Tonight at a glance
- Platforms
- Series X|S · PS4 · PC · PS5 · XONE · Switch
- Mode
- Single player
- Edition
- Remaster
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
Alan Wake Remastered is an updated version of the original psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The game retains the core narrative, which follows bestselling thriller novelist Alan Wake as he struggles with writer's block. He visits the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, in search of inspiration. Shortly after their arrival, Alice mysteriously disappears. Alan finds pages of a thriller novel he does not remember writing, with events from the manuscript coming to life. He faces supernatural entities called the "Taken," who are controlled by darkness. The remastered version features enhanced graphics and improved performance, but the gameplay and storyline remain consistent with the original, focusing on themes of reality, fiction, and the power of the written word. It also includes the two story DLCs "The Signal" and "The Writer".
- Action
- Horror
- Thriller
- Survival
- murder
- action-adventure
- protagonist's name in the title
- plot twist
- ambient music
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
Production
- Players
- 78 / 100 · 143 players
- Critics
- 82 / 100 · 6 critics
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Epic Games Publishing, Epic Games
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.









