Lost Twins 2 Review – A Whimsical Cooperative Puzzle Platformer

Developer: Playdew
Release Date: August 14th, 2025
Price: $19.99
Platforms: Steam, Xbox, PlayStation

Gameplay Overview & Experience in Lost Twins 2

Screenshot of Lost Twins 2 video game single player screen with one character jumping and another climbing on a rope.

In Lost Twins 2, players will take on the roles of Ben and Abi as they explore a mysterious world, trying to find a way back home. Players can play Lost Twins 2 alone or with a friend in the game’s local cooperative mode.

In both modes, players will need to navigate through a series of unique puzzles that range in difficulty. Puzzles in Lost Twins 2 offer a great amount of challenge without being overly complicated.

Players can move each section of each map to uncover hidden rooms and paths, to help them reach their goal. The screen where players will adjust these sections also doubles as a world map for each puzzle. This makes planning out routes to different objects and feathers more manageable for solo players.

Solo Play Experience

Playing Lost Twins 2 as a solo player involves swapping between Ben and Abi and moving each twin one at a time around each puzzle. While some puzzle platformers with similar swap mechanics can be more tedious to manage due to timers and other completion requirements, Lost Twins 2 takes a cozier approach to the mechanic. The lack of timed completion requirements makes navigating through each zone as a solo player a lot more enjoyable.

There are times when a player may leave an object or a twin in between a door or connecting path, and rather than forcing a player to move the obstruction manually, the game will gently nudge the object to the side so that the paths can connect. This made object management a lot more forgiving. I was able to complete the first zone completely solo within two hours, which, considering each puzzle’s difficulty level, was relatively quick.

Cooperative Play Experience

Playing Lost Twins 2 in the cooperative mode was a lot easier, since having two people working on a problem can speed things up a bit. A great thing about the game is that players struggling with a puzzle can always enable the cooperative mode at any time to get help.

One issue that came up in this mode was that connecting two controllers (one DualSense and a DualShock) would cause the controllers to try to override each other. So when one player moves or jumps, it causes both characters to perform that action. However, this was easily fixed by removing one of the controllers and setting one player up on a keyboard.

Final Thoughts on Lost Twins 2

Screenshot of the cooperative split screen in Lost Twins 2 game.

Overall, Lost Twins 2 is a fun and whimsical experience. Players will explore mysterious ruins in the first two zones, while later in the game, puzzles feel like navigating through a toy box. The music accompanying each area is relaxing and fits the mood.

The puzzles are a nice mix of difficulty ranges, and having the ability to freely switch between solo and cooperative modes helps tremendously. There are no timers, so players can spend as much or as little time as they want on each puzzle. The lack of timers and additional goals also makes the game multi-tasker-friendly.

If you enjoy games such as Get Together and It Takes Two, you should give Lost Twins 2 a try. Lost Twins 2 is currently available on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation for $19.99