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A Way Out

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App ID 1222700
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Electronic Arts
Franchise EA Originals
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EA_App Launcher
Last Changenumber 29731713
Last Record Update 24 June 2025 – 23:11:29 UTC ()
Release Date 18 June 2020 – 18:55:00 UTC ()
😎 86.48%
84k reviews
313
In-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.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: The publisher has marked this game as ineligible

Developer Hazelight Studios
metacritic_name A Way Out
controller_support full
metacritic_score 78
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/a-way-out?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Electronic Arts
eulas
0 ↴
id1222700_eula_1
nameA Way Out EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1222700_eula_1
version3
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 1 (The publisher has marked this game as ineligible)
Store Release Date 23 March 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account EA Account
AbsoluteMouseCoordinates No
3rd-Party DRM EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
Social Media https://discord.gg/Hazelight
https://x.com/HazelightGames
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 18 June 2020 – 18:55:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 23 March 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1521788400)
Store Asset Modification Time 27 August 2020 – 23:20:29 UTC () (1598570429)
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height_pct74.69722156257421
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review_score 8
review_percentage 87
RemotePlayTogetherTestingBranches default,eax_patch_test
mastersubs_granting_app EA Play (1289670)
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, EA_App Launcher, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Qt SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 18 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9888437
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav1
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup1
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-experimental
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 7 January 2020 – 23:15:06 UTC (), in changelist #7495037
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

👥 Online Co-Op 🤝 Co-op 📺 Split Screen 📚 Story Rich 👥 Local Co-Op 🕹️ Multiplayer 🌄 Action-Adventure 💥 Action 🗺️ Adventure 🚨 Crime 👤 Third Person 💔 Emotional 🗣️ Conversation 🌫 Atmospheric 🍑 Nudity 🍿 Cinematic 🔞 Sexual Content 👊 Violent 👤 Singleplayer 🌱 Indie

Categories

Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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header_image
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Assets
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timestamp6 November 2024 – 16:53:56 UTC
Trailers
256790157 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228985 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2013 Redist No size
228986 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2015 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
1222701 Telstar - AWO Content 20.69 GiB 20.41 GiB
1222702 EnglishTelstar - AWO - English 136.01 KiB 33.42 KiB
1222703 GermanTelstar - AWO - German 162.94 KiB 39.86 KiB
1222704 ItalianTelstar - AWO - Italian 148.12 KiB 35.94 KiB
1222705 Spanish - SpainTelstar - AWO - Spanish 160.64 KiB 37.84 KiB
1222706 FrenchTelstar - AWO - French 154.40 KiB 37.55 KiB
1222707 PolishTelstar - AWO - Polish 154.89 KiB 39.52 KiB
1222708 Portuguese - BrazilTelstar - AWO - Brazilian Portuguese 144.49 KiB 35.64 KiB
1222709 RussianTelstar - AWO - Russian 232.46 KiB 41.16 KiB
3340991 Depot from 3340990 224.33 MiB 223.85 MiB

Total size on disk is 20.91 GiB and total download size is 20.63 GiB.

Total size on disk is 20.91 GiB and total download size is 20.63 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 13095794 11 January 2024 – 12:01:06 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil
privatebranches 1
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