It Takes Two, which was produced by an independent game company and won the game of the year award at The Game Awards 2021, has sold 5 million copies.
It Takes Two, one of the most popular games of the last year, reached 5 million sales figures. The game’s producer, Hazelight Studios, announced that It Takes Two has sold a total of 2 million copies since last October. Indie game maker Hazelight’s game It Takes Two won the 2021 game of the year award.
It Takes Two has sold 5 million copies
In addition to the Game of the Year award at the Game Awards 2021, It Takes Two also won the best multiplayer game and best family game awards. Hazelight announced on October 13 that the game had sold over 3 million copies. It Takess Two seems to have made good use of the holiday season.
It Takes Two was awarded the game of the year, standing out from competitors such as Resident Evil: Village, Psychonauts 2, Metroid Dread, and Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart. Josef Fare, the head of Hazelight Studios, who received the award on behalf of his studio, presented the award to his daughters.
It Takes Two, received praise not only from the gaming press, but also from industry giants. While Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of Souls games, stated that the game is one of the most remarkable works of 2021, some Naughty Dog executives also announced that they saw It Takes Two as the game of the year.