The title will be part of publisher Electronic Arts ' EA Originals program , dedicated to funding small independent games . The partnership came to fruition when Patrick Söderlund , the Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts , approached Fares personally for collaboration after being impressed by '' Brothers '' . EA offered $ 3.7 million for the development of the game and gave Fares and his team complete creative control over the game 's development . According to Fares , all revenue from sales of the game will go back to Hazelight . The formation of Hazelight Studios and the partnership between Hazelight and EA was officially unveiled at The Game Awards 2014 . The game 's title and gameplay was revealed at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017 during EA 's press conference . The game was released for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 23 , 2018
The Game Awards 2014
The Game Awards 2014
A Way Out (video game)