Everything We Know About It Takes Two

Hazelight, developer of 2018 co-op adventure A Way Out, recently unveiled the first look at the EA-published It Takes Two, a cooperative platformer headed to PC and consoles in early 2021. It Takes Two looks to iterate on A Way Out‘s narrative-driven co-op, so fans of playing games with a friend will likely want to know details about It Takes Two‘s story, gameplay, and release date.

Most of the best co-op video games focus more on replayable challenges than cinematic storytelling or a single-run campaign, so A Way Out stands as a relatively unique experience. The story-based adventure follows two prisoners, Leo and Vincent, on an attempt to escape their confinement. And, unlike many drama-centered games, it requires two players to progress.

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It Takes Two is a more light-hearted affair than Hazelight’s previous project, swapping A Way Out‘s fugitive protagonists for a pair of pint-sized dolls. But the games appear to be fundamentally similar, as It Takes Two once again includes variety-focused gameplay, tells a central story, and is a co-op-only experience.

It Takes Two Release Date & Friend’s Pass

It Takes Two is set to come out on current- and past-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles, as well as PC, on March 26, 2021. There is currently no Nintendo Switch version planned. Despite the console’s inherent emphasis on co-op, Hazelight previously explained in a Reddit AMA that A Way Out could not come to the system – at least in part – because it requires both players to control the camera, so it would not be playable by two people across a split Joy-Con controller. This, as well as the Switch’s relative lack of power, likely accounts for It Takes Two’s lack of a Switch release, though it is theoretically possible a Switch version could come via cloud streaming.

Players who purchase It Takes Two will automatically receive the It Takes Two Friend’s Pass, which allows someone who doesn’t own the game to play with the owner for free online. Although only one friend can be invited at a time, the game owner can use the same Friend’s Pass with multiple friends in succession. More details about the Friend’s Pass can be found in an official Hazelight FAQ.

It Takes Two Story

It Takes Two follows Cody and May, a human couple transported into doll bodies by a magical spell. The whimsical premise is sure to have some tender moments, as the two are tasked with repairing their fractured relationship in their new, fantastical alternate reality, shepherded by a love guru named Dr. Hakim.

It Takes Two Gameplay

As with A Way Out‘s story-based challenges and minigames, It Takes Two‘s gameplay looks to focus on variety. Along with traditional platforming, It Takes Two‘s reveal trailer showed Cody and May piloting vehicles (bobsleds, rockets, and even frogs), using weapons and tools in third-person, and more. All of it is set in gorgeous environments that look like Little Big Planet‘s yarn-infused levels, blown up into more immersive, expansive spaces.

It Takes Two will release for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on March 26, 2021.

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