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A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

Alan Wake is a action, horror and third person game developed and published by Remedy Entertainment.
Released on February 16th 2012 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 49,163 reviews of which 44,449 were positive and 4,714 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

The game is currently priced at 12.99โ‚ฌ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.80โ‚ฌ on Gamivo.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP SP2
  • Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
  • DirectXยฎ: 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible

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July 2025
---{ Graphics }--- โ˜ You forget what reality is โ˜ Beautiful โ˜‘ Good โ˜ Decent โ˜ Bad โ˜ Donโ€˜t look too long at it โ˜ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- โ˜‘ Very good โ˜ Good โ˜ It's just gameplay โ˜ Mehh โ˜ Watch paint dry instead โ˜ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- โ˜ Eargasm โ˜‘ Very good โ˜ Good โ˜ Not too bad โ˜ Bad โ˜ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- โ˜ Kids โ˜‘ Teens โ˜‘ Adults โ˜ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- โ˜ Check if you can run paint โ˜ Potato โ˜‘ Decent โ˜ Fast โ˜ Rich boi โ˜ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- โ˜ Floppy Disk โ˜‘ Old Fashioned โ˜ Workable โ˜ Big โ˜ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive โ˜ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it โ˜ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- โ˜ Just press 'W' โ˜‘ Easy โ˜ Easy to learn / Hard to master โ˜ Significant brain usage โ˜ Difficult โ˜ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- โ˜‘ Nothing to grind โ˜ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks โ˜ Isn't necessary to progress โ˜ Average grind level โ˜ Too much grind โ˜ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- โ˜ No Story โ˜ Some lore โ˜ Average โ˜ Good โ˜‘ Lovely โ˜ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- โ˜ Long enough for a cup of coffee โ˜ Short โ˜‘ Average โ˜ Long โ˜ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- โ˜ It's free! โ˜‘ Worth the price โ˜ If it's on sale โ˜ If u have some spare money left โ˜ Not recommended โ˜ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- โ˜‘ Never heard of โ˜ Minor bugs โ˜ Can get annoying โ˜ ARK: Survival Evolved โ˜ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- โ˜ 1 โ˜ 2 โ˜ 3 โ˜ 4 โ˜ 5 โ˜ 6 โ˜‘ 7 โ˜ 8 โ˜ 9 โ˜ 10
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June 2025
Bought this game while having no idea what it was about and im glad i did! Story is good and different from what I've been playing. its a shame that alan wake 2 is an epic game store exclusive
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May 2025
A moody, atmospheric thriller with a compelling narrative and unique light-based combat. The gameplay can feel repetitive at times but the strong storytelling and eerie setting make it a memorable experience. ๐ŸŽš๏ธ Difficulty ๐Ÿ”ฒ My grandma could play it ๐Ÿ”ฒ Easy โ˜‘๏ธ Normal โ˜‘๏ธ Hard ๐Ÿ”ฒ A challenge to be reckoned ๐Ÿ”ฒ In the heat of confrontation, (Only PVP games) ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Graphics ๐Ÿ”ฒ MS Paint ๐Ÿ”ฒ Bad ๐Ÿ”ฒ Meh ๐Ÿ”ฒ Normal โ˜‘๏ธ Very Good ๐Ÿ”ฒ An original artistic direction ๐Ÿ”ฒ Beautiful ๐Ÿ”ฒ Masterpiece ๐Ÿ“š Story ๐Ÿ”ฒ This game has no story ๐Ÿ”ฒ Basic element of the contractual requirements ๐Ÿ”ฒ It's there for people who want it โ˜‘๏ธ Well written ๐Ÿ”ฒ Leading to more in-depth researches/thoughts ๐Ÿ”ฒ A model to get inspired by โŒ›๏ธ Length ๐Ÿ”ฒ 0 (No story) โ˜‘๏ธ Short ๐Ÿ”ฒ Average ๐Ÿ”ฒ Long ๐Ÿ”ฒ To infinity and beyond ๐ŸŽถ Music ๐Ÿ”ฒ Just filling noises/No music ๐Ÿ”ฒ Trivial and uneventful โ˜‘๏ธ Good and/or fitting the game's artistic dispositions ๐Ÿ”ฒ Memorable ๐Ÿ”ฒ Transcending whispers of a forgotten world ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Interest ๐Ÿ”ฒ I would rather watch paint dry ๐Ÿ”ฒ Hard to enjoy โ˜‘๏ธ Repetitive and/or uninspired โ˜‘๏ธ A good moment ๐Ÿ”ฒ Sticking out of the pack ๐Ÿ”ฒ You will remember it long after ๐Ÿ” Replayability ๐Ÿ”ฒ A one-time experience โ˜‘๏ธ For achievements ๐Ÿ”ฒ If you wait a few