A Way Out is an adventure developed by Hazelight Studios, released 23 March 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6.3 hrs to finish.
What A Way Out is
A Way Out is an adventure game developed by Hazelight Studios and released in 2018. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 1972, Vincent Moretti is sent to prison for fraud and murder, where he meets Leo Caruso, serving time for armed robbery. After a thug sent by crime boss Harvey attempts to kill Leo, Vincent intervenes, and the two form an uneasy alliance to escape. Vincent reveals Harvey murdered his brother and framed him; Leo reveals Harvey betrayed him after they stole the Black Orlov diamond together. After breaking out, the pair track Harvey to Mexico, kill him, and recover the diamond. Upon returning to the United States, Vincent is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent whose brother was killed during the sting operation that led to Leo's arrest. Feeling betrayed, Leo takes Vincent hostage and…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Split screen. There are 14 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
A Way Out holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 689 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6.3 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel core i3-2100T @ 2.5GHz/AMD FX 6100, or better, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650Ti 2GB, AMD Radeon HD 7750 2GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 25GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
A Way Out launched on 23 March 2018, within three weeks of Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for A Way Out yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Characters
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