Movies are usually best enjoyed with other people. The action scenes are more exciting, the jokes are funnier, and the tear-jerking bits are more moving when someone is experiencing them with you, and yet, most “cinematic” games like Uncharted or Tomb Raider tend to feature single-player-only campaigns. A Way Out looks to shake up that status quo.

Created by small Swedish developer Hazelight Studios, A Way Out is a unique split-screen co-op cinematic gaming experience. In fact, the game has to be played with somebody else – there’s no single-player option available. The game’s director, Josef Fares, made a name for himself at last year’s Game Awards with his viral “f*ck the Oscars” speech, but is his swagger justified? Does A Way Out’s split-screen gimmick and ambitious story work, or does the game need to be locked away?