
Remedy still appears to be passionate about Alan Wake so hopefully, the developer will return to the project and give fans the sequel they have been craving for the past decade. The company even made a prototype of Alan Wake 2, but the original game didn't sell well enough for Microsoft to back the sequel.Ī spin-off game, titled Alan Wake's American Nightmare, released in 2012 but was more of an add-on to the original than a stand-alone title. This keeps players on the edge of their seats and prevents them from getting too comfortable.Īlan Wake developer Remedy Games intended to release multiple sequels, but things went awry and it abandoned the projects. Things can go from feeling safe and sound to unnerving and dreadful in a blink of an eye.

The game's atmosphere can also change in a matter of seconds. This atmosphere is what makes Alan Wake feel more like a horror game than other action-adventure titles. The game's environments give off an unusual sense of dread, making players feel slightly uncomfortable - as if something is stalking them from the shadows. Its script is film-worthy and a major key to the game's success.Īnother way Alan Wake outshines its competition is its extraordinarily creepy atmosphere. Simply put, Alan Wake features some of the best writing ever seen in video games. Sometimes the game leaves players with more questions than answers. Players will yearn for more as they uncover more about Alice's whereabouts and why Alan is experiencing such a bizarre phenomenon. The game left off with a cliffhanger that left millions of people pining. The game's unique form of storytelling separates itself from other action-adventure and horror titles. In 2010 the episodic survival horror game from Remedy, Alan Wake, hit the Xbox 360 and sold a whopping 4.5+ million copies. Alan has no recollection of writing the novel, so players must find pages of his manuscript to reveal more about the story. Players soon discover Alan's nightmares are really his latest novel coming to life. Alan must find his wife and figure out the mystery behind his nightmares. These nightmares become reality when Alice goes missing not long after the couple reaches their cabin. Shortly after they arrive, Alan begins having strange nightmares where darkness has consumed the town's citizens, driving them insane. The game tells the story of a struggling writer who travels to a small town with his wife, Alice, to get away from the world.

Alan Wake wouldn't be the cult hit it is today if it wasn't for its riveting plotline.
