Tonight at a glance
- Platforms
- PC · X360
- Mode
- Single player
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- Action
- Horror
- Thriller
- Survival
- bloody
- murder
- story driven
- action-adventure
- steam
- lovecraftian
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
Production
- Players
- 81 / 100 · 1,010 players
- Critics
- 83 / 100 · 7 critics
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- E-Frontier, Legacy Interactive, Namco Bandai Partners, Microsoft Game Studios, Remedy Entertainment
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
