10 Video Games That Let You Be Incredible Criminals

2. A Way Out

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Sometimes people hit the breaking point and just...go down the wrong path.

They're not part of a family of criminals or some classical clan of ne'er-do-wells, they're not convoluted drug runners, and they're certainly not in charge of grandiose criminal empires. They're just a guy knocking over a gumball machine or a woman sneaking into the back room of a gas station to snatch the deposit envelope for the night. But they're criminals, nonetheless.

The best option, far and away, for being just a common thug is A Way Out. Team up with another thug and break out of prison then go about your criminal lives together, assuredly making things worse for yourself. From the same folks that made Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, A Way Out is a game about a pair of common thugs forced to work together to achieve their particular goals.

Between the engaging storyline, the solid control system, and the interesting A Way Out just the 'way' to go to get a good prison break out of your system. With Steam's 'Remote Play Together' feature you and a friend can play the co-op only game together and only need to buy a single copy.

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