- Released
May 18, 2010
6,005 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Xbox 360
Release dates
North America dates- Feb 16, 20125,366 days ago
- PC
- May 18, 20106,005 days ago
- Xbox 360
About
Alan Wake is a psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The narrative centres on Alan Wake, a bestselling thriller novelist experiencing writer's block. He travels to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, seeking a change of environment. Shortly after their arrival, Alice vanishes under mysterious circumstances. As Alan searches for her, he discovers pages of a thriller novel he does not recall writing. The events described in these pages begin to manifest in reality, and Alan encounters hostile supernatural entities known as the "Taken," who are controlled by darkness. The gameplay involves navigating Bright Falls and using light to combat these dark forces. The storyline explores themes of reality and fiction, along with the influence of the written word.
Trailers
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How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 4,041 players- Main story
- 11 h
- Main + extras
- 14 h
- Completionist
- 27 h
Reviews
Game info
- Released
- 2010 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- The Alan Wake Engine
Editions, DLC & expansions
Other versions
Remasters 1
Studios
Characters
Age ratings
- ESRBTBlood, Language, Use of Alcohol, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Use of Tobacco, Violence
- PEGI16Violence
- CEROBHorror, Love, Sexual Content, Violence
- USK16No content descriptors
- GRAC15+Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Fear, Horror, Threatening, Violence
- CLASS IND16No content descriptors
- ACBMNo content descriptors
Languages
11 languagesChinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian and 5 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified)简体中文 | – | – | |
| Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文 | – | ||
| EnglishEnglish (US) | |||
| FrenchFrançais | |||
| GermanDeutsch | |||
| ItalianItaliano | |||
| Japanese日本語 | |||
| Korean한국어 | – | ||
| PolishPolski | – | ||
| RussianРусский | – | ||
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Horror
- Survival
- Thriller
- action-adventure
- agents
- ambient music
- banter during gameplay
- bloody
- camera
- camera control
- car accident
- character models based on actual people
- checkpoints
- collectibles
- crow
48 more tags
- developer cameo
- developer commentary
- difficulty achievement
- difficulty level
- digital distribution
- digital rights management
- downloadable content
- dreams
- dream sequence
- easter egg
- easy
- fake in-game advertising
- fake tv show
- falling damage
- falling object
- good vs evil
- humble bundle
- in-engine cinematic
- inverted controls
- kidnapping
- landmark button
- licensed cars
- licensed soundtrack
- lovecraftian
- male protagonist
- mind control
- movie reference
- murder
- no hud
- original soundtrack release
- plot twist
- pop culture reference
- product placement
- protagonist's name in the title
- save point
- shielded enemies
- sprinting mechanics
- stat tracking
- steam
- steam achievements
- steam trading cards
- story driven
- swarming enemies
- unlockable difficulty level
- voice acting
- wasd movement
- xbox controller support for pc
- xbox one backwards compatibility
Story & names
When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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