Friend's Pass: only one person pays
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I LOVE that the developers worked out a way to play co op without the double purchase”
Steam review · 0 h played ↗
It Takes Two Friend's Pass
Worth buying? What 103 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 103 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Hazelight Studio2021Adventure
The verdict
A brilliant, inventive co-op adventure, and the Friend's Pass lets a friend play free. Skip it if you can't tolerate EA app setup problems or lack a co-op partner.
Great for
Couples and friends who want a creative, varied two-player co-op adventure
Main risk
EA app and Friend's Pass connection or launch problems can stop you from playing together
What players love
Best-in-class co-op experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Best co-op game of all time.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Constantly varied, creative mechanics and levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Great platform puzzler with lots of varied mechanics to keep you on your toes.”
Steam review · 0 h played ↗
Fun, humorous and engaging story
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the relationship between the two characters is amazingly well scripted”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Beautiful graphics and world
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Visually the game is gorgeous and imaginative in its environmental construction.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Runs well and smoothly
Mentioned in ~1 in 29 positive reviews
“Well optimized. The game ran smoothly on my computer.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
EA app/Origin friend invites are broken or confusing
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“it never works, it's impossible to invite another friend without the app breaking or not displaying anything”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Friend's Pass game won't launch or crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It's been three days now of constant troubleshooting with my free time, and literally nothing works.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, childish puzzles and janky late mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game seemed too childish, there is no challenge”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Disturbing elephant scene and dark morality
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I disliked having to participate in actions which felt really out of character, like killing the eliphant! :(”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Friend's Pass unclear on platform support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Why don't you state that the friend pass only works on PS5 and PS4?????”
Steam review · translated · 0 h played ↗
Poor keyboard and mouse experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Not a friendly game for beginners, who aren't used to playing games without a controller.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100T or AMD FX 6100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R7 260x
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 3570K or AMD Ryzen 3 1300x
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 980 or AMD R9 290X
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100T or AMD FX 6100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R7 260x
Storage50 GB available space
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