Alan Wake II (2023)
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
4.32 from 754 ratings · #167 top rated on Grouvee
1480 members have it in their collection · 120 playing now · 403 backlogged · 837 wish listed
How long? Main story 24h · with extras 26h · 100% 31h (from 81 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publishers
- Epic Games Publishing
- Genres
- Adventure, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Horror, Mystery, Survival, Thriller
- Series
- Alan Wake
- Events
- State of Play | September 24, 2025, State of Play: 2024-09-24, Xbox Partner Preview 2023, Feardemic's Fear Fest 2023 Black Summer, Xbox @ Gamescom, Gamescom Studio 2023, Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023, Summer Game Fest 2023, PlayStation Showcase 2023, PlayStation Showcase, Epic Games Store Showcase 2022, The Game Awards 2021
Release dates
- Oct 27, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Related
Bundled in
- Alan Wake II: Deluxe Edition (Oct 2023) · PC, PS5, XSX
- Alan Wake II: Deluxe Edition (Oct 2023) · PC, PS5, XSX
Expansions
- Alan Wake II: Night Springs (Jun 2024) · PC, PS5, XSX
- Alan Wake II: The Lake House (Oct 2024) · PC, PS5, XSX
Updates
- Alan Wake II: The Final Draft (Dec 2023) · PC, PS5, XSX
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
412
4 stars
230
3 stars
64
2 stars
32
1 star
15
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status SIGINT Nov 4, 2023
Coming back to this after a few days of being busy with other stuff, I find myself somewhat losing interest. Maybe the game is feeling a little too slow-paced at points or just not able to sustain some of its novelty. I don’t mean that I want it to have more action, considering that as with other Remedy games I …
Read moreComing back to this after a few days of being busy with other stuff, I find myself somewhat losing interest. Maybe the game is feeling a little too slow-paced at points or just not able to sustain some of its novelty. I don’t mean that I want it to have more action, considering that as with other Remedy games I don’t really like the feel of the combat… (That doesn’t help either, but combat is not super common.) The exploration sections which focus on basic puzzle-solving and collection of evidence and story inspiration are kind of the problem for me. They just aren’t that interesting to engage with and are bogged down with some required menu-based mechanics that are sort of clunky to interact with and come up too often. It’s a game where I want to see what crazy stuff happens and see all the cool presentation and stuff, but at the same time I don’t really want to sit down and actually play it. I guess the technical issues I encountered didn’t help either. I like this more than Control, but this was also how I felt about that game, so I guess I’m not too surprised.
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Status BadBoyBule Nov 3, 2023
This game is bonkers. The first Alan Wake was kinda spooky but this one is actually stressful and disturbing at times. It's also a lot more of it's own thing as the first Alan Wake was very clear with its Twin Peaks references. It's one of the best looking games I've played too – both gameplay and cutscene-wise. The use …
This game is bonkers. The first Alan Wake was kinda spooky but this one is actually stressful and disturbing at times. It's also a lot more of it's own thing as the first Alan Wake was very clear with its Twin Peaks references. It's one of the best looking games I've played too – both gameplay and cutscene-wise. The use of mixed media is nicely seamless.
Hard to also believe that it is from here, Finland. It's absurd feeling to see some silly Finnish humour and Finnish actors in a AAA game.
Status cakeatjobs Oct 30, 2023
This is probably a silly question but: do you think I NEED to play the first game to enjoy this one? I know they're directly sequential, but I found the first game a little boring (just from a gameplay standpoint, I didn't get very far into it) but it's sounding like this improves a lot in that regard and has …
Read moreThis is probably a silly question but: do you think I NEED to play the first game to enjoy this one? I know they're directly sequential, but I found the first game a little boring (just from a gameplay standpoint, I didn't get very far into it) but it's sounding like this improves a lot in that regard and has a really cool story to boot. So I guess either 1. can I just jump in or 2. is it exceptionally worth finishing the first game?
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Status SIGINT Oct 29, 2023
Bit of a warning about the Xbox version—early on, I encountered a soft lock that forced me to restart the game, a cutscene that totally dropped its audio, and various other small issues with audio syncing and visuals. Attempt 2 has gone more smoothly and I got well past where it trapped me before. Game seems great, but you may …
Read moreBit of a warning about the Xbox version—early on, I encountered a soft lock that forced me to restart the game, a cutscene that totally dropped its audio, and various other small issues with audio syncing and visuals. Attempt 2 has gone more smoothly and I got well past where it trapped me before. Game seems great, but you may consider waiting for another patch or just preparing for a bit of potential jank.
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Status May_Odaigahara Oct 29, 2023
genuinely the best looking game I've ever played in my piece of shit life
Status thebigmack Oct 27, 2023
I am not a horror game fan, however I applaud sequels returning to form, from a long hiatus. Rock on!
Status Sir_Laguna Oct 26, 2023
I haven't finished the game, I think I'm halfway through, but you can already check my review in progress (in spanish). In the next day I will have a full review with a score.
So far is very good. Great atmosphere and it looks amazing. But I'm finding a lot of bugs (maybe they will be fixed with a …
I haven't finished the game, I think I'm halfway through, but you can already check my review in progress (in spanish). In the next day I will have a full review with a score.
So far is very good. Great atmosphere and it looks amazing. But I'm finding a lot of bugs (maybe they will be fixed with a day 1 patch) and the enemies are more annoying than scary.
