Alan Wake II (2023)

Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: Epic Games Publishing
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 326 player ratings
Main story: about 25 hours
Completionist: about 42 hours
Where to get it: PlayStation Store

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How it feels

A tense, atmospheric survival horror that claustrophobically blends reality and nightmare with deliberate pacing and unnerving mystery.

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About

Alan Wake 2 marks Remedy Entertainment’s first foray into the survival horror genre. Ritualistic murders in a small town. A writer trapped in a nightmare. An FBI agent looking for answers. Two realities. Two hero characters. One horror story that wants them dead.

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