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24 games like A Way Out (2026)
Every game below overlaps with A Way Out on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Mafia II: Definitive Edition, which both crime, story-rich and atmospheric.
- A Way Out is tagged Online Co-Op, Co-op, Split Screen, Story Rich, Local Co-Op, Multiplayer, Action-Adventure, Action by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are from the same studio: It Takes Two.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Mafia II: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2020).
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,558 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichSexual ContentNudityViolentThird PersonAction-Adventure
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It Takes Two
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Hazelight Studios; both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Split Screen, Local Co-Op and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2021).
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.
It Takes Two at a glance Released 2021 Studio Hazelight Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 268,937 Price $39.99 Split ScreenLocal Co-OpOnline Co-OpStory RichAction-AdventureEmotional
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Heavy Rain
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Cinematic and Emotional.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Heavy Rain at a glance Released 2010 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 86% positive of 30,991 Price $19.99 Story RichCinematicEmotionalSexual ContentCrimeViolentNudity
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Mafia II
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Sexual Content.
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,540 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichSexual ContentNudityViolentThird PersonAction-Adventure
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Sexual Content, Crime and Nudity; released around the same time (2023).
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2023 Studio Rockstar Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 16,017 Price $59.99 Sexual ContentCrimeNudityViolentAction-AdventureThird PersonStory Rich
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Crime, Violent and Third Person.
Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days at a glance Released 2010 Studio IO Interactive Player sentiment 67% positive of 9,765 Price $9.99 CrimeViolentThird PersonNudityStory RichLocal Co-Op
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Yakuza 0
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Crime and Violent; released around the same time (2018).
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
Yakuza 0 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 95% positive of 77,742 Price Not listed Story RichCrimeViolentSexual ContentThird Person
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Yakuza Kiwami
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Crime and Violent; released around the same time (2019).
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.
Yakuza Kiwami at a glance Released 2019 Studio Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 23,315 Price Not listed Story RichCrimeViolentThird PersonSexual Content
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Mafia: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2020).
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 87% positive of 110,615 Price $39.99 CrimeStory RichSexual ContentViolentThird Person
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Gotham Knights
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Online Co-Op, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
Batman is dead. It is now up to the Batman Family - Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin - to protect Gotham City.
Gotham Knights at a glance Released 2022 Studio WB Games Montréal Player sentiment 67% positive of 25,214 Price $59.99 Online Co-OpThird PersonStory RichAction-AdventureCrime
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Mafia III
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2016).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III at a glance Released 2016 Studio Aspyr Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,036 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentNudity
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Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2020).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,063 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentNudity
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Crime and Violent; released around the same time (2020).
Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,452 Price $19.99 Story RichCrimeViolentSexual ContentNudityThird Person
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Cinematic.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 14,615 Price $2.49 Story RichThird PersonCinematicCrimeNudity
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Yakuza 3 Remastered
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Crime; released around the same time (2021).
Kazuma Kiryu has earned his retirement on the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But when a deadly power struggle arrives on his doorstep, he’ll have to walk the streets of Kamurocho to escape his past for good. Complete The Dragon of Dojima’s journey.
Yakuza 3 Remastered at a glance Released 2021 Studio RGG Studio Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,239 Price Not listed Story RichThird PersonCrimeViolentSexual ContentAction-Adventure
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Max Payne
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Crime.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
Max Payne at a glance Released 2001 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 15,818 Price $3.49 Story RichThird PersonCrimeViolentCinematic
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Cinematic, Story Rich and Violent; released around the same time (2019).
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan at a glance Released 2019 Studio Supermassive Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,909 Price $19.99 CinematicStory RichViolentThird PersonNuditySexual Content
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L.A. Noire
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
L.A. Noire at a glance Released 2011 Studio Team Bondi Player sentiment 86% positive of 36,822 Price $19.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonCinematicNudity
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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2016).
The latest opus in the acclaimed STORM series is taking you on a colourful and breathtaking ride. Take advantage of the totally revamped battle system and prepare to dive into the most epic fights you’ve ever seen !
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 at a glance Released 2016 Studio CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. Player sentiment 91% positive of 90,679 Price $19.99 Story RichThird PersonOnline Co-OpLocal Co-Op
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Assassin's Creed Origins
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Third Person, Story Rich and Nudity; released around the same time (2017).
Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.
Assassin's Creed Origins at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Montreal Player sentiment 86% positive of 128,629 Price $59.99 Third PersonStory RichNuditySexual Content
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Third Person, Story Rich and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2018).
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider at a glance Released 2018 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 85% positive of 87,978 Price $5.99 Third PersonStory RichAction-AdventureViolent
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Third Person, Story Rich and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2018).
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2018 Studio Eidos-Montréal Player sentiment 85% positive of 87,994 Price $5.99 Third PersonStory RichAction-AdventureViolent
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Story Rich, Crime and Third Person; released around the same time (2016).
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Frogwares Player sentiment 80% positive of 14,479 Price $2.99 Story RichCrimeThird PersonAction-Adventure
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Detroit: Become Human
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Cinematic and Emotional; released around the same time (2020).
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Detroit: Become Human at a glance Released 2020 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 96% positive of 261,110 Price $39.99 Story RichCinematicEmotionalThird PersonViolent
Common questions
What game is most like A Way Out?
Mafia II: Definitive Edition, on the evidence we have. It both crime, story-rich and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to A Way Out" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with A Way Out. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of A Way Out do?
It Takes Two is also from Hazelight Studios, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.