Does A Way Out Have a Friend's Pass?
Yes
A Way Out has a Friend's Pass. The Friend's Pass is a free one-click trial that lets a friend play the whole game with an owner. Online co-op needs an EA account for both, and the friend must own the game on the same platform or have the pass installed.
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox
A Way Out multiplayer at a glance
How you play
Players2 online · 2 on one screen
Can you play A Way Out split screen or online?
Yes, A Way Out has split screen for 2 players on one screen, and you can also play it online. There's no crossplay, so online everyone needs the same platform. One copy is enough, because the second player joins free with the Friend's Pass.
CrossplayNo
Does A Way Out have crossplay?
It's on PC, PS4, Xbox One and PS5, but everyone has to play on the same one.
What it costs
Copies neededNo, one copy is enough
Does everyone have to buy A Way Out?
The second player joins free with the Friend's Pass.
Game PassYes, on Xbox
Is A Way Out on Game Pass?
It's included in Game Pass on Xbox.
Before you start
MicNo
Do you need a mic?
You can play without voice chat.
Age rating18+
What age is A Way Out for?
PEGI 18 · ESRB M
What is A Way Out like?
Leo and Vincent break out of prison and go on the run together, in a story that always plays in split screen, online too. Many scenes need each of you doing something different at once, like one distracting a guard while the other steals.
Two of you play Leo and Vincent, two prisoners who break out of jail and then keep running, and the whole game uses a split screen that is sometimes side by side and sometimes horizontal, also online. There is no solo mode: you sneak, fight, drive and go fishing together. On one PS5 you only need a second controller. Online, one of you owns the game and invites the other with the Friend's Pass, which needs PlayStation Plus on both sides and only works between two PlayStation players.
Will your group like A Way Out?
Two people on one couch, or in two homes with a single copy, who want a story they play from start to finish together.
Groups of three or more, since it only fits two, and players under 18, since it's rated PEGI 18 and ESRB M. On PlayStation it's the PS4 version running on PS5.
What games are like A Way Out?
If your group likes A Way Out, the closest are Resident Evil 5, Unravel Two and It Takes Two. Like A Way Out, all three are played on the same side and ask for the same level of attention.
Resident Evil 5
2 online2 on one screen
Unravel Two
2 on one screen
It Takes Two
2 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Split Fiction
Our pick
2 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Portal 2
Our pick
2 online2 on one screen
We Were Here
Free2 onlineCrossplay
Untitled Goose Game
2 on one screen
Reanimal
2 online2 on one screenCrossplay
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
2 on one screen
In common: Adventure for two · Co-op
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
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2 on one screen
In common: Adventure for two · Co-op
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
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2 online
Red Dead Redemption 2
Our pick
2–7 online
Info checked on October 21, 2026.