It Takes Two is considered the headline addition for December 2024, bringing a seriously high-quality co-op game to PS Plus Essential. Having been awarded Game of the Year at The Game Awards a few years ago, it's the crowning achievement of developer Hazelight so far.
In our It Takes Two PS5 review, we awarded an 8/10 score and said: "While it stumbles on certain narrative aspects and not all the performances are winners, it more than makes up for that with its brilliantly fun and ever-changing gameplay. Forcing two players to work in tandem in countless ways, the game embraces co-op play wholeheartedly, and the variety of gameplay and environments makes it a joy to play from start to finish."
Onto the top-down strategy game Aliens: Dark Descent and we shared a similar level of praise. With positive things to say about its tense atmosphere, tactical gameplay, and strategic challenge, we concluded: "Aliens: Dark Descent is easily one of the best video game adaptations of the legendary franchise to which it belongs, somehow managing to be an excellent tactical strategy game and genuinely terrifying at the same time."
