A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
User reviews:
Recent:
Very Positive (187 reviews) - 87% of the 187 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
Overall:
Very Positive (14,149 reviews) - 91% of the 14,149 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date: 16 Feb, 2012

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Reviews

“Remedy's done a great job of mixing elements of written work, television, and video games to create an experience full of scares, laughs, and thrills that's just as fun to play as it is to watch.”
9/10 – http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218682p1.html

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About This Game

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.

Presented in the style of a TV series, Alan Wake features the trademark Remedy storytelling and pulse-pounding action sequences. As players dive deeper and deeper into the mystery, they’ll face overwhelming odds, plot twists, and cliffhangers. It’s only by mastering the Fight With Light combat mechanic that they can stay one step ahead of the darkness that spreads across Bright Falls.

With the body of an action game and the mind of a psychological thriller, Alan Wake’s intense atmosphere, deep and multilayered story, and exceptionally tense combat sequences provide players with an entertaining and original gaming experience.

Enhanced for the PC

  • Includes Alan Wake Special Episodes “The Signal” and “The Writer”
  • Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions and higher fidelity than the Xbox360 version.
  • Fully configurable mouse and keyboard support, or if you prefer to play with the Microsoft gamepad connected to your PC, you can do that too!
  • Lots of customizable graphics settings and support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios!
  • Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs.
  • Additional features our fans have sought after such as field of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”.
  • Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows XP SP2
    • Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
    • DirectX®: 9.0c
    • Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
    • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 7
    • Processor: Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
    • DirectX®: 10
    • Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
    • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
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Recent:
Very Positive (187 reviews)
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Very Positive (14,149 reviews)
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シセル Shiseru
( 18.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
[Heck Yes, worth the price] Alan Wake, the story of a writer looking for his missing wife, surrounded by the darkness of the night, the mist and the unfortunate possessed craving for the wandering man's blood.

-This game completely NAILS ITS ATMOSPHERE, it's dark, not supposed to be scary, but keeps you on edge, expecting the next ennemies hiding among the shadows.
-The gameplay is repetitive, yet like another one of Remedy's games, Max Payne, it is very well mastered and gets kind of addictive while assisted by a great story.
-The writing is quite great, with the main character narrating most of the events (like in Max Payne) ,a good amount of surprises, and great characters that you'll remember. (Barry !)

Remedy did a great job with this one, that's why it deserves to be bought at full price. THOU SHALL BUY IT. è_é
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MariSky
( 12.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
not much to say. loved story, gameplay, combat, atmosphere. fun game :d
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Fingerless
( 17.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 10 August
This review is brought to you by Verizon and Energizer.
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twitch.tv/killpo1
( 8.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
Alan Wake is a third person surival horror-esque game in the same vein of Resident Evil, however focusing more on story telling than engrossing gameplay or rpg like elements. Essentially you are a writer, Alan Wake, who takes a retreat to Bright Falls, a secluded retreat town, in order to find inspiration for your next work though seemingly becomes entrapped by a supernatural force that can be only described readily as The Dark. The gameplay revolves around you traversing around Bright Falls encovering the mystery, saving your girlfriend, and surviving against the force that seems to haunt you.

Overall, I would recommend this game to anyone looking for a story driven exprience, as while the gameplay is engaging it is incredibly repetitive and becomes my least favorite part of the game quickly.
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Slammaster
( 13.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
From the makers of the original Max Payne, a less intense and more atmospheric, 3rd person shooter. Great story and fun gameplay. Definitely worth your time.
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Delifresh
( 4.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
I'm Iron Rake I run over dark people in my car.
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JillyJill
( 38.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
One of the best psychological thrillers ever made. The protagonist is writer, surrounded by mystical and scaring events.