months/years (or with mods) ๐Ÿ”ฒ Definitely ๐Ÿ”ฒ Infinitely replayable (or almost) ๐Ÿ› Bugs โ˜‘๏ธ Never heard of ๐Ÿ”ฒ Minor bugs ๐Ÿ”ฒ Can get annoying ๐Ÿ”ฒ Impacts the player's experience badly ๐Ÿ”ฒ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs โš™๏ธ Requirements ๐Ÿ”ฒ You can run it on a microwave โ˜‘๏ธ Low ๐Ÿ”ฒ Average ๐Ÿ”ฒ High (Not well-optimized) ๐Ÿ”ฒ NASA computer ๐Ÿ’ฐ Price ๐Ÿ”ฒ Free ๐Ÿ”ฒ Underpriced โ˜‘๏ธ Perfect Price ๐Ÿ”ฒ Could be cheaper ๐Ÿ”ฒ Overpriced ๐Ÿ”ฒ Complete waste of money ๐Ÿค‘ Worth Buying ๐Ÿ”ฒ No ๐Ÿ”ฒ If you have nothing else to play ๐Ÿ”ฒ Wait for sale โ˜‘๏ธ Yes ๐ŸŽฏ Expectations ๐Ÿ”ฒ It's a completely different game ๐Ÿ”ฒ This game is a scam ๐Ÿ”ฒ It's missing many features they announced โ˜‘๏ธ Looks very similar to the steam page ๐Ÿ”ฒ Better than expected and/or announced ๐Ÿ”ฒ Masterpiece, no patch or feature has to be added. โœ’๏ธ Final Rating ๐Ÿ”ฒ 1 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 2 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 3 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 4 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 5 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 6 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 7 โ˜‘๏ธ 8 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 9 ๐Ÿ”ฒ 10 Thank you for taking the time to read and think about this review.
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April 2025
Alan Wake is a classic example of supernatural horror done well, with a gripping narrative and eerie atmosphere that keeps players on edge. If you're a fan of the genre, itโ€™s an experience you shouldnโ€™t miss.
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Oct. 2024
---{ Graphics }--- โ˜ You forget what reality is โ˜‘ Beautifu (Even at 2024 the graphics are pretty good) โ˜ Good โ˜ Decent โ˜ Bad โ˜ Donโ€˜t look too long at it โ˜ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- โ˜ Very good โ˜‘ Good โ˜ It's just gameplay โ˜ Mehh โ˜ Watch paint dry instead โ˜ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- โ˜ Eargasm โ˜ Very good โ˜‘ Good โ˜ Not too bad โ˜ Bad โ˜ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- โ˜ Kids โ˜‘ Teens โ˜‘ Adults โ˜ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- โ˜ Check if you can run paint โ˜‘ Potato โ˜‘ Decent โ˜ Fast โ˜ Rich boi โ˜ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- โ˜ Just press 'W' โ˜ Easy โ˜ Easy to learn / Hard to master โ˜‘ Significant brain usage โ˜ Difficult โ˜ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- โ˜ Nothing to grind โ˜ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks โ˜‘ Isn't necessary to progress โ˜ Average grind level โ˜ Too much grind โ˜ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- โ˜ No Story โ˜ Some lore โ˜ Average โ˜ Good โ˜‘ Lovely โ˜ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- โ˜ Long enough for a cup of coffee โ˜ Short โ˜‘ Average โ˜ Long โ˜ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- โ˜ It's free! โ˜‘ Worth the price โ˜ If it's on sale โ˜ If u have some spare money left โ˜ Not recommended โ˜ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- โ˜‘ Never heard of โ˜ Minor bugs โ˜ Can get annoying โ˜ Cyberpunk 2077 โ˜ ARK: Survival Evolved โ˜ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- โ˜ 1 โ˜ 2 โ˜ 3 โ˜ 4 โ˜ 5 โ˜ 6 โ˜ 7 โ˜ 8 โ˜‘ 9 โ˜ 10
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Frequently Asked Questions

Alan Wake is currently priced at 12.99โ‚ฌ on Steam.

Alan Wake is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.99โ‚ฌ on Steam.

Alan Wake received 44,449 positive votes out of a total of 49,163 achieving a rating of 8.88.
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Alan Wake was developed and published by Remedy Entertainment.

Alan Wake is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Alan Wake is not playable on MacOS.

Alan Wake is not playable on Linux.

Alan Wake is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Alan Wake. Explore additional content available for Alan Wake on Steam.

Alan Wake does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Alan Wake supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Alan Wake is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Alan Wake.

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