A Way Out review

A Way Out is Hazelight's first co-op only game and still a good pick for pairs who like crime films. EA's store page calls it "an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of 2 prisoners" making their escape, and states that the product is co-op only. Online co-op requires an EA account, a persistent internet connection and a friend who has the game on the same platform or the Friends Pass free trial installed. That makes it, like the newer Hazelight games, a title where only one person has to buy it to play online. It is sold on the EA app, Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox. It sits below It Takes Two and Split Fiction because it is older and its puzzles and set pieces are less varied, and we could not load a USD price on EA's or Steam's store from our location. For a story two people experience together, it still works well.

Who it is for

Pairs who want a short, cinematic crime story that both players drive.

Price

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Key features

• Exclusively co-op: each player controls one of two prisoners
• Online co-op with a friend who owns the game or the Friends Pass free trial
• From the creators of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
• Story moves from a prison break into a wider adventure
• Sold on the EA app, Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Strong story for two in a crime setting
• Strength: Friends Pass free trial lets a friend join online
• Strength: Hazelight's earlier co-op design at a lower tier than its newer games
• Weakness: Online co-op needs a persistent connection and an EA account
• Weakness: Oldest Hazelight game here, released in 2018
• Weakness: USD price could not be verified from our location

Key facts

• Developer: Hazelight Studios
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Released: March 22, 2018
• Players: 2 (co-op only)
• Platforms: EA app, Steam, PC, PS4, Xbox

Where it ranks

A Way Out is No. 6 in our Best 2 Player Co-op Games verdict.