duo of dogs on a captivating, puzzle-filled adventure. Linked by a stretchy belly, you’ll need to bark, bite and bounce your way through obstacles set across the themed worlds of Food, Sleep and Play, in co-op or single-player.

Why similar: Co-op 30.6%, Local Co-Op 23%, Co-op Campaign 14.9% ★, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as a two-headed dog turns every movement and puzzle into a shared action, giving it a similarly charming and cooperative feel.

You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

Why similar: Co-op 36.8%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Co-op Campaign 9.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: It is a tightly designed two-player-only puzzle adventure where each person sees different pieces of the solution and must communicate constantly.

Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.

Why similar: Co-op 45.7%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Puzzle 9.6%, Emotional 4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a lighter, friendship-themed version of the same two-player puzzle cooperation that makes games like It Takes Two appealing.

As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

Why similar: Co-op 26.8%, Co-op Campaign 20.9% ★, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op adventure is built around two players sharing clues and solving linked puzzles, making teamwork the entire experience.

Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!

Why similar: Co-op 22.8%, Local Co-Op 21%, Split Screen 15.1% ★, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Multiplayer 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op escape-room structure delivers the same satisfying back-and-forth of noticing details, sharing ideas, and solving clever puzzles together.

You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?

Why similar: Co-op 30.9%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op Campaign 17.2% ★, Multiplayer 13.1%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This expands the series’ paired puzzle-solving into a bigger co-op campaign with even more communication-heavy teamwork.

BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. Play as two boys who ran away from their homes and work together to take yourselves somewhere far, far away. Relive the friendship of your childhood through the journey of two boys.

Why similar: Co-op 30.1%, Online Co-Op 21.8%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Puzzle Platformer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a two-player-only setup with different perspectives and story-driven puzzle solving, creating a strong sense of partnership.

Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.6%, Co-op 25.7%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Local Multiplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more frantic and arcade-like, it captures the same joy of coordinated teamwork, communication, and laughing through co-op chaos.

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.3%, Co-op 26%, Co-op Campaign 16.7% ★, Multiplayer 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on coordinating different stations and reacting together under pressure makes it a fantastic test of co-op chemistry.

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

Why similar: Co-op 49.3%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Local Co-Op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its asymmetric two-player puzzle design makes each person essential, which is one of the key things that makes It Takes Two special.

Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.2%, Co-op 28.8%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its two characters manipulate contrasting elemental worlds to solve platforming puzzles together, echoing It Takes Two’s paired-ability design.

Saddle up for a bike-riding, frisbee-throwing, goose-petting, friendship-building, treasure-hunting, story-driven adventure for 1 or 2 players!

Why similar: Co-op 23.6%, Local Co-Op 23.1%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Co-op Campaign 13.7% ★, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: This story-rich co-op adventure focuses on friendship, exploration, and players using complementary tools to progress together.

Friendship is EVERYTHING! Play this award-winning title together with your friends, or switch between characters as your traverse a cute puzzle adventure on your own! Glo & Bulder come together to charm young and adult alike!

Why similar: Co-op 52.9%, Local Co-Op 22.3%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This relaxed co-op puzzle adventure is built around two characters with different abilities working together through beautiful environmental challenges.

Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 32.2%, Co-op 31.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-based tasks force close coordination and shared problem-solving, turning simple actions into memorable co-op moments.

Climb up from the depths of Hell. Scale various worlds solo or chained together with your friends in the 1-4 player platforming sensation.

Why similar: Co-op 46.9%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Multiplayer 13%, Puzzle Platformer 6.4%, 3D Platformer 4.7%

Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.

Why similar: Co-op 30.3%, Local Co-Op 26.3%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Puzzle 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines co-op traversal, combat, and environmental puzzles in a smooth adventure that works especially well for duos.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 40.6%, Co-op 19.1%, Local Multiplayer 8.4%, Platformer 6%, Puzzle 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its cooperative story platforming and bond between two distinct companions make it a good fit for players who liked It Takes Two’s narrative teamwork.

Morkredd is a tense, physics-based co-op puzzle game for one to two players combining skill-based puzzle-solving, a challenging balance of light and shadow, and a dark world full of secrets to unlock.

Why similar: Split Screen 26.2% ★, Local Co-Op 24.5%, Co-op 21.6%, Co-op Campaign 13.4% ★, Puzzle 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op puzzle game revolves around protecting light together, creating a focused partnership dynamic throughout the campaign.

From the makers of LEGO® Builder's Journey comes a new 2-player co-op adventure about friendship and play. When two friends make it their mission to rescue an abandoned spaceship, they embark on a journey beyond their wildest dreams.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.1%, Co-op Campaign 17.9% ★, Co-op 17%, Online Co-Op 14%, Puzzle 5.4%

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Local Co-Op 37.8%, Co-op 32.1%, Platformer 10.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%, Multiplayer 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers polished couch co-op platforming with creative level design and constant mutual support, even if it is less narrative-driven than It Takes Two.

PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.

Why similar: Co-op 24.3%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%

Guide two brothers on an epic journey of discovery, loss, adventure and mystery remade for the latest generation of graphics, performance, and gameplay. Play in single-player mode or local co-op with a friend. This is one journey you will never forget.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 43.1%, Co-op 19.7%, Split Screen 13.1% ★, Online Co-Op 7%, Adventure 6%

Biped 2 is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration alone or between 2 or 4 players.

Why similar: Split Screen 28.3% ★, Co-op 20%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.5%

PICO PARK is back with all new levels! Play with 2-8 players locally or online in this co-op action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Co-op 29.4%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Local Multiplayer 9.6%

Download the Friend Pass and play for free with a friend who owns the full Operation: Tango game. It takes two to save the world, but it only takes one to pay for it.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 27.4% ★, Co-op 23%, Online Co-Op 22.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Puzzle 8.6%

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Why similar: Co-op 39.1%, Co-op Campaign 17.8% ★, Multiplayer 16.3%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Puzzle 8.1%

Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Why similar: Co-op 39.6%, Local Co-Op 27.6%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Local Multiplayer 7.5%

DYO is a mind-bending cooperative platformer for one or two players where you can hop between two halves of a split screen.

Why similar: Co-op 30.8%, Local Co-Op 29.7%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%

Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo.

Why similar: Co-op 23.8%, Local Co-Op 20.9%, Co-op Campaign 17.8% ★, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Multiplayer 9.4%

The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.5%, Co-op 22.9%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 7.2%

Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.

Why similar: Co-op 37.4%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op Campaign 12.2% ★, Puzzle 7.3%

Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

Why similar: Co-op 34.8%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 7%

Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!

Why similar: Co-op 38.1%, Local Co-Op 26.2%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Adventure 3.4%

All Hands on Deck is a co-op puzzle platformer game. Use Rock, Paper, Scissors and various items together to solve puzzles, traverse through playful worlds and save plushies. Everyone can share the same experience! Just swap items and you're good to go. How handy is that!

Why similar: Co-op 21%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op Campaign 14% ★, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Sujefa is co-op puzzle platformer where two players can play as Rock, Paper or Scissors. Work together to solve puzzles and reach the end. Play online or locally on a shared screen.

Why similar: Co-op 27.6%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Puzzle 7.7%

A cute yet challenging puzzle-platformer with a unique mechanic of moving the world itself to create new paths. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op mode to help Ben & Abi navigate this mysterious world. Test your logic skills by solving clever puzzles to help them find their way back home

Why similar: Split Screen 33.4% ★, Local Co-Op 21.5%, Co-op 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 6.5%, Puzzle 6%

A handcrafted two player adventure set in low gravity. Solve intricate asymmetric puzzles and escape Moontella’s extremely profitable slime empire through chaos, laughter, and unforgettable true co-op moments with your partner.

Why similar: Split Screen 31% ★, Co-op 19.3%, Co-op Campaign 16.8% ★, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Local Co-Op 6.4%

The two adventurers Handy and Dandy have caused a dimensional tear which is now separating them and the entire cave where they have to solve platforming puzzles to reunite again in this 2D co-op game.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.7%, Co-op 33.5%, Co-op Campaign 18.4% ★, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle Platformer 5.8%

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.1%, Co-op 28%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Co-op Campaign 10.9% ★, Local Multiplayer 10.1%

Overcome the trials by relying on your partner's sights! A 3D co-op game that goes beyond common sense. Enjoy unique gameplay based on sights in I See Me.

Why similar: Co-op 38.9%, Online Co-Op 27.6%, Multiplayer 22.3%, 3D Platformer 4.6%, Platformer 3.3%

Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.

Why similar: Co-op 29.1%, Local Co-Op 25.5%, Split Screen 18.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 6.1%, Puzzle 6.1%

Come with Me is a two-player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled magical world. Solve puzzles together by using your special abilities and collect memories to uncover the mystery of the world around you.

Why similar: Co-op 31.7%, Local Co-Op 25.9%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%, 3D Platformer 6.1%

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Co-op 38%, Multiplayer 20%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 4.1%

Experience all the Onion Kingdom has to offer, Overcooked! 1 & 2 infused with 4k goodness running at a smooth 60 FPS. Fully remastered and cooked up from scratch. Enjoy 200+ levels (22 new) and 80+ chefs (3 new), this is the ultimate Overcooked! experience.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.9%, Co-op 22%, Online Co-Op 16%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Co-op Campaign 14% ★

A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.

Why similar: Co-op 36.1%, Local Co-Op 20%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%

River Tails: Stronger Together is a 3D co-op adventure platformer designed around an asymmetrical co-op system. Teammates must work together to defeat end-of-level bosses and solve puzzles across a range of natural-world environments. All you need is communication, coordination and complete trust!

Why similar: Split Screen 34.9% ★, Co-op 26.2%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, 3D Platformer 4.9%, Emotional 4.3%