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2021 · Game of the Year

It Takes Two: 88 Game of the Year awards

Yes: It Takes Two won Game of the Year 2021. Its 89 awards were the most of any game that season (19.7%), 88 counting every season. The Game Awards named it Game of the Year as well.

It Takes Two is a 2021 cooperative action-adventure game developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in March 2021, and for Nintendo Switch in November 2022.

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It Takes Two won Game of the Year 2021 in this tracker, with 88 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #23 of all time in this database.

  • 88Total awards
  • 68Media outlets
  • 20Readers' choice
  • 26Countries

Also in the 2021 season: Resident Evil Village (62), Forza Horizon 5 (54), Deathloop (40) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did It Takes Two win?

It Takes Two won 89 Game of the Year awards in the 2021 season — 19.7% of every award tracked that season. 88 of them are on record here as individual awards; the season figure is the archive's published count. 68 came from editorial picks and 20 from readers' polls, across 26 countries.

Did It Takes Two win Game of the Year?

Yes. It Takes Two won the 2021 season: no other game collected as many Game of the Year awards that year.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Co-op only — the game cannot be played alone. Split screen locally or online, always exactly two players.

  • Single-playerNo
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opYes
  • Split screenYes
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players on one console2
  • Players online2
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released26 March 2021
  • DeveloperHazelight Studios
  • PublisherElectronic Arts
  • action-adventure game
  • platformer
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X and Series S
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States12
Italy10
Spain9
Iran7
France6
Brazil5
Russia5
Greece4
Sweden3
South Korea3
Germany3
Czechia3
United Kingdom2
Saudi Arabia2
China2
Hungary2
India1
Norway1
UAE1
Portugal1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
3DJuegosSpain2021Internet Archive
ActuGamingFrance2021Internet Archive
AIAS D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2021Internet Archive
Akihabara BluesSpain2021Internet Archive
Any Button GamingUnited Kingdom2021Internet Archive
Arab Game AwardsSaudi Arabia2021Internet Archive
Arab Game Awards ReadersSaudi Arabia2021Internet Archive
BaziCenterIran2021Internet Archive
BazimagIran2021Internet Archive
BiliBili ReadersChina2021Internet Archive
Brazil Game AwardsBrazil2021Internet Archive
Busch League Gaming (timestamp: 1:33:20)United States2021Internet Archive
CadeltaRussia2021Internet Archive
Cafe BaziIran2021Internet Archive
ClipsetSpain2021youtube.com
ColliderUnited States2021Internet Archive
ComplexUnited States2021Internet Archive
CubiqRussia2021Internet Archive
Dot EsportsUnited States2021Internet Archive
DrCommodoreItaly2021Internet Archive
DrCommodore ReadersItaly2021Internet Archive
DTF ReadersRussia2021Internet Archive
El Español - VandalSpain2021Internet Archive
El PaísSpain2021Internet Archive
Eurogamer ItalyItaly2021Internet Archive
Everyeye ReadersItaly2021Internet Archive
FZSweden2021Internet Archive
FZ ReadersSweden2021Internet Archive
Game RantUnited States2021Internet Archive
Game RevolutionUnited States2021gamerevolution.com
GamefaIran2021Internet Archive
Gameffine ReadersIndia2021Internet Archive
GameHallBrazil2021Internet Archive
GameMAGRussia2021Internet Archive
Gameplay CafeItaly2021Internet Archive
Gamereactor NorwayNorway2021Internet Archive
Gamereactor SpainSpain2021Internet Archive
GameShotSouth Korea2021Internet Archive
GameStar Hungary ReadersHungary2021Internet Archive
GamesweltGermany2021Internet Archive
GameWorldGreece2021Internet Archive
GameWorld ReadersGreece2021Internet Archive
GaminGravityIran2021Internet Archive
GeekVilágHungary2021Internet Archive
God Is a GeekUnited Kingdom2021Internet Archive
Hrej ReadersCzechia2021Internet Archive
IAmGamesSpain2021Internet Archive
IGN BrasilBrazil2021Internet Archive
IGN Middle EastUAE2021Internet Archive
INVENSouth Korea2021Internet Archive
JeuxOnline ReadersFrance2021Internet Archive
JVFranceFrance2021Internet Archive
KonzolistaCzechia2021Internet Archive
M! Games / MANIACGermany2021Internet Archive
MANIAC.deGermany2021maniac.de
MeriStationSpain2021Internet Archive
MeUGamer ReadersBrazil2021Internet Archive
MHD / Magazine.hdPortugal2021Internet Archive
Minimap ReadersSouth Korea2021Internet Archive
Mir Fantastiki / MIRFRussia2021Internet Archive
MovieZine ReadersSweden2021Internet Archive
MP1stUnited States2021Internet Archive
mxdwnUnited States2021Internet Archive
Nerdando ReadersItaly2021Internet Archive
New Game Plus.frFrance2021Internet Archive
No Soy GamerPeru2021Internet Archive
NPRUnited States2021Internet Archive
Nörd Norðursins ReadersIceland2021Internet Archive
Premios Grupo ADSLZone & ClipsetSpain2021Internet Archive
Presse-CitronFrance2021Internet Archive
ReflexCzechia2021Internet Archive
Saate7Iran2021Internet Archive
Save the GameGreece2021Internet Archive
SDP NoticiasMexico2021Internet Archive
SmartWorldItaly2021Internet Archive
The Breeze ReadersUnited States2021Internet Archive
The EnemyBrazil2021Internet Archive
The Game AwardsUnited States2021Internet Archive
The Game CraterCanada2021Internet Archive
Tom's Hardware Italy - Game DivisionItaly2021Internet Archive
Tom's Hardware Italy - Game Division ReadersItaly2021Internet Archive
TopitoFrance2021Internet Archive
UnianUkraine2021Internet Archive
VG24Greece2021Internet Archive
VGTime / UCG ReadersChina2021Internet Archive
Vigamus MagazineItaly2021Internet Archive
Violet Gamers ReadersIran2021Internet Archive
XGNNetherlands2021Internet Archive

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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.