It Takes Twodidn't invent the concept of a couch co-op story, but it did elevate the genre and raise the standard for all games of that ilk. However, since claiming Game of the Year honors at The Game Awards in 2021, we haven't seen too many games try to emulate its success. Split Fiction, the subsequent game from the same developers, was equally impressive, and Orbitals is coming very soon, but the indie scene especially hasn't tackled the split-screen story concept as much as might've been expected.
