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A Way Out

Hazelight Studios · Electronic Arts · 2020-06-18

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Mar 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 23, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Mar 23, 2018 (Xbox One)

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.

758
playing now
88%
positive of 103k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
145
twitch viewers (latest)
75/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (660 ratings)
6.3h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 7h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

758 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

A Way Out is a 2018 cooperative action-adventure video game developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second video game directed by Josef Fares after Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. The game does not have a single-player option; it is playable on local or online split screen co-op between two players.

Trailer

A Way Out trailer thumbnail

A Way Out Official Gameplay Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 758 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13,444 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,681/week).
  • · Review velocity up 77% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 2.1M–4.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 102,675 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at Humble Store (2020-08-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 19 of 35 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.0k4.0k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 905 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,395 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 812 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 736 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,057 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,092 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 916 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 606 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,001 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,083 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 966 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 720 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 835 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,487 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 788 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,063 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 653 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 857 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 324 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,015 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,015 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,047 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,019 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,260 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,438 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,239 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 743 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4,012 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 434 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,352 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,449 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,016 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 283 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 882 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 830 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,254 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 769 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 662 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,950 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,191 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,069 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2,394 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,167 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 90 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.3k2152026-08-06 21:00 — 789 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 435 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 926 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 848 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 515 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,115 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,090 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 610 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,275 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,145 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 396 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,049 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 800 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 383 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,001 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 795 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 342 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 776 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 883 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 292 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 439 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 541 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 297 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 571 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 616 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 285 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 373 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 575 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 391 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 758 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.90$0.002017-12-082026-08-272017-12-08 — best price $29.992019-06-06 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $29.992020-01-23 — best price $30.902020-02-10 — best price $30.552020-03-27 — best price $28.492020-06-13 — best price $14.992020-08-13 — best price $29.992020-09-06 — best price $29.992020-11-03 — best price $27.992020-12-01 — best price $27.992021-01-14 — best price $29.992021-04-07 — best price $9.002021-06-25 — best price $29.992021-07-30 — best price $26.992021-09-15 — best price $29.992021-10-14 — best price $7.492021-12-01 — best price $26.992022-01-27 — best price $6.792022-03-11 — best price $7.492022-05-24 — best price $29.992022-08-16 — best price $29.992022-12-07 — best price $29.992023-06-05 — best price $29.992023-11-02 — best price $29.992024-03-07 — best price $5.992024-08-05 — best price $5.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $4.492025-06-19 — best price $5.992025-09-22 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-03-11 — best price $2.992026-05-07 — best price $29.992026-08-13 — best price $29.992026-08-27 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k3532026-05-29 — 462 pageviews2026-06-01 — 454 pageviews2026-06-04 — 427 pageviews2026-06-07 — 585 pageviews2026-06-10 — 410 pageviews2026-06-13 — 454 pageviews2026-06-16 — 370 pageviews2026-06-19 — 423 pageviews2026-06-22 — 456 pageviews2026-06-25 — 476 pageviews2026-06-28 — 585 pageviews2026-07-01 — 434 pageviews2026-07-04 — 477 pageviews2026-07-07 — 401 pageviews2026-07-10 — 474 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,050 pageviews2026-07-16 — 410 pageviews2026-07-19 — 526 pageviews2026-07-22 — 488 pageviews2026-07-25 — 556 pageviews2026-07-28 — 426 pageviews2026-07-31 — 695 pageviews2026-08-03 — 530 pageviews2026-08-06 — 477 pageviews2026-08-09 — 545 pageviews2026-08-12 — 396 pageviews2026-08-15 — 480 pageviews2026-08-18 — 410 pageviews2026-08-21 — 483 pageviews2026-08-24 — 471 pageviews2026-08-26 — 425 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6.7k12026-08-17 19:12 — 6,674 viewers2026-08-24 06:12 — 2,611 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 3,321 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 93 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 84 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 132 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 156 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 148 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 145 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
53%
earned "Backseat Mechanic"
8.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)132,18930%15
Xbox One (Xbox)66,26416%14
Steam (Steam)30,63717%14

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opCrimeActionNudityAdventureEmotionalStory RichAtmosphericLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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