It Takes Two

 PC
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 665 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 595 out of 665
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 665
  3. Negative: 46 out of 665

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  1. Faunymaroo
    Feb 5, 2022
    5
    Not bad at all, varied and fun games played out in some very pretty environments. Fun to play with one of your kids or fun for two kids to play together. Drags on though. The first 4 hours, great, and after that, can we be done yet please?

    But uh, the voice acting, my god. The two main characters are so irritating, and their voices are horrible.
  2. DAVlD
    Mar 27, 2023
    6
    Fun gameplay, rich in variety but filled with woke references. i don't need fking game devs trying to shove their political agendas down my throat.
  3. Pembroke_Watts
    Jun 29, 2022
    5
    It takes two and consists of a sequence of different stages where you and your partner have to solve many challenges to progress through the game. In each stage, a new mechanic is introduced, which in theory prevents the gameplay from becoming stale. However, not all mechanics are created equally, with some just being there to fill time. In addition, for a lot of stages, the game does aIt takes two and consists of a sequence of different stages where you and your partner have to solve many challenges to progress through the game. In each stage, a new mechanic is introduced, which in theory prevents the gameplay from becoming stale. However, not all mechanics are created equally, with some just being there to fill time. In addition, for a lot of stages, the game does a lot of handholding, and overall, the game never really provides a hard challenge.
    The story starts good, but later on, it only serves to make up new rules and poor excuses to extend the length of a stage/game. On a more positive note, the game has many fun minigames that allow you to compete against your partner.
    Overall, it takes two has a lot of fun parts, but despite only being only 10-15 hours long, it feels like it drags on forever.    … Expand
  4. Sanguis_Baronem
    Jul 28, 2023
    7
    Great section design, lots of gameplay variety, nonstop pace and the pleasure of playing with a friend but basic and not intresting story.

Awards & Rankings

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#6 Best PC Game of 2021
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#23 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2022
    100
    It Takes Two manages to combine cooperative acting in the level of many game genres, perfectly dose the pace and tell a serious story about parenting with a successful exaggeration. All this beautifully in a detailed fairytale-fantasy world, the exploration of which makes it a double joy.
  2. Edge Magazine
    Apr 22, 2021
    80
    True, there's no single moment to touch the climax of his heartbreaking 2013 debut, Brother: A Tale of Two Sons, but Fares's third - and best - game as director suggests the Oscars' loss is very much videogames' gain. [Issue#358, p.108]
  3. Telegraph
    Apr 7, 2021
    80
    Tonally it is all over the place, never seeming quite sure what type of game it wants to be and audience it wants to court. At times it as sweet, warm and sharply enjoyable as any family film. May and Cody’s jibes at each other swerve from affectionate to cutting in a believable and often touching way as they pick at the rifts in their relationship. You may even start to root for them, until the game swerves into a task involving the excruciatingly drawn-out murder of a toy elephant to make their daughter cry.
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