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2021

Alan Wake Remastered

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