10 Best Co-Op Games Like It Takes Two (2026)

It Takes Two works because cooperation is built into the adventure. Both players have a job, the mechanics keep changing, and the next challenge usually asks you to understand what your teammate can do. Finding a follow-up means looking beyond games that merely allow a second controller. The useful question is what you most enjoyed doing together.

These ten alternatives cover shared puzzles, story campaigns, platforming, and hectic coordination. They are ranked by how clearly they give players a reason to work together, with Split Fiction offering the closest follow-up from the same studio. Local and online details are listed for the main supported modes; remote streaming features are not counted as native online co-op. Check your chosen platform’s edition before buying.

For more two-player adventures, compare our couch co-op games like Split Fiction and co-op games on PlayStation Plus guides.

10. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

Best for: A short story-focused journey
At a glance: 2-player local co-op · Choose the remake

Brothers follows two siblings on a journey through a world that tells much of its story through movement, expressions, and cooperation. The brothers’ different abilities create situations where one needs the other to progress. The remake adds a dedicated local co-op mode, allowing a pair of players to divide those roles instead of one person controlling both characters.

That edition distinction is essential. The original game’s central design is built around a single player using both sides of one controller, so do not buy it expecting the remake’s standard couch setup. Choose the remake if you liked the emotional side of It Takes Two and want a more compact adventure. Its tone can be heavier than the handmade scenery suggests, making it worth checking content guidance before planning a family session.

Official game details for Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

Watch the official Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake trailer · 505 Games.

9. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Best for: Solving a puzzle with different character tools
At a glance: Up to 4 players locally or online

Trine 5 gives its heroes abilities that fit together: conjured objects, ranged tools, and a knight’s physical presence all offer ways to influence a puzzle. Its side-scrolling environments leave room to experiment with those tools instead of demanding one perfect solution every time. The storybook presentation also makes it a comfortable visual follow-up to It Takes Two’s more whimsical spaces.

Choose it when the favorite part of your last co-op campaign was working out how two abilities could combine. It supports a larger group than It Takes Two, with local and online modes for up to four players. The puzzle design adapts to the player setup, but it still helps to talk through a plan before everyone starts moving objects. It is a fantasy puzzle-platformer with teamwork at its center.

Official game details for Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Watch the official Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy trailer · PlayStation.

8. Moving Out 2

Best for: Shared objectives and physical comedy
At a glance: Up to 4 players locally or online

Moving Out 2 turns furniture removal into a coordinated obstacle course. A large object can require two players to carry it, and the route to the moving truck rarely stays straightforward. Awkward doors, strange layouts, and unusual settings create the comedy, while choosing a workable order for the job gives a team something to organize.

Unlike the original Moving Out, the sequel includes native online multiplayer as well as couch play. It is a useful choice when friends want short levels instead of a long story campaign. Expect broad physical humor and plenty of opportunities for a plan to unravel. If your group enjoyed communicating during It Takes Two’s busier sections, carrying a sofa through a ridiculous environment gives that same habit a different setting.

Official game details for Moving Out 2

Watch the official Moving Out 2 trailer · Team17.

7. Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Best for: Communication under time pressure
At a glance: Up to 4 players locally or online

Overcooked! replaces the adventure with a kitchen, but it keeps the need for clear roles. Ingredients, cooking stations, plates, and orders form a chain that only works when players coordinate. A stage can rearrange the kitchen or put part of the route behind a hazard, forcing everyone to rethink the division of jobs instead of repeating one routine.

All You Can Eat combines the first two games and their additional content in one package, with local and online cooperation. It is the most natural recommendation here for a group that wants a party game rather than another narrative journey. Assist options can soften the pressure, but timing remains part of the design. Pick it when your favorite shared moments involve quick decisions and laughing at the consequences.

Official game details for Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Watch the official Overcooked! All You Can Eat trailer · PlayStation.

6. We Were Here Forever

Best for: Describing what your teammate cannot see
At a glance: 2-player online co-op

We Were Here Forever makes communication the puzzle mechanic. The two players frequently have different information or perspectives, so describing a symbol, mechanism, or room becomes as important as knowing how to interact with it. You need to establish a shared vocabulary and notice when your teammate’s description changes the meaning of what is in front of you.

It is a strong match if the best part of It Takes Two was solving something together rather than landing a difficult jump. This is online co-op for two players, not a shared-screen couch game. Plan for separate systems and voice communication. The atmosphere is more ominous than Hazelight’s adventure, and the puzzles can reward patience, so choose it for a pair happy to stop and talk through a problem.

