Alan Wake
May 14, 2010
- Shooter
- Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
IGDB community rating 8.1IGDB1,027 votes
Overview
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.
Story
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.
- Developed by
- Remedy Entertainment
- Published by
- E-Frontier, Legacy Interactive, Namco Bandai Partners, Microsoft Game Studios, Remedy Entertainment, Nordic Games Publishing
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player
- Player perspectives
- Third person
- Themes
- Action, Horror, Thriller, Survival
- Series
- Alan Wake
- Game engine
- The Alan Wake Engine
- Release dates
- Xbox 360: May 14, 2010
- PC (Microsoft Windows): Feb 16, 2012
