Action · June 18, 2020

A Way Out (2020)

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PLAY ON STEAM USING THE REMOTE PLAY TOGETHER FEATURE From the creators of Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons comes A Way Out, an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison. What begins as a thrilling breakout quickly turns into an unpredictable, emotional adventure unlike anything seen or played before. A Way Out is an experience that must be played with two players. Each player controls one of the main characters, Leo and Vincent, in a reluctant alliance to break out of prison and gain their freedom. Features CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER - LEO - A hardened inmate with escape in his sights, Leo isn't the type to make friends. No matter the obstacle, Leo is willing to get his hands dirty and do whatever it takes to get the job done. VINCENT - Even though he’s fresh off the prison bus, Vincent is determined to break out. With quick wits and nothing left to lose, he'll prove that he's not to be underestimated by anyone, inside prison or out. TOGETHER THEY'LL FIND A WAY OUT - Escaping prison with a complete stranger isn't ideal circumstances, but Leo and Vincent have too much riding on it to second-guess themselves now. As freedom gets closer and closer, they'll have to learn to trust each other if they want to make it to the other side. WORK TOGETHER TO BREAK FREE - Use teamwork to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF GAMEPLAY - Sneak, fight, run, drive, even go for a little fishing along the way. Note: THIS PRODUCT IS CO-OP ONLY. Play the entire experience with your friends using Steam's Remote Play Together feature.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume82.5k Steam reviewsTop 8% in Action
Positive rating88% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 46%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Concurrent peak262 playersTop 22% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 67% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Online Co-Op · 781
  • Co-op · 719
  • Split Screen · 610
  • Story Rich · 543
  • Local Co-Op · 510
  • Multiplayer · 400
  • Action-Adventure · 352
  • Action · 313
  • Adventure · 282
  • Crime · 265
  • Third Person · 238
  • Emotional · 213
  • Conversation · 180
  • Atmospheric · 162
  • Nudity · 142

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

88%Very Positive · 82.5k reviews

72.6k positive · 9.9k negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

65.5k

Peak concurrent players

262

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Russian

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

14

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 18, 2020
DeveloperHazelight Studios
PublisherElectronic Arts
Base price$2.99 -90%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

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