One-off purchase
It Takes Two cost to play
What It Takes Two costs in the UK on Steam and the Nintendo eShop, how the free Friend's Pass works, Steam players and its PEGI rating.
It Takes Two gameplay, images and trailer
© Electronic Arts, It Takes Two trailer “Official Trailer” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £34.99: Cheapest standard price: It Takes Two (Steam UK, standard price)
- Free with a friend's copy: It Takes Two Friend's Pass, PC (Steam)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 13 h to beat: Main story: 13 hours (HowLongToBeat)
- £2.69 an hour: £34.99 ÷ 13 hours (main story)
- 26k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 12: Age rating
On this page
It Takes Two player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 26,198
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 19,314
- 5,460 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- −6%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 69,976
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Is It Takes Two dead?
No. It Takes Two peaked at 19,314 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 5,460 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 11% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5,460 | 19,314 | −6.0% |
| August 2026 | 7,441 | 20,547 | −18.7% |
| July 2026 | 8,006 | 25,258 | +1.2% |
| June 2026 | 6,383 | 24,950 | +27.4% |
| May 2026 | 5,883 | 19,589 | −30.7% |
| April 2026 | 6,911 | 28,284 | −35.3% |
| March 2026 | 10,047 | 43,736 | +23.3% |
| February 2026 | 12,205 | 35,469 | −30.2% |
| January 2026 | 13,875 | 50,808 | −4.3% |
| December 2025 | 11,247 | 53,085 | +59.2% |
| November 2025 | 7,304 | 33,339 | +9.9% |
| October 2025 | 7,654 | 30,326 | – |
Play It Takes Two free with Friend's Pass
An official way to play It Takes Two without buying it. Each comes from the publisher or store page linked under it, with the date we checked.
- Free with a friend's copyGet Friend's Pass on Steam
It Takes Two Friend's Pass
PC (Steam)
A free download that lets you play the whole game with a friend who owns the full game.
Source: store.steampowered.com, checked 9 Nov 2026
What It Takes Two costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| It Takes Two (Steam UK, standard price) | £34.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| It Takes Two (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK) | £34.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| It Takes Two (Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo eShop UK) | £34.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
How long is It Takes Two?
It Takes Two takes about 13 hours to finish the main story, and about 16.5 hours to complete everything.
- Main story13 h
- Main + extras14 h
- Completionist16.5 h
Cost per hour (main story)
£2.69
£34.99 on Steam UK ÷ 13 h
Source: HowLongToBeat, read 28 Oct 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How It Takes Two is rated
GamesChart Score
87.7, #38 of 3,236 rated games
#1 of 2021 · #6 of the 2020s · #7 in Puzzle · #20 on Nintendo
Critics
Players
Built from 234,064 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #37
Resident Evil 42005 · Capcom Production Studio 487.7 - #38
It Takes Two2021 · Hazelight Studios87.7 - #39
Super Mario Galaxy 22010 · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development87.7
It Takes Two questions
How much does It Takes Two cost in the UK?
It Takes Two (Steam UK, standard price): £34.99. It Takes Two (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK): £34.99. It Takes Two (Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo eShop UK): £34.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is It Takes Two free to play?
No. It Takes Two is not free to play: you buy the game to play it. You can try it without buying through the official Friend's Pass on this page.
Can you play It Takes Two for free?
Yes. It Takes Two Friend's Pass (PC (Steam)): A free download that lets you play the whole game with a friend who owns the full game. Checked 9 November 2026 on the official pages linked in the Try it free section.
How long is It Takes Two?
Main story: about 13 hours. Main + extras: about 14 hours. Completionist: about 16.5 hours (HowLongToBeat). At £34.99, that's £2.69 per hour (main story).
What age rating is It Takes Two?
It Takes Two is rated PEGI 12.
How many people play It Takes Two?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 26,198, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 69,976.
What is It Takes Two's all-time Steam peak?
69,976 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for It Takes Two (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 26,198. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is It Takes Two dead?
No. It Takes Two peaked at 19,314 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 5,460 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 11% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these It Takes Two player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes It Takes Two?
It Takes Two is developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts.
It Takes Two is a co-operative platform adventure game for two players, developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was first released in March 2021 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S; Steam lists it from 25 March 2021. It is sold at a one-off price; it came to Nintendo Switch in November 2022 and Nintendo Switch 2 in October 2026.
How it plays
It Takes Two is a platform adventure made purely for co-op play by two people. The players control Cody and May, a couple turned into dolls by a magic spell, who are trapped in a fantastical world and must work together while trying to save their relationship.
You play in split screen, either on the same couch or online. With the Friend's Pass you can invite a friend to join for free, and Steam Remote Play Together is also supported.
Each level brings new abilities for the two characters, which are designed to work together, and challenges that keep changing genre. The publisher's examples include fighting gangster squirrels, piloting a pair of underpants, DJing in a nightclub and bobsleighing through a magic snow globe, along with rampaging vacuum cleaners and a love guru. The story and the gameplay are tied together, and along the way you meet a cast of strange characters. Steam lists full controller support.
What it costs
The game costs £34.99 on Steam UK, and the same £34.99 on the Nintendo eShop UK for both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Because the game is built for two players, Steam and the Nintendo eShop (for Switch 2) also offer a free Friend's Pass, so a second player can join someone who owns the game. Steam lists one piece of downloadable content.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 26,198 concurrent players on 21 October 2026. Its all-time peak on Steam is 69,976. Console players aren't counted.
Age rating
It Takes Two is rated PEGI 12 on pegi.info for violence and bad language, on all the platforms it is sold on.
It ranks #38 in our best games of all time ranking.
How we checked
Prices are the Steam UK and Nintendo eShop UK listings, read on 21 October 2026, at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day. The rating is from pegi.info. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page.
Card art and page images: screenshots from Electronic Arts' It Takes Two Steam store page. © Electronic Arts. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Electronic Arts.
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Sources
- Card art and page images – It Takes Two Steam store screenshots (Electronic Arts), published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam UK – It Takes Two, published by store.steampowered.com
- Nintendo UK – It Takes Two, published by nintendo.com
- PEGI rating – It Takes Two, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – It Takes Two, published by steamcharts.com
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