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Games like It Takes Two
20 games, the closest and most played first.
What to consider
Summarized by AIIt Takes Two fans want a game made for two people, with puzzles and a story that need both of you. These picks cover that ground: A Way Out and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris tell stories together, while Unravel Two, Tick Tock and Escape Academy lean toward puzzles.
Quieter and more tender than the clashing couple. You make your own Yarny and journey with another through a land that blossoms with new life, in local co-op or alone, and it works with Remote Play Together. Remote Play Together means one copy of the game can be shared with a friend who lives elsewhere.
Standout features
- Create your own Yarny
- Local co-op
- Remote Play Together
Another game designed only for two. You each play a prisoner in a daring escape that begins as a breakout and grows into an emotional adventure, with local or online split-screen options. Its makers also made Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, which points to a story-first approach to co-op.
Standout features
- Exclusively co-op
- Prison escape story
- Split-screen play
3. Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
Best for two players who want a short, talkative puzzle session.
31 votes
Communication is the whole challenge here. Going solo is not an option, since the puzzles push your cooperation skills and you are only as strong as each other. Average playtime is 2.5 hours, so it fits a single evening.
Standout features
- Two-player puzzles
- Communication-led puzzles
- About 2.5 hours
Puzzles take over from platforming. You train at Escape Academy and work through more than a dozen rooms designed by real-life escape room experts, in local or online split-screen for two, or alone. Real-life escape room design gives each puzzle a grounded feel, and the school setting ties the rooms together.
Standout features
- Real escape-room designers
- Over a dozen rooms
- Local or online split-screen
5. LARA CROFT AND THE TEMPLE OF OSIRIS™
Best for a small group who want action with puzzles and traps.
18 votes
Co-op action and puzzles in an adventure, now for up to four. Together you explore the temple, fight enemies from the Egyptian underworld, solve puzzles and avoid deadly traps in a brand-new story. It is the first four-player co-op outing for its hero, so it suits a bigger group than two.
Standout features
- Four-player co-op
- Temple puzzles and traps
- Egyptian underworld enemies
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