The Two of Us

The Two of Us is a free-to-play 2D co-op platformer that launched on December 18, 2021. The developer — a solo indie developer named Ethan — shipped its first major content update (Version 2.0, adding 5 new levels as Stage 2) on January 22, 2022, shortly after launch. After Version 2.0, development went quiet. In December 2022, the developer published a detailed three-phase roadmap promising a full rebuild of the game's networking code, new stages, and eventually a live events system. However, a full-time job in game design left no time for the personal project, and none of those plans were delivered. In September 2024, the developer posted an honest update explaining they had resigned from their full-time position to pursue indie development, but that any work on The Two of Us was still at least 6 months away while they built a revenue-generating paid game first. By February 2025, that first paid game (Cafe Haven) had shipped. The developer indicated they planned to work on one more premium title before returning to The Two of Us. Then, on July 10, 2025, the developer officially announced they had begun the rebuild of The Two of Us. The announcement confirmed new levels and content would be released as a small paid DLC (around $1 USD), while the existing ~14 levels would always remain free. No completion date was given, with the developer promising to keep the community updated via Discord. As of June 22, 2026 — nearly 12 months after that July 2025 announcement — no further public updates have appeared on Steam. Given the developer's documented history of delays and the absence of any timeline for the rebuild, it is unclear whether the announced rebuild and DLC content are still actively in progress or have been further postponed.