A Way Out

Not to be confused with Way Out or WayOut.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Microsoft Store		Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Origin		Included with EA Play. Manual link for EA App purchase.
Steam		Included with EA Play (Steam).
(unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)

All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\A Way Out\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\Haze1\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\A Way Out\Saves\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay, primarily windowboxed and occasionally letterboxed cutscenes.^[2] The Windows Magnifier tool can be used to zoom in during the cutscenes.^[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Controlled by post-processing quality. See the workaround below in order to disable all AA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See High dynamic range (HDR).

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

High dynamic range (HDR)

Enable HDR output^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following lines:

[SystemSettings]
r.HDR.EnableHDROutput=1
r.HDR.Display.OutputDevice=5

The game must be running in DirectX 11 mode as well as in Fullscreen mode.

See the official UE4 documentation for what these specific lines do. Note that Dolby PQ is more commonly known as Dolby Vision, and a Dolby Vision capable monitor is required for those modes.

As obvious as this might seem: don't enable this if your display does not support HDR, otherwise the colors and textures will get messy.

Anti-Aliasing (AA)

Disable Anti-Aliasing
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `Engine.ini` with a notepad. Add `[SystemSettings]` and `r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0` to the bottom of the file. Save the changes made to the `Engine.ini` file.

Input

In-game input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	USB, V2 ^[5] Bluetooth tested unsuccessfully. DualSense 5 not supported.^[6]

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		One player can play on keyboard and mouse, the second on gamepad

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op Splitscreen
LAN play	2
Online play	2	Co-op Splitscreen. Joining a friend is possible without owning the game.^[7]

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: A Way Out (DX11).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2100T 2.5 GHz AMD FX-6100	Intel Core i5-3570K AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 290

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1222700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1222700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ A.Way.Out-CPY - NFO file - xREL.v3 - Release & NFO Source #1 - last accessed on 2019-02-17
"PROTECTION: Denuvo x64 + Origin"
↑ A Way Out 21:9 Info - last accessed on March 18, 2019
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-03-19
Playing borderless, centering the mouse cursor in the menu, then zooming in with the hotkeys with increments of 5% produces good results.
↑ Verified by User:Fpsrad on 2020-04-04
↑ Verified by User:Rct3guy on 2021-10-30
Tested V2 DualShock 4 and DualSense 5 via USB and Bluetooth
↑ Verified by User:Rct3guy on 2021-10-30
Tested V2 DualShock 4 and DualSense 5 via USB and Bluetooth
↑ Play A Way Out with a Friend, Even if They Don’t Own the Game - last accessed on 2019-07-24

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1222700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1222700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] A.Way.Out-CPY - NFO file - xREL.v3 - Release & NFO Source #1 - last accessed on 2019-02-17
"PROTECTION: Denuvo x64 + Origin"

[3] A Way Out 21:9 Info - last accessed on March 18, 2019

[4] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-03-19
Playing borderless, centering the mouse cursor in the menu, then zooming in with the hotkeys with increments of 5% produces good results.

[5] Verified by User:Fpsrad on 2020-04-04

[6] Verified by User:Rct3guy on 2021-10-30
Tested V2 DualShock 4 and DualSense 5 via USB and Bluetooth

[7] Verified by User:Rct3guy on 2021-10-30
Tested V2 DualShock 4 and DualSense 5 via USB and Bluetooth

[8] Play A Way Out with a Friend, Even if They Don’t Own the Game - last accessed on 2019-07-24

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Developers

	Hazelight
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	March 23, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control, Multiple select
Genres	Action, Adventure, Shooter, Quick time events, Stealth, Survival
Sports	Baseball
Vehicles	Automobile, Naval/watercraft
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America, Detective/mystery