# It Takes Two

10 Hacker News commenters recommended It Takes Two and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a fun local co-op game to play with a partner. Critics say the writing is weak and the tone sometimes jarring.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun local co-op with a partner (4 comments): "all come to mind as positive local coop experiences I've had" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947905)) "I loved the asymmetrical co-op ones like It Takes Two" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45952713)) "We're currently having a hoot playing "It Takes Two"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47591191))
- Good gameplay and great fun (2 comments): "we had just finished It Takes Two, which was also great, but Split Fiction immediately dethroned it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48810876)) "Good gameplay, not very good writing IMO" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822206))

## What people warn about

- Jarring tone and weak writing (2 comments): "That was a jarring and unpleasant shift in tone for an otherwise mostly light-hearted game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813138)) "Good gameplay, not very good writing IMO" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822206))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Split Fiction](https://hackerapproved.com/p/split-fiction.md): 9 recommend
- [Overcooked](https://hackerapproved.com/p/overcooked.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=It+Takes+Two+Electronic+Arts+video+game&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.ea.com/games/it-takes-two/it-takes-two)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "It Takes Two", https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-takes-two/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).