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It Takes Two cover art

It Takes Two

Hazelight Studios · Electronic Arts · 2021-03-25

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Mar 26, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 04, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 26, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 26, 2021 (Xbox One)

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

It Takes Two is an Action, Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 269564 reviews).

4,591
playing now
95%
positive of 272k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77
twitch viewers (latest)
8.6
viewers/channel (concentration)
90/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (1129 ratings)
11
Nexus mods (26k downloads)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (143,713 ratings)
88/100
opencritic · mighty · 93% recommend · from 152 critics
15h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 20h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

4,591 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

It Takes Two is a 2021 cooperative action-adventure game developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in March 2021, and for Nintendo Switch in November 2022. The game follows Cody and May, a married couple who are transformed into living dolls and forced to work together as they try to repair their relationship and return to their human bodies.

Trailer

It Takes Two trailer thumbnail

It Takes Two Official Reveal Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,591 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18,027 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,253/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 5.4M–12M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 272,039 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at EA Store (2024-12-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 25 of 41 observed days · $32.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14k14k20212026Week of 2021-03-01: 2,837 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14,176 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 591 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6,107 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 307 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5,179 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4,335 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3,649 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,847 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,058 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7,408 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5,227 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7,035 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 319 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5,159 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4,358 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,694 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,622 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2,923 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3,427 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,613 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,810 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,806 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3,883 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4,473 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 324 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4,036 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 370 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,411 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,802 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,622 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,354 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,255 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3,029 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,740 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,714 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,142 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,660 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3,597 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 349 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3,230 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4,028 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 249 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3,391 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 348 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,850 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,005 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,885 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,950 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,104 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3,043 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,315 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6,594 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5,342 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5,212 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4,692 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,215 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,164 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,328 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3,292 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,404 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,884 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,417 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,017 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3,485 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4,231 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3,502 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3,122 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,929 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,585 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,664 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,166 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2,097 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,316 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 23 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

24k1.9k2026-09-15 11:00 — 5,159 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 3,619 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 2,220 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 8,871 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 6,262 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 2,197 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 4,294 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 8,165 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 2,558 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 12,410 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 11,465 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1,903 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 7,902 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 20,091 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 5,704 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 8,053 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 18,197 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 3,621 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 2,975 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 12,689 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 5,697 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 2,368 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 4,591 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
16k1.6kMar 2021Aug 2026Mar 2021 — avg 4,547 · peak 12,526May 2021 — avg 4,084 · peak 13,059Jul 2021 — avg 3,304 · peak 10,384Sep 2021 — avg 1,595 · peak 4,703Nov 2021 — avg 2,201 · peak 9,885Jan 2022 — avg 8,094 · peak 25,554Mar 2022 — avg 6,632 · peak 32,647May 2022 — avg 2,730 · peak 9,943Jul 2022 — avg 5,934 · peak 19,336Sep 2022 — avg 3,567 · peak 13,628Nov 2022 — avg 4,385 · peak 26,694Jan 2023 — avg 6,485 · peak 23,539Mar 2023 — avg 3,018 · peak 11,913May 2023 — avg 2,671 · peak 10,253Jul 2023 — avg 5,309 · peak 14,207Sep 2023 — avg 5,029 · peak 24,660Nov 2023 — avg 4,738 · peak 27,629Jan 2024 — avg 6,364 · peak 23,133Mar 2024 — avg 5,849 · peak 25,741May 2024 — avg 3,811 · peak 12,773Jul 2024 — avg 7,803 · peak 22,486Sep 2024 — avg 7,965 · peak 30,727Nov 2024 — avg 6,805 · peak 40,228Jan 2025 — avg 14,796 · peak 50,571Mar 2025 — avg 12,523 · peak 52,428May 2025 — avg 6,909 · peak 24,811Jul 2025 — avg 9,298 · peak 29,331Sep 2025 — avg 6,405 · peak 26,863Nov 2025 — avg 7,304 · peak 33,339Jan 2026 — avg 13,875 · peak 50,808Mar 2026 — avg 10,047 · peak 43,736May 2026 — avg 5,883 · peak 19,589Jul 2026 — avg 8,006 · peak 25,258Aug 2026 — avg 7,441 · peak 20,547
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1881882026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 59 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 45 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 50 new positive2026-09-23: 3 new negative2026-09-24: 57 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 68 new positive2026-09-26: 72 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 93 new positive2026-09-27: 7 new negative2026-09-28: 72 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 62 new positive2026-10-01: 74 new positive2026-10-01: 7 new negative2026-10-02: 80 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 81 new positive2026-10-03: 9 new negative2026-10-04: 114 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-05: 119 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 110 new positive2026-10-06: 7 new negative2026-10-07: 188 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new negative2026-10-08: 66 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 78 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 100 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new negative2026-10-11: 91 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 91 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 58 new positive2026-10-13: 5 new negative2026-10-14: 55 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$46.44$7.992020-12-112026-10-152020-12-11 — best price $39.992021-03-26 — best price $39.992021-05-02 — best price $46.442021-06-10 — best price $26.392021-07-08 — best price $39.992021-08-20 — best price $29.992021-09-29 — best price $29.992021-10-14 — best price $29.992021-11-03 — best price $35.192021-12-08 — best price $24.792022-01-11 — best price $35.992022-02-11 — best price $39.992022-04-19 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $39.992022-09-06 — best price $39.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-01-10 — best price $39.992023-03-30 — best price $19.992023-06-13 — best price $29.992023-08-08 — best price $29.992023-10-28 — best price $13.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-03-07 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-10-03 — best price $39.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-03-26 — best price $11.992025-06-20 — best price $9.992025-09-25 — best price $39.992026-01-12 — best price $39.992026-04-13 — best price $39.992026-07-16 — best price $11.992026-09-07 — best price $11.992026-09-24 — best price $39.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.6k8142026-06-01 — 1,055 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,325 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,079 pageviews2026-06-13 — 1,104 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1,074 pageviews2026-06-21 — 1,285 pageviews2026-06-25 — 961 pageviews2026-06-29 — 1,076 pageviews2026-07-03 — 984 pageviews2026-07-07 — 930 pageviews2026-07-11 — 1,078 pageviews2026-07-15 — 888 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,093 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,014 pageviews2026-07-27 — 999 pageviews2026-07-31 — 990 pageviews2026-08-04 — 1,171 pageviews2026-08-08 — 1,240 pageviews2026-08-12 — 917 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,283 pageviews2026-08-20 — 957 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,001 pageviews2026-08-28 — 1,120 pageviews2026-09-01 — 1,050 pageviews2026-09-05 — 1,217 pageviews2026-09-09 — 1,243 pageviews2026-09-13 — 1,231 pageviews2026-09-17 — 885 pageviews2026-09-21 — 1,113 pageviews2026-09-25 — 1,026 pageviews2026-09-29 — 928 pageviews2026-10-03 — 1,160 pageviews2026-10-07 — 814 pageviews2026-10-11 — 1,105 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.3k02026-10-01 00:34 — 755 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 208 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 375 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 211 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 154 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 371 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 461 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 62 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 100 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 109 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 100 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 242 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 125 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 579 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 2,206 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 77 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
49.3%
earned "Struck A Pose"
10%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-11-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)87,69324%21
PS4 (PlayStation)86,75321%21
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)56,58711%20
Steam (Steam)55,59311%20
Switch (Nintendo)1,5870%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opPuzzleAdventureEmotionalPlatformerStory RichLocal Co-OpMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSplit Screen

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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