Overview
- Also Known As
- Alan Wake II
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 5
27th Oct 2023, $59.99
27th Oct 2023, £49.99
- Also Available On
- Series
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- Controller Support
- Feature Support
- Official Site
- alanwake.com
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
- Addons / DLC
- Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Reviews
Review Alan Wake 2 (PS5) - A Nightmare We Never Want to Wake Up From
A Remedy for success
Sitting down to write this review makes us feel a little like Alan Wake himself, tapping away at his typewriter in the Writer’s Room. We’re not quite sure where the page will take us, even though we have so much swirling around in our mind. That’s the effect of Alan Wake 2; a rip-roaring horror experience from Remedy...
DLC Reviews
Review Alan Wake 2: Night Springs (PS5) - A Short Yet Sweet Example of Remedy's Pedigree
Remedy has a (night) spring in its step
If you think Remedy Games is weird and wonderful, wait till you get a load of its episodic Alan Wake 2 DLC, Night Springs. After blowing us away with its horror sequel – one of the very few 10/10 games of 2023 for us – we’ve been dying for some more Remedy goodness. Now that it’s here though, is Night...
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Alan Wake 2 News
Getting there
Alan Wake 2 is one of the finest games money can buy on the PS5, but developer Remedy’s still not seen a penny of profit from the release. The title’s financial toils have been well documented for a little while now; effectively, it needs to make back its development and marketing budget before it can start generating royalties for...
Random Alan Wake 2 Fan Detects Audible Scratch Foreshadowing, to the Relief of Dev Responsible
Listen closely
An Alan Wake 2 super fan with particularly acute hearing has picked up on an early and quite esoteric bit of foreshadowing, much to the relief of the Remedy dev responsible for its inclusion. Obviously, targeted spoilers for the 2023 survival horror title to follow! In an interaction chronicled by
News Alan Wake 2's Photo Mode Harbours Few Surprises on PS5
But is always a welcome addition
It’s hard to remember a time before Photo Modes, as most major releases feature some form of photography option these days. For some developers, allowing players to take pictures isn’t always a priority, and so the support comes later down the line. Alan Wake 2 is a prime example of that: a new update, available...
News Horror Hit Alan Wake 2 Is Getting a Retail PS5 Release Because You Wouldn't Shut Up About It
Shelved
Alan Wake 2 was one of the best games of 2023, but one recurring complaint Remedy fans had was that it wasn’t available physically. The Finnish studio alleged at the time that a “large number” of players had already transitioned to digital storefronts like the PS Store, and while that’s certainly reflected by financial data from...
News Alan Wake 2's PS5 Night Springs Expansion Appears Locked for Summer Game Fest
Hopefully it's peak
Remedy wants fans to “join” it on 7th June, when Alan Wake 2’s first paid expansion Night Springs will presumably be announced as part of Summer Game Fest. We’ve known for quite some time that the inaugural DLC for the Finland-based studio’s critically acclaimed PS5 horror will be named after the franchise’s fictional...
News Alan Wake 2's Haunting Soundtrack Out Tomorrow, Includes 35 Tracks
Available for streaming and purchasing
The official Alan Wake 2 soundtrack, composed by Petri Alanko, will be made available across a variety of platforms for streaming and purchase from tomorrow. 35 music tracks designed to capture "the emotion, tension, and mystery of the game’s story" will be streamable on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music,...
News Alan Wake 2 Yet to Recoup Dev, Marketing Expenses as Tencent Raises Stake
Further proof of why we don't deserve nice things
Despite the love it received from core gamers and critics alike, Remedy's recent effort, Alan Wake 2, has yet to make back its development and marketing budget. This surprising situation has plenty of contributing factors, which we first covered in December, but the reality is that sales are soft. No...
News Alan Wake 2's Photo Mode Arrives Spring 2024, Just in Time for Night Springs
Say cheese and die!
Remedy has announced that critical darling Alan Wake 2 will get its Photo Mode in Spring 2024. It's hot on the news that the spooky, surreal horror title has sold 1.3 million copies, making it the studio's fastest-selling game to date. The developer announced the news on
News Without a Physical PS5 Release, Alan Wake 2 Is Still Remedy's Fastest Selling Game
Sales top 1.3 million units
Fans want a physical edition of Remedy’s horror sequel Alan Wake 2, but the critically acclaimed game isn’t exactly struggling on digital storefronts. The title has now sold 1.3 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling title in the Finnish firm’s history. It previously reached one million units by the...
News Alan Wake 2 PS5 Update Reins in the Jump Scares, Makes Trophy Hunting Easier
Improves performance on PS5
Alan Wake 2's latest update, 1.15, is now live on PS5, allowing players of the atmospheric thriller additional ways to customise their experience, amongst other things. Along with adding a Chapter Select, which should make tidying up any lingering Trophies easier, the other big ticket item is the ability to tone down the...
Previews
Preview Alan Wake 2 Will Be an Investigative Dream
We see more of Remedy's next game
Remedy would never be the type of developer to phone things in, but Alan Wake II is undisputed proof it belongs in the top tier of the games industry. Following the new gameplay trailer revealed during Summer Game Fest, we were treated to a significantly extended hands-off demo at SGF Play Days. This PS5 sequel is...
About The Game
Saga Anderson arrives to investigate ritualistic murders in a small town. Alan Wake pens a dark story to shape the reality around him. These two heroes are somehow connected. Can they become the heroes they need to be?
A string of ritualistic murders threatens Bright Falls, a small-town community surrounded by Pacific Northwest wilderness. Saga Anderson, an accomplished FBI agent with a reputation for solving impossible cases arrives to investigate the murders. Anderson’s case spirals into a nightmare when she discovers pages of a horror story that starts to come true around her.
Alan Wake, a lost writer trapped in a nightmare beyond our world, writes a dark story in an attempt to shape the reality around him and escape his prison. With a dark horror hunting him, Wake is trying to retain his sanity and beat the devil at his own game.
Anderson and Wake are two heroes on two desperate journeys in two separate realities, connected at heart in ways neither of them can understand: reflecting each other, echoing each other, and affecting the worlds around them.
Fueled by the horror story, supernatural darkness invades Bright Falls, corrupting the locals and threatening the loved ones of both Anderson and Wake. Light is their weapon—and their safe haven — against the darkness they face. Trapped in a sinister horror story where there are only victims and monsters, can they break out to be the heroes they need to be?
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