The Best Co-op Games Like It Takes Two

It Takes Two proved something every group chat already suspected: a co-op game built entirely around two people bickering through obstacle courses is funnier than almost anything else on Steam. No matchmaking, no third wheel — just you, one other person, and a story that keeps inventing new ways to make you yell at each other.

This list is ranked best-first, starting with the games that hit the same beats — a real story, tight two-player design, puzzles built for exactly one extra brain — before easing into looser chaos picks that scale past a duo once you've cleared the main event. Want the Hazelight formula almost exactly? Start at the top. Just want something to break out with a bigger group? Skip toward the bottom.

Grab whoever normally complains about video games. These are built to convert them.