A Way Out
- Developer
- Hazelight Studios
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Released
- 23 March 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: adventure
A Way Out is a cooperative action-adventure game designed exclusively for two-player split-screen play, either locally or online. Each player controls one of two protagonists, Leo and Vincent, who form a reluctant partnership to break out of prison. Gameplay involves stealth, combat, driving, and environmental puzzle-solving, with both characters taking different cooperative roles in each situation. The game features a branching narrative that unfolds simultaneously for both players through its split-screen presentation.
Best gaming PC for A Way Out in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for A Way Out today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Electronic Arts on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 7 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel core i3-2100T @ 2.5GHz/AMD FX 6100, or better | Intel Core i5 3570K; AMD Ryzen 3 1300x or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650Ti 2GB, AMD Radeon HD 7750 2GB | Nvidia GTX 960; AMD R9 290 or equivalent |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run A Way Out?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 3570K; AMD Ryzen 3 1300x and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 960; AMD R9 290, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.