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Alan Wake

Xbox 360 · Released May 14, 2010 · Developed by Remedy Entertainment · Published by E-Frontier

81Total 82Single player
ShooterAdventureActionHorrorThrillerSurvival
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Summary

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.

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IGDB Rating
81.27 / 100
1,010 ratings
Total Rating
82.14 / 100
1,017 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action · Horror · Thriller · Survival
Engine
The Alan Wake Engine
Developer
Remedy Entertainment

Release history (4 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
May 14, 2010Xbox 360
May 18, 2010Xbox 360
May 20, 2010Xbox 360
Feb 16, 2012PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Storyline

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.

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