A Way Out

    Play as two prisoners working together to escape prison and overcome obstacles.

    Hazelight Studios · published by Electronic Arts

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Players in online co-op
    Confirmed
    Players online
    Confirmed
    How co-op works
    Confirmed
    Local co-op
    Confirmed
    One copy is enough
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Demo
    1 source
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Best with, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, Plays in browser, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 88% positive from 103,710 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 75/100 from 13 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 91178Total negative: 12532Total reviews: 103710{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":91178,"total_negative":12532,"total_reviews":103710}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 36897Name: A Way OutUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/a-way-outCreated at: 1497030278First release date: 1521763200Total rating: 76.33523860495995Total rating count: 690Aggregated rating: 75.38461538461539Aggregated rating count: 13Hypes: 31Release dates: [{"id":415873,"date":1521763200,"human":"Mar 23, 2018"},{"id":130672,"date":1521763200,"human":"Mar 23, 2018"},{"id":130671,"date":1521763200,"human":"Mar 23, 2018"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":12901,"name":"Hazelight Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":1,"name":"Electronic Arts"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":36897,"name":"A Way Out","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/a-way-out","created_at":1497030278,"first_release_date":1521763200,"total_rating":76.33523860495995,"total_rating_count":690,"aggregated_rating":75.38461538461539,"aggregated_rating_count":13,"hypes":31,"release_dates":[{"id":415873,"date":1521763200,"human":"Mar 23, 2018"},{"id":130672,"date":1521763200,"human":"Mar 23, 2018"},{"id":130671,"date":1521763200,"human":"Mar 23, 2018"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":12901,"name":"Hazelight Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":1,"name":"Electronic Arts"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.