Alan Wake

14.05.2010
Critic 83/100
Users 81/100
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.
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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01.01.1970

Developer Commentary Videos While you play the game listen to the Remedy team's comments about the locations and design. The commentary contains about one hour of videos, you can activate it from the in-game menu options. Illustrated PDF Book A brave and deeply disturbing account of one man's attempt to confront the visions that haunted him. Clay Steward's gripping journey takes him to a small town in the pacific Northwest where he follows in the tracks of best-selling author Alan Wake and renegade FBI Agent Robert Nightingale. There he travels ever deeper in the woods and ever farther into the heart of darkness to unravel a series of mysterious events that reach hundreds of years into the past and chillingly into the present. The 130-page illustrated PDF Book will be placed in your Alan Wake folder in the Steam Directory: ...Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Alan_Wake_Files Soundtrack A soundtrack containing 49 minutes of fully mastered tracks in 320kbps MP3 format, composed by Petri Alanko, Old Gods of Asgard and Poets of the Fall. Tracks: A Writer's Dream - Petri Alanko Welcome to Bright Falls - Petri Alanko The Clicker - Petri Alanko Taken by the Night - Petri Alanko Mirror Peak - Petri Alanko Tom the Diver - Petri Alanko Hunters - Petri Alanko The Well-Lit Room - Petri Alanko Departure - Petri Alanko Children of the Elder God - Old Gods of Asgard The Poet and the Muse - Old Gods of Asgard War - Poets of the Fall Tom the Diver (Collector's Edition Exclusive Mix) - Petri Alanko

12.10.2010

The Signal is an additional Alan Wake episode released via DLC. The DLC was free to all those who bought a new copy of Alan Wake. Although this episode is known to be in "Season One", it is said to be a more stand-alone/special episode.

12.10.2010

The Writer is the final episodic chapter of DLC for Alan Wake, Remedy and Microsoft's harrowing horror action game. The game features the song "The Darkest Star" by Depeche Mode.

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Alan Wake (last 3 games)

22.10.2024

Alan Wake II: The Lake House is a DLC expansion for Alan Wake II. It introduces new story content set in an isolated lake house near Bright Falls, where players uncover additional clues about the supernatural forces affecting Alan Wake. The expansion retains the base game’s focus on psychological horror and narrative-driven exploration.

08.06.2024

Alan Wake II: Night Springs is a DLC expansion for Alan Wake II. It adds new story content that delves into mysterious broadcasts and eerie environments connected to the Night Springs phenomenon. The expansion continues the base game's focus on psychological horror and narrative-driven exploration.

27.10.2023

Alan Wake 2 marks Remedy Entertainment’s first foray into the survival horror genre. Ritualistic murders in a small town. A writer trapped in a nightmare. An FBI agent looking for answers. Two realities. Two hero characters. One horror story that wants them dead.

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