It Takes Two / Split Fiction
Genre: Action-Adventure | Release: March 26, 2021 / March 6, 2025 | Platform: PC (Steam, EA Play), Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch | Developer: Hazelight Studios | ESRB: From 12 | Model and Price: Buy-To-Play, €39.99 or €49.99
The people at Hazelight Studios specialize in pure co-op experiences that require a partner, and they have always refrained from any sort of service model or microtransactions. Anyone who buys one of their games can bring a co-op partner along through the friends pass, who does not need to own a separate version – strong!
However, their games always contain a lot of heart and variety. There are jumping, reaction, puzzle, and action sections. You frequently change perspectives or gain access to fresh gadgets and skills.
The shared rounds with the boys demonstrate that It Takes Two and Split Fiction rarely overwhelm inexperienced players. And even if something doesn’t work right away: Often, fails can be salvaged by the co-op partner. Thanks to the fair save points, it never gets frustrating if you have to try a section multiple times until it works.
However, the little one is not keen on completing the two games. Instead, he has his three or four favorite levels that he just enjoys playing with mom or dad. For example, a colorful fairy-tale section in Split Fiction, where you turn into pigs. You can learn more about it here: My 3-year-old son can’t get enough of a rainbow-farting pig in a current co-op hit on Steam
On the next page, we continue with a good friend of Mario.
