A Way Out

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 62
  3. Negative: 1 out of 62
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  1. GameCritics
    Apr 2, 2018
    40
    While I enjoy the idea of dedicated co-op and I’m excited to see someone exploring the space, it doesn’t feel like A Way Out trusted itself or its players to do so – the gameplay is simple to the point of being bland, the script is too predictable, and its efforts to evoke emotion feel cheap. It might be fine to play with a friend over a weekend, but it will be forgotten soon after, and it’s a shame.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Mar 29, 2018
    Fresh presentation and admirable dedication to its big idea can't save this two-player adventure from mediocrity.
  2. Kotaku
    Mar 22, 2018
    A Way Out is a simple story told very, very well. Its levels run the gamut from car chases to robberies to a full on assault on a drug lord’s mansion. Nothing is more affecting and memorable in this game than that simple button prompt. It is a game full of smart moments, perfect for bringing together dedicated gamers and curious onlookers alike.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Mar 22, 2018
    Outside a few promising flourishes, it ultimately fails to distinguish itself from any number of more engaging co-op offerings, and its best moments hinge on caring about characters who never rise very far above the level of flat, unengaging caricature. There are the seeds for a legitimately great cooperative game buried deep within its cookie-cutter plotting, adequate action, and of course a whole lot of instances when one character has to hoist the other up over a cliff.
  5. The Verge
    Mar 22, 2018
    Stripped of its unique co-operative angle, A Way Out wouldn’t be very good. The gameplay isn’t very deep, and the story is too shallow to make up for it. But add in a second player and the extra element of human interaction and working together to achieve a goal, and it somehow all comes together.

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76
#76 Best PS4 Game of 2018
18
#18 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
17
#17 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1011 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 724 out of 1011
  2. Mixed: 189 out of 1011
  3. Negative: 98 out of 1011
  1. Yana_Kasyanova
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    So this unmatched "A way out" came out. The first for a long time, a quality game for two on one screen. Forty minutes and I'm already inSo this unmatched "A way out" came out. The first for a long time, a quality game for two on one screen. Forty minutes and I'm already in nirvana. I think this will be a great adventure.… Full Review »
  2. ENDrain
    Mar 24, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. That ending. That damn ending.

    Do you know this joke about two chairs, a cake and a penis? Lemme tell you, it is of substance. "There are two chairs. On one there is a pie. On the other, a dick. You have to sit on one, and eat the other. Which do you choose?”

    This is exactly the choice this game forces you to make. And when you ask "why the hell am I making this choice again?", the game simply answers, "’cuz". There’s no reasoning. This game, as one reviewer has well put it, plays itself.

    So one may as well play it not.    … Full Review »
  3. JCLDA_14
    Mar 24, 2018
    10
    Maybe is the best coop that I played in my life. Nowadays all games make you to play online and tear away de joy of playing with friends inMaybe is the best coop that I played in my life. Nowadays all games make you to play online and tear away de joy of playing with friends in the same console, but this game makes that you want to go to your friend's house and play it together.

    All about this game is perfect.    … Full Review »
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