Alan Wake
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Alan Wake

Remedy Entertainment

2010•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorthrillerdetectiveholidaysmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancepsychologicalromancevehiclesfastunsavouryimaginaryall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, breakneck shooter, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

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.

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorThrillerDetectiveHolidaysMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/dancePsychologicalRomanceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalLove conquers allRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Keywords

BloodyMurderStory drivenAction-adventureLovecraftianCameraEaster eggDreams

Details

Developer
Remedy Entertainment
Publishers
E-Frontier, Legacy Interactive, Namco Bandai Partners, Microsoft Game Studios, Remedy Entertainment, Nordic Games Publishing
Released
14 May 2010
Series
Alan Wake
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
9h rushed, 13h normally, 33h complete
Age rating
PEGI 16
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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