
It was released on 27th July 2010 on the Xbox 360, but came already bundled with the PC version and Remastered versions of the game. Remedy announced the first special in 2010, and announced those who pre-ordered the Xbox 360 version of Alan Wake would receive the special for free. On 12th May 2022, Remedy announced a Nintendo Switch version of Alan Wake Remastered was in development, which was released 20th October 2022. The main gameplay remains exactly the same, though the remaster supports haptic feedback on the PlayStation 5 Dualsense Controller. The remaster features several character model and lighting upgrades, as well as 4K resolution/60 FPS for high end consoles.

On the 7th September 2021, Sam Lake officially announced a "Remastered" version of Alan Wake, which released on the 5th October 2021 on Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X, PC through the Epic Games Store and, for the first time, on PlayStation consoles with the PlayStation 4 and 5. The game uses "episodes" to keep the player gripped as well as adding cliffhangers to keep the player intrigued. Once the darkness has been burned away, players have to shoot at the enemies to kill them. They cannot be harmed until the darkness has been burned away, which can be done with the use of flashlights, flares and in some cases kill them fully with flashbangs. It's not long before his wife goes missing and he wakes up in front of a crashed car a week later, where he also finds a manuscript he doesn't even remember writing and shadowy men trying to kill him.Īlan Wake uses a unique mechanic where players have to use light to burn away the darkness on creatures called " Taken". He heads to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, to hopefully help ease the condition. The game tells the story of Alan Wake, a famous writer who has recently been suffering from writers block.

Alan Wake Main article: Alan Wake (Game)Īlan Wake was first released in Europe on and United States on for the Xbox 360 and has since been released on Microsoft Windows on February 16, 2012.
