Games like A Way Out
If A Way Out is your kind of game, the closest matches are It Takes Two, Lurking Danger and Unbearable — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic storytelling experience, tactical teamwork matters and writing quality is exceptional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →A Way Out is an action-adventure game developed by Hazelight Studios in which two players work together to escape from prison. The experience unfolds entirely in split-screen cooperative play, requiring players to coordinate their actions through story-driven missions featuring decision-making that impacts the outcome. Mini-games and challenges punctuate the escape, and players describe the experience as atmospheric and emotional. Reviewers highlight the cinematic storytelling experience and how tactical teamwork matters throughout. The game is currently priced at $8.99 USD, supports both online and local co-op, and runs at a Playable rating on Steam Deck. It holds an 89% positive rating from over 25,000 Steam reviews.
About A Way Out: 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.
Players who liked A Way Out also play
Steam players who put hours into A Way Out also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
It Takes Two
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with A Way Out.
Top pick for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
Lurking Danger
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Lurking Danger is a survival horror where Elena and Regina, two diner waitresses, uncover a dark secret. Reality twists into a nightmare as they face terrifying creatures. Play solo or in split-screen co-op, solve puzzles, and fight for survival in a haunting atmosphere.
Unbearable
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Way Out.
Third-strongest match for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
A story inspired by old school survival horror. Play alone or together on split screen. Delve into dark environments; hide or run; fight melee or with guns; climb and solve puzzles to discover the story of Unbearable.
As Dusk Falls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Way Out.
Ranked #4 for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Way Out.
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Split Fiction
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
Wish for Eternity
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Wish for Eternity is a cozy-spooky 2-player co-op adventure across 7 Deadly Sin domains, each with unique mechanics, enemies, and an epic boss battle. Combine asymmetric spirit powers to fight and solve puzzles, then retreat to your warm, magical Lantern to rest, decorate, and recharge together.
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.
Revenge of the Savage Planet
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for A Way Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.
Reviewers mention these as similar to A Way Out
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Split Fiction
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Way Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
Gears of War: E-Day
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Way Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.
It Takes Two
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with A Way Out.
Reviewers of A Way Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
We Were Here
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Way Out.
Reviewers of A Way Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?
Pode
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Way Out.
Reviewers of A Way Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Way Out.
Friendship is EVERYTHING! Play this award-winning title together with your friends, or switch between characters as your traverse a cute puzzle adventure on your own! Glo & Bulder come together to charm young and adult alike!
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Way Out.
Reviewers of A Way Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
Heave Ho
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Way Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Way Out.
Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Way Out at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Way Out.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Way Out.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Way Out.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Way Out.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under A Way Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Way Out.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Way Out.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Way Out.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
It Takes Two
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with A Way Out.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
Split Fiction
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with A Way Out.
Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.
Revenge of the Savage Planet
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with A Way Out.
Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.
Frequently asked about A Way Out
- Does A Way Out run on Steam Deck?
- A Way Out is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does A Way Out cost?
- A Way Out is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does A Way Out have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — A Way Out supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to A Way Out?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Way Out are It Takes Two, Lurking Danger, Unbearable.
- Who developed A Way Out?
- A Way Out was developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts.
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