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Game entry

A Way Out

2018 · Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One · Electronic Arts

After 235 duels settled by the community, A Way Out stands no. 608 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,660 ELO points and 51% of wins. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Marvel's Spider-Man: 3 wins to 1 across 4 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 26 out of 206 (2018).

World rank

no. 608

ELO score

1,660

Wins

51%

Duels played

235

Join the debate · 54

About A Way Out

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.

The community says

compared to spiderman's traversal, the driving and shooting here feel clunky, but the co op design itself is way more ambitious tbh, spiderman never asks two…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,660 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games A Way Out sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 605 Guitar Hero 1,662
  2. 606 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 1,661
  3. 607 Pokémon Brilliant Diamond 1,661
  4. 608 A Way Out 1,660
  5. 609 Torchlight II 1,660
  6. 610 Gears of War 2 1,660
  7. 611 Borderlands 1,659

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The standing

Where A Way Out ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where A Way Out stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 26 out of 206 (2018).

Where A Way Out ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 608 5,035
Action-adventure 74 329
2010s 255 2,050
2018 26 206

The community

The debate

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  1. AllieRider

    compared to spiderman's traversal, the driving and shooting here feel clunky, but the co op design itself is way more ambitious tbh, spiderman never asks two ppl to depend on each other like this game does, and thats a huge difference in structure

  2. Rudolph_2

    The forced cooperation is the whole point, and it works, though solo replay value is basically zero.

    Arnaude_40

    Zéro replay value en solo, d'accord, mais est-ce que ça compte vraiment pour un jeu pensé à deux dès le départ ?

    IronKid2

    Ah sí, claro, cero rejugabilidad en solitario, como si alguien fuera a jugarlo solo dos veces sin que el otro se entere.

  3. ursula23

    i think its strongest when the two players actualy talk to each other during a puzzle, my friend and i argued more than we played tbh, the driving sections felt kinda weak tho compared to everything else

  4. josephine64

    Et niveau technique, la conduite est rígida comparée à ce que propose Crysis en mouvement libre.

    Álvaro_72

    La conducción rígida se siente aún más en curvas cerradas, ¿a ti también te pasó eso en las persecuciones?

    Philippine_46

    C'est marrant, moi c'est plutôt la précision des tirs qui m'a semblé raide, jsp si c'est pareil pour tt le monde, la conduite passe encore mieux que le reste franchement, ça reste un détail qui pèse dans l'expérience globale à deux.

  5. NeonRider

    Otra vez el mismo debate sobre si merece estar tan arriba o no, y sinceramente ya ni tengo ganas de discutirlo, pero no, no lo pondría tan alto.

    BossOwl1995

    no, sigue sobrevalorado

    Gamboa25

    Yo sigo discutiéndolo porque me parece injusto bajarlo tanto solo por... bueno, ya se entiende.

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