Official game details for We Were Here Forever

Watch the official We Were Here Forever trailer · Total Mayhem Games.

5. Portal 2

Best for: A campaign designed around two sets of portals
At a glance: 2-player co-op · Local split screen or online on PC

Portal 2’s cooperative campaign is separate from its single-player story and gives each robot a portal gun. That expands the number of possible routes through a test chamber, making momentum, timing, and observation shared problems. A partner might create the exit while you set up the launch, or hold a mechanism in place while you work out the next step.

It is one of the clearest alternatives for players who want the cooperation itself to carry the experience. The PC version supports online co-op and local split screen with an appropriate controller setup. It also has community-made chambers for players who want more puzzles after the included campaign. Expect a more focused first-person puzzle game than It Takes Two’s genre-hopping adventure, with humor supplied by Aperture’s testing machinery and the consequences of your plans.

Official game details for Portal 2

Watch the official Portal 2 trailer · Valve.

4. Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Best for: A bright platforming campaign with room for a group
At a glance: Up to 4 players locally or online

Sackboy shares It Takes Two’s affection for crafted environments, but turns that presentation into a more traditional 3D platforming adventure. Jumps, moving obstacles, and collectible routes give players a lot to coordinate. Some stages are specifically built for cooperation, while the broader campaign lets a group enjoy the same adventure without every second demanding an exact two-person solution.

That makes it a flexible recommendation for players of mixed experience. It can accommodate up to four people locally or online on supported versions, so you are not limited to a permanent pair. Choose it if you want to keep the bright tone and platforming while having more freedom to explore and recover from mistakes. It is less focused on relationship storytelling and more interested in turning a group loose in a playful obstacle course.

Official game details for Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Watch the official Sackboy: A Big Adventure trailer · PlayStation.

3. Unravel Two

Best for: Two characters physically connected by a shared tool
At a glance: 2-player local co-op

Unravel Two connects its Yarnys with a strand that becomes part of the puzzle-solving system. Players swing, anchor, climb, and help each other through side-scrolling environments. The connection creates a natural reason to think about your partner’s position before moving, making cooperation visible rather than leaving it as an optional tactic.

It is the closest match here for a pair that enjoyed the miniature scale and gentle visual moments of It Takes Two. The standard co-op mode is local; do not confuse PC remote-play streaming with built-in online multiplayer. A single player can also manage the characters, but a shared couch session puts the relationship between their movements at the center. Choose it for a more restrained puzzle-platforming adventure with less genre switching.

Official game details for Unravel Two

Watch the official Unravel Two trailer · Electronic Arts.

2. A Way Out

Best for: An exclusively two-player cinematic story
At a glance: 2-player local or online co-op

A Way Out comes from Hazelight and follows two prisoners whose escape depends on working together. Split-screen presentation lets you see what the other character is doing even when the story gives you different immediate jobs. The campaign moves between coordinated tasks, exploration, and action sequences, with the partnership providing the thread that holds those changes together.

It is a natural next step if you liked Hazelight’s approach to pacing and shared storytelling. The tone is more grounded and adult than It Takes Two, so it is not the same kind of family-friendly recommendation. You need two players: there is no standard solo campaign. Local and online modes are supported, and the friend-access option is worth checking on your platform before both players buy separate copies.

Official game details for A Way Out

Watch the official A Way Out trailer · Electronic Arts.

1. Split Fiction

Best for: The closest follow-up from It Takes Two’s studio
At a glance: 2-player local or online co-op · Friend’s Pass

Split Fiction follows writers Mio and Zoe as they become trapped inside worlds drawn from their stories. The science-fiction and fantasy settings give Hazelight room to keep changing the mechanics, while each challenge still depends on understanding what the other player can do. The connection to It Takes Two is practical: the adventure is built for a pair, with new shared tools and situations arriving throughout the campaign.

It earns the first recommendation because it most directly carries forward that design approach. Local and online cooperation are supported, and Friend’s Pass allows an owner to invite another player under its supported conditions. Check the pass and crossplay instructions for your systems before setting up the session. Choose Split Fiction when you want another full two-person adventure, rather than a party game that happens to support two controllers.

Official game details for Split Fiction

Watch the official Split Fiction trailer · Electronic Arts.

For the closest match, start with Split Fiction. Choose Unravel Two for a quieter couch adventure, Portal 2 or We Were Here Forever for shared problem-solving, and A Way Out for a more adult story. Moving Out 2 and Overcooked! are better suited to short sessions where the objective matters more than the narrative.

For a closer look at the top pick, see our Split Fiction beginner tips.