

Alan Wake is a strong Action/Shooter that delivers where it counts.
87
Verdict
90%
Steam
83
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (90% positive from 56K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (83/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Alan Wake is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game was released in May 2010 for the Xbox 360, with a Windows version following in February 2012 and a remastered version released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows in October 2021, as well as a Nintendo Switch version in October 2022. The story follows bestselling crime thriller novelist Alan Wake as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife's disappearance during a vacation in the small fictional town of Bright Falls, Washington, all while experiencing events from the plot of his latest novel, which he cannot remember writing, coming to life.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Follow the Light
Take a night course of light education.
83%
unlocked
Let There Be Light
Get a generator running.
70.4%
unlocked
Float Like a Butterfly
Perform a cinematic dodge.
65.1%
unlocked
Nordic Walking
Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals.
57%
unlocked
Bright Falls' Finest
Call for help.
56.4%
unlocked
Under a Thin Layer of Skin
Defy the park ranger.
49.6%
unlocked
Paging Mr. Wake
Find 25 manuscript pages.
40.6%
unlocked
Park Ranger
Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park.
40.2%
unlocked
Back! Back, I Say!
Save yourself with a flare.
39.5%
unlocked
Finders Keepers
Discover 5 hidden chests.
39.2%
unlocked
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Update Notes
Removed Space Oddity by David Bowie from the game due to changes in licensing, and replaced it with a new original song by Petri Alanko, Strange Moons
Alan Wake and Alan Wake Remastered will have different ending songs starting next week
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Remedy’s done a thing. The studio has just announced it’s put together a partnership with Annapurna Interactive - you know, the folks who published th
Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work
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Follow the Light
Take a night course of light education.
83%
unlocked
Let There Be Light
Get a generator running.
70.4%
unlocked
Float Like a Butterfly
Perform a cinematic dodge.
65.1%
unlocked
Nordic Walking
Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals.
57%
unlocked
Bright Falls' Finest
Call for help.
56.4%
unlocked
Under a Thin Layer of Skin
Defy the park ranger.
49.6%
unlocked
Paging Mr. Wake
Find 25 manuscript pages.
40.6%
unlocked
Park Ranger
Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park.
40.2%
unlocked
Back! Back, I Say!
Save yourself with a flare.
39.5%
unlocked
Finders Keepers
Discover 5 hidden chests.
39.2%
unlocked
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