It Takes Two is an adventure developed by Hazelight Studios, released 25 March 2021 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. The main story takes about 14.7 hrs to finish.
What It Takes Two is
It Takes Two is an adventure game developed by Hazelight Studios and released in 2021. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Cody and May, a married couple planning to divorce, break the news to their daughter Rose. Upset, Rose takes handmade dolls resembling her parents into the family shed, and her tears cause Cody and May to become trapped inside the dolls. They are confronted by Dr. Hakim, an anthropomorphic relationship therapy book who says he has been tasked with fixing their marriage. As Cody and May try to find a way back to their human bodies, Hakim places obstacles and collaborative challenges in their path, forcing them to work together. Along the way, they encounter personified versions of their neglected possessions, rediscover their individual passions, and are reminded of what brought them…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Split screen. There are 20 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
It Takes Two holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 89, across 1,181 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 14.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 19.9 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2100T or AMD FX 6100, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R7 260x. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
It Takes Two launched on 25 March 2021, within three weeks of Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Monster Hunter Rise and Loop Hero. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Monster Hunter Rise, Loop Hero.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for It Takes Two yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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