Alan Wake's American Nightmare on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a action, adventure and horror game developed and published by Remedy Entertainment.
Released on May 22nd 2012 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Russian.

It has received 8,960 reviews of which 6,527 were positive and 2,433 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 8.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.46€ on K4G.

The Steam community has classified Alan Wake's American Nightmare into these genres:

Action Adventure Horror Third Person Singleplayer Third-Person Shooter Thriller Psychological Horror Mystery Atmospheric Arcade Shooter Cinematic Survival Horror Detective Story Rich Supernatural Survival Short Controller

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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
  • DirectX®:10
  • Hard Drive:8 GB HD space
  • Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible

User reviews & Ratings

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5 hours played
Dec. 2025
This was the first time I properly played this unlike the original game which I played various times throughout the years. Honestly not a bad continuation of the story. At first I wasn't too keen on the more action pieces but over the course of playing this, It made sense in the timeline that Alan would come prepare and know how to deal with the darkness. Short game but for any fans of the series I would still personally recommend this. Maybe wait till it goes on sale but. Also I'm glad Alan doesn't take four steps and gasses out straight away in this one.
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11 hours played
Nov. 2025
According to its Size and value this game is good for night chill ,fully american city vibe like old Arizona also good graphics and controls story line is amazing in this game but i haven't finished yet so you know... recommend to buy this on sale for better deal
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4 hours played
Oct. 2025
Definitely worth the eighty-nine cents I paid for it. The story takes around 4-5 hours to complete and is a little repetitive, but enjoyable. The battles here are far easier than the original Alan Wake game. You also have a greater variety of weapons and enemies. Do NOT make this your first Alan Wake game, however -- buy the original game first, and then play this one directly afterward.
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6 hours played
Sept. 2025
This third-person action thriller continues the story of Alan Wake, who battles a dark doppelganger in a time loop, using light as a weapon against the forces of darkness. I was wondering whether to recommend it or not, but I will recommend it to those who want to see how Alan Wake's story unfolds. I wouldn't recommend it to people who expect a good, excellent story. ✅ Continuation of Alan Wake's adventures from the first game and explains what happened after the events of the game. ✅The graphics are truly a masterpiece, even better than in Alan Wake 1 (first of all, the characters' faces look like they were created with the latest engine, and let me remind you that the game is from 2012). ✅Matthew Porretta is very well-acted as Alan's evil, psychopathic twin. ✅We get to see more weapons in this expansion, and these weapons fit perfectly. ✅Great soundtrack that fits the atmosphere and the game. ✅More dynamic combat and action than in Alan Wake 1. ✅More open world than in the main story. ✅What I always like in every game is the "reward" for finding manuscripts, because thanks to them, we can unlock new weapons. ✅New arcade mode and several maps where you have hordes of enemies to fight for 10 minutes and compare your rankings with friends. ✅Two difficulty modes: Normal and Nightmare. ✅Radios, televisions, and manuscripts to find (we have a radar that shows us on the map how close we are to a manuscript). ✅New enemies that teleport, split, and are fast. ✅Good price for an expansion. ❌The developers probably ran out of ideas for the story; we only have three locations and the tasks "collect an item and protect the area," and that's how the whole story unfolds. ❌Poor game optimization; I sometimes had serious glitches despite having powerful hardware. ❌Definitely weaker enemies than in Alan Wake 1, despite the same difficulty level. ❌Less diverse locations, mostly empty. ✅✅ Verdict: Very Bad , Bad , Decent , Good , Very good , Excellent , Masterpiece If you have any questions about my reviews, feel free to ask. I'm happy to answer them. All reviews are my own!! Best regards, King Viking Bezimienny, Polish Game Reviewer.
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3 hours played
July 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☑ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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Frequently Asked Questions

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is currently priced at 8.79€ on Steam.

No, Alan Wake's American Nightmare is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.79€ on Steam.

Yes, Alan Wake's American Nightmare received 6,527 positive votes out of a total of 8,960 achieving a rating of 7.14.
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Alan Wake's American Nightmare was developed and published by Remedy Entertainment.

Yes, Alan Wake's American Nightmare is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Alan Wake's American Nightmare is not playable on MacOS.

No, Alan Wake's American Nightmare is not playable on Linux.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a single-player game.

No, Alan Wake's American Nightmare does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Alan Wake's American Nightmare does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Yes, Alan Wake's American Nightmare supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Alan Wake's American Nightmare 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.

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare
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Rating
7.1
6,527
2,433
Game modes
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Online players
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Developer
Remedy Entertainment
Publisher
Remedy Entertainment
Release 22 May 2012
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