A Way Out (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateJun 18, 2020
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.6% (very positive) / 87%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.1% Top 15% / 85.7%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)37K  Top 1% / 56K  Top 1%
Curators239 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time6.6 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar13 minutes  Bottom 25%
Followers67.2K  Top 2%
Owners± 2.7M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.8M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 12.4M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of A Way Out steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see A Way Out's Steam rating and reviews between June 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 89.8% (March 2021) to 85.1% (August 2020).

With 56K reviews Top 1%, A Way Out is an undeniable major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for A Way Out and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of A Way Out's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (33%), followed by Simplified Chinese (18%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying A Way Out percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in A Way Out, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 9 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that A Way Out crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good story
  • diverse gameplay
  • mini-games
  • good graphics
  • good sound design
  • amazing performance
  • working together feels good
  • cool characters
  • action, drama and funny moments
  • chapter select
  • linearity of the storyline
  • very few decisions that change anything in the plot
  • accessing co-op could have been better explained
  • no solo mode
  • sometimes split-screen doesn't make sense
  • unskippable cutscenes
  • too much locked combat/animation
  • short game duration
  • no replayability
  • achievements being instantly unlocked

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 85.6% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of A Way Out's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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