A Way Out, It Takes Two Prove Co-Op Games Don't Need Single-Player Options

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The video game industry is full of single-player titles of great depth, such as God of War and Horizon Forbidden West; as well as competitive multiplayer titles, such as Call of Duty: Warzone and Battlefield 2042. Games where it is essential to collaborate with friends are no longer widespread, so Hazelight Studios has decided to focus on this type of game with A Way Out and It Takes Two.

Both A Way Out and It Takes Two have found great success, demonstrating how co-op games still have a lot to offer the industry. Some have criticized the choice not to implement any single-player options, but the success these games have seen prove co-op games do not need single-player to take off.

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In A Way Out, players take the role of two prisoners, Vincent Moretti and Leo Caruso, who do everything they can to escape from prison. Vincent plans to escape by creating a hole behind his toilet in his cell, but needs Leo to recover a chisel that can allow him to cut the bars. Once they have escaped, Leo reveals a former partner Harvey sold him out after a diamond theft; then Vincent, in turn, reveals Harvey killed his brother because he refused to use their bank to launder his money.

Vincent and Leo go on the trail of Ray, Harvey's collaborator, and then prepare for the mission by purchasing weapons and ammunition and leaving for Mexico. After the two are captured by the police, Vincent reveals he is an undercover cop, and players will be able to witness two different endings based on who manages to kill the other first.

The entire adventure can only be played in multiplayer, either online and local. The intent of the developers was to create a game in which players collaborate to complete