Summary
- It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios has dropped several hints about its next game, with a reveal potentially coinciding with the studio's 10th anniversary this November.
- Director Josef Fares recently confirmed that Hazelight's next game will be a new IP and provided a cryptic tease about its official title.
- Further teases allude to Hazelight's next game likely featuring co-op gameplay and protagonists named Mio and Zoe.
It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios has officially teased its next game. The renowned studio is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary next month, and it seems fans of 2021 Game of the Year winner It Takes Two won't have to wait very long to learn about what Hazelight has been cooking up since.
Founded in 2014 by film director Josef Fares, Hazelight Studios has carved out a big name for itself in the co-operative multiplayer genre. 2018's A Way Out was the Swedish studio's breakout hit, and 2021's It Takes Two was an even bigger success. Not only did it take home the coveted Game of the Year award, but Hazelight also announced recently that It Takes Two has surpassed 20 million sales since launch. Fans of the studio have been wondering about its next adventure, and their patience may finally be rewarded soon.
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Over on Twitter, Josef Fares dropped a cryptic tease about Hazelight's next game, confirming that it will be a "brand-new IP called S**** ******N." Fares also mentioned that he "can't wait to show it soon," possibly implying that the formal announcement of Hazelight's next game may coincide with the studio's 10th anniversary this November. There's also the 2024 Game Awards ceremony in December, which would be a serendipitous full-circle moment after It Takes Two's Game of the Year win three years ago.
Hazelight's Next Game After It Takes Two is Seemingly Continuing the Studio's Co-Op Streak
The teases don't end there, as Hazelight's official Twitter account quoted Fares' tweet with an image of a script with several redacted clues and post-its scattered around it. The words "New IP" take center stage and the title is expectedly left blank. However, the game's release date is mentioned below as "202X," the publisher is confirmed to be EA Originals, and the post-it on the top left contains the word "co-op" among some others, most likely confirming that Hazelight's next game will build on its strengths from A Way Out and It Takes Two.
Interestingly, the words "Mio" and "Zoe" can also be seen in the top right, possibly hinting at the protagonists' names in Hazelight's upcoming co-op title. These characters may have also been teased in an image shared by Josef Fares in 2022, which showed off two actresses in motion capture suits next to the It Takes Two director. Story-driven co-op games of the same pedigree as It Takes Two and A Way Out are hard to come by these days, so fans are understandably hyped about the reveal of Hazelight's next game in the following months.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 88 /100 Critics Rec: 93%
- Released
- March 26, 2021
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence, Language
- Developer(s)
- Hazelight Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
WHERE TO PLAY
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two, a genre-bending platform adventure created purely for co-op. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Play as the clashing couple Cody and May, two humans turned into dolls by a magic spell. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.
Master unique and connected character abilities in every new level. Help each other across an abundance of unexpected obstacles and laugh-out-loud moments. Kick gangster squirrels’ furry tails, pilot a pair of underpants, DJ a buzzing night club, and bobsleigh through a magical snow globe. Embrace a heartfelt and hilarious story where narrative and gameplay weave into a uniquely metaphorical experience.
It Takes Two is developed by the award-winning studio Hazelight, the industry leader of cooperative play. They’re about to take you on a wild and wondrous ride where only one thing is for certain: we’re better together.
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Number of Players
- 2
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical Only
- Platform(s)
- PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, Switch
- How Long To Beat
- 12 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 44 GB (November 2023)
- Local Co-Op Support
- 2
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
