Games Like It Takes Two
12 multiplayer games like It Takes Two that your group can play together, and each card shows how many can join and whether it has crossplay.
12 games like It Takes Two
Split Fiction
Mio and Zoe, two writers trapped in a machine that simulates their stories, cross levels that alternate between science fiction and fantasy. Each level gives the two of you different abilities.
2–2 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad, each with different abilities, clear short 3D levels. The Super Bell turns you into a cat that climbs walls, and the game tracks who scored the most points.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario travels through open 3D kingdoms collecting moons that fuel his ship. He throws his cap, Cappy, to take control of enemies and objects, and the second player controls Cappy.
2 on one screen
Chained Together
Chained to each other, you have to climb out of hell by jumping across platforms, timing every jump because the chain drags you along. Outside beginner mode there are no checkpoints.
2–4 online · 2 on one screen
Resident Evil 5
Agents Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar investigate a bioweapon in Africa and fight villagers infected by a parasite. Ammo and healing herbs are split between your two inventories.
2–2 online · 2 on one screen
Portal 2
Two robots, each with a gun that opens two linked portals, solve test chambers that need all four portals combined. The co-op campaign is separate from the single-player story.
2–2 online · 2 on one screen
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
You run and jump through Mario levels, dodging enemies until you reach the flagpole. Each level hides a Wonder Flower that changes the rules when touched, making pipes move or transforming your character.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Together you clear Mario levels, jumping on enemies and collecting coins until you reach the flagpole. Everyone shares one screen and can bounce off or carry each other, and it includes New Super Luigi U.
4 on one screen
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong crosses levels of vines, mine carts and rocket barrels to take back his island, frozen over by viking animals. The second player is Diddy, Dixie or Cranky, each with a special jump.
2 on one screen
Cuphead
Cuphead and Mugman, who shoot from their fingers, go through a string of multi-phase boss fights plus a few run-and-gun levels. Everything is hand-drawn in the style of 1930s cartoons.
2–2 online · 2 on one screen
Luigi's Mansion 3
Luigi works through the floors of a haunted hotel, vacuuming up ghosts and solving puzzles to rescue Mario and his friends. The second player controls Gooigi, a goo double who slips through bars and spikes.
2–8 online · 8 on one screen
Super Mario Maker 2
You build Mario levels with parts from five games in the series and upload them for others to play. With friends you play community-made levels, cooperating or racing to finish first.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
How we pick games like It Takes Two
The order depends on how much each game has in common with It Takes Two. Style of play and genre (Adventure & puzzles) count the most, then whether you play on the same side or against each other, and after that pace, setting and camera, with the most-played game going first when two are tied. Every game here runs on at least one platform that It Takes Two is on, so nobody in the group needs new hardware to switch.
Frequently asked questions
What games are like It Takes Two?
The closest ones in the catalog are Split Fiction, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Super Mario Odyssey, Chained Together and Resident Evil 5, which play in a similar style and run on at least one of the same platforms as It Takes Two.
Which games like It Takes Two have crossplay?
Split Fiction. Each game's page shows which platforms can play together.
Which games like It Takes Two have split screen?
Split Fiction, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Super Mario Odyssey, Chained Together and Resident Evil 5 can be played on one screen.
How do we choose what to play as a group?
Send the group a free CoopGames poll. Each person takes about 30 seconds to answer, anonymously, and the app drops every game that someone can't play on their platform or that doesn't fit your group size. You vote on what's left, and the app looks for a time when you can all play.
Let your group vote on what to play
Send the group a poll link. Each person answers in 30 seconds, and you vote only among the games all of you can play.