Good features

  • Suspense atmosphere
  • Exciting story
  • Dark and intriguing ambiance
  • Unusual appearance in the best Stephen King's traditions
  • Interesting DLC

I recommend it for all, but remember: when you are inside the writer's nightmare, only light, coffee and manuscript may save you.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=738867826
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Joecool925
( 12.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
A psychological thriller with an amazing story.
Highly Recommended
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bbwolfbuyer
( 0.4 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
I played the hell out of this game on Xbox 360. Loved everything about it. On the PC? Well... the controls have a bitl of a learning curve. Spend some time becoming used to the controls. If you haven't played this yet... buy it, and play it. It has one of the best stories I have ever experinced in a video game. Very Lovecraft.
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SkykilleR
( 6.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Not much to say , piece of art , even though I had the chance to play it in 2016 I definitely definitely recommend it.
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
23 of 24 people (96%) found this review helpful
8 people found this review funny
Recommended
74.5 hrs on record
Posted: 16 July
I've finished this game with all achievements and hidden objects almost four times, and I do want to play it again. But there are so many other games in this world! Someone, stop me, please!
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3 of 3 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
12.4 hrs on record
Posted: 24 July
Excellent story and enjoyable gameplay. Journey with Alan as he investigates the darkness, and purges it with light.
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3 of 3 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
38.6 hrs on record
Posted: 9 August
One of the best psychological thrillers ever made. The protagonist is writer, surrounded by mystical and scaring events.

Good features

  • Suspense atmosphere
  • Exciting story
  • Dark and intriguing ambiance
  • Unusual appearance in the best Stephen King's traditions
  • Interesting DLC

I recommend it for all, but remember: when you are inside the writer's nightmare, only light, coffee and manuscript may save you.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=738867826
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3 of 3 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
6.4 hrs on record
Posted: 14 July
What do you get when you mix Twin Peaks, The X Files, and Stephen King's Misery? You get Remedy's masterpiece, Alan Wake. I love Remedy's Max Payne series, but they really outdid themselves with this one. It's clear how much they had grown in the years between Max Payne 2 and Alan Wake. Sam Lake's writing is impeccable (as always) and Remedy has once again delivered a fresh experience full of interesting game mechanics. Can't reccommend this game enough to anyone who loves a good video game narrative or survival horror experience or is just looking for a fresh original experience.
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4 of 5 people (80%) found this review helpful
Recommended
4.6 hrs on record
Posted: 16 July
actually , i hate the 3rd person shooter games.
but i played this game and it's 3rd person shooter , i loved this game althought it's a 3rd person shooter.
the best 3rd shooter game i've played ever.
full of horror , adventure and action.
the movement is very awesome. the story is very nice .
i loved the flashlight idea very much.
but the ammo is not that much.
but i really loved this game , awesome.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
17.1 hrs on record
Posted: 18 July
This is probably one of the better console ports I've played. Playing on a mouse and keyboard make this game alittle too easy though so I'd recommend cranking up the difficulty to hard.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
12.5 hrs on record
Posted: 9 August
A psychological thriller with an amazing story.
Highly Recommended
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
8.3 hrs on record
Posted: 9 August
Alan Wake is a third person surival horror-esque game in the same vein of Resident Evil, however focusing more on story telling than engrossing gameplay or rpg like elements. Essentially you are a writer, Alan Wake, who takes a retreat to Bright Falls, a secluded retreat town, in order to find inspiration for your next work though seemingly becomes entrapped by a supernatural force that can be only described readily as The Dark. The gameplay revolves around you traversing around Bright Falls encovering the mystery, saving your girlfriend, and surviving against the force that seems to haunt you.

Overall, I would recommend this game to anyone looking for a story driven exprience, as while the gameplay is engaging it is incredibly repetitive and becomes my least favorite part of the game quickly.
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
6.3 hrs on record
Posted: 15 July
Great thriller game with great backstory! Lots of things to do. Not very hard if you pay attention to the game. Graphigs are good and easy to run even on not very good computers. Overall good game 9/10
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
23.8 hrs on record
Posted: 16 July
Alan Wake is a fantastic horror game with great narrative, story and voice acting. The characters are endearing, funny and believable, the world is rich and portrayed in a realistic way and even for a 2012 game, the graphics still holds up and looks pretty. The gunplay is satisfying and has that "ummfff" factor to it. If you're looking for a horror game that is unique and has good storytelling, this is definitely the game for you. Just remember one thing. Don't go in the dark. Stay in the light.
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