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Alan Wake

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.

Action Horror Third Person Adventure Story Rich
Last tracked players
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All-time peak
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Steam reviews
90.4% positive
49,163 reviews · via SteamSpy

Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

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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 Steam or 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.

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Новый глава Remedy Entertainment: Alan Wake и Control должны продаваться лучше Remedy's new CEO doesn't want to "change the DNA" of the Control studio, but he does still think their games "could give a lot more" Всё только начинается: Remedy Entertainment рассказала о развитии общей вселенной Alan Wake и Control
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

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

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
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Remedy Entertainment
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
16
Achievements
67
Controller support
full
Metacritic
83
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, German*, French*, Italian*, Korean, Spanish - Spain*, Russian, Japanese*, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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macOS: unknown
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (11)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
GermanYesYesYes
FrenchYesYesYes
ItalianYesYesYes
KoreanYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesYesYes
RussianYesNoYes
JapaneseYesYesYes
PolishYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
Spanish - Latin AmericaYesYesYes
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Value Score

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Market at $14.99.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Alan Wake worth buying right now?
Wait — $14.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Alan Wake go on sale?
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Is Alan Wake free to play?
Alan Wake costs $14.99 on Steam.
What genre is Alan Wake?
Alan Wake is a Action, Adventure game.
Who developed Alan Wake?
Alan Wake was developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Remedy Entertainment.
What platforms does Alan Wake support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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