Alan Wake 2
October 27, 2023
A mind-bending horror game where FBI agent Saga Anderson investigates ritualistic murders.
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87.3
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Critic Reviews (35)
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"In its quest to be the most meta game ever made, Alan Wake 2 becomes a spectacle about writers and writing that badly needs an editor."
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"Alan Wake II is the big surprise of the year, a title that gets fully into the fight of the GOTY 2023 and elevates the Survival-Horror genre to another level. A never-before-seen level where I can only pour praise on …"
Read original review"Alan Wake 2 is a brilliant survival horror that combines the surrealism of Twin Peaks, the investigations of True Detective and the paranormal elements of the SCP Foundation, but it is also the new graphical ceiling of the generation. And …"
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92.0
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86.0
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"Alan Wake 2 is the most authorial, visceral, and ambitious game ever made by Remedy Entertainment, which will delight fans of the series with a new adventure with dark tones that improves on the first chapter in many ways. The …"
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"Alan Wake 2 is a bold and confident follow-up to its original, and worth the wait in every way. Remedy has crafted something timeless that will be talked about for a long time and has unexpectedly become the game to …"
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70.0
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"Circling back to everything that made the original shine while adding not only new gameplay innovations, but captivating new characters marks a bold step forward for the series, for Remedy, and the industry at large. Alan Wake 2 is a …"
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96.0
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78.0
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92.0
"Alan Wake 2 is the perfect release for Halloween as it presents a psychological horror movie into video game format."
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60.0
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50.0
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40.0
"Alan Wake 2 has incredible graphics and some memorable moments, but it&s;s dragged down by technical issues and tedious gameplay."
Read original review"Thirteen years after the release of the first chapter, Remedy tries to improve itself and answer the questions that fans have been holding in for so long. Alan Wake II is another excellent step toward the ultimate maturation of the …"
Read original review"Lake has always been a good spokesman for the game. He talked about Remedy’s “dream game” a while back and said, “Where we are now is fiction becoming reality.” It’s kind of a cliche that you expect to hear from …"
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"In a sea of exemplar video games released in 2023, “Alan Wake 2” is the work most interested in pushing the boundaries of its franchise, its genre and even its medium."
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92.0
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"Save for a few odd gameplay quirks and frustrating tech issues at launch, Alan Wake 2 is Remedy Interactive’s most confident, fully realized creative vision to date. It fully pays off the long-simmering potential of the studio’s interconnected universe to …"
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95.0
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"This feels like the game this developer has wanted to make for years, unrestrained in the best possible way as it goes hard on layered storytelling, flawed yet fascinating heroes and a series which for over a decade now has …"
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"I adored the first Alan Wake, and I’ve either loved or liked every Remedy game since then. This is the first time I’ve felt so displeased by the studio’s work I’ve actually been angry about it. The pompous writing, the …"
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"Alan Wake 2 is an incredible sequel, fully realizing the ambitious storytelling established in the first game and combining it with fantastic moment-to-moment gameplay. DualShockers was provided a copy of the game for review purposes."
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"Massively confident, often groundbreaking, and full of surprises, Alan Wake 2 is Remedy at its very best. The shooting isn&s;t stellar, but Alan Wake 2 is otherwise a horror thriller that shouldn&s;t be missed."
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""Whenever I thought I had a handle on where Alan Wake 2 was leading me it upended my expectations""
Read original review"Everything, down to the puzzles, feels appropriately placed. That&s;s before even acknowledging the gorgeous cast of actors involved in the project and the truly compelling story that unfolds for Alan as well as Saga, who each gain an interesting presence …"
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"In a superb blend of reality and fiction, Alan Wake 2 will earn its place as one of the best horror games out there."
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"For longtime Remedy fans and those who want to see what happens next for Alan Wake, the sequel is a success, but making it to the end includes unnecessary hurdles."
Read original review"Alan Wake 2 is a spectacular sequel that was more than worth the wait, with a story that simply has to be experienced to be believed."
Read original review"Remedy delivers its greatest game to date by turning a long-awaited sequel into a uniquely meta multimedia masterpiece."
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"Those 13 years should have led to something better, and it’s surprising that they haven’t. Alan Wake’s gunplay has gone from dull to frustrating in the sequel, while its venture into true survival horror has been plagued by predictability and …"
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"Just as it gives equal screen time to its two protagonists, Alan Wake 2 is a fine blend of equal parts narrative and survival horror. Both aspects are brought together in brilliant fashion to create a game that is going …"
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"Alan Wake II presents us with a more mature and evolved Remedy, able to unite their universes and have fun while offering what is undoubtedly their best title to date."
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"With two protagonists exploring different worlds, this thriller is a thoroughly entertaining blend of detective procedural and narrative weirdness"
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"Remedy&s;s boldest experiment yet is a beautiful storm of surreal storytelling and genuinely frightening survival horror."
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"Alan Wake 2 weaves together two compelling protagonists across a unique, multi-dimensional, narrative that is often seriously strange but still surprisingly engrossing. However, the stretches of puzzled-laced exploration overstay their welcome, and the flabby first act may test your patience. …"
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"Remedy Entertainment crafts a suspenseful journey full of twists, examining its title character in spades. It&s;s a messy, imperfect narrative that doesn&s;t even try to wrap up every plot thread, but delivers a raw, emotional ride. Solid third-person survival horror-gameplay …"
Read original review"After spending a week with Alan Wake 2 and finally seeing the credits, I can say that it’s one of my favorite titles in an extremely competitive year. Not only has it redefined what I believe video game narratives are …"
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"Listen, I have waited a long time for this game and Remedy delivered a masterpiece here, flaws and all. The new creation of their own Remedy Universe shines brightly with the amount of crossover on display here with their last …"
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"Alan Wake 2 builds upon a foundation that I felt was effective, but missing something in the original. In narrative, atmosphere, and gameplay, this sequel captures the sense of a self-aware, fictional world that’s always contorting itself in real-time to …"
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"Alan Wake II is a superb survival-horror sequel that makes the cult-classic original seem like little more than a rough first draft by comparison."
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