PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360
3.69 from 3485 ratings
9598 members have it in their collection · 250 playing now · 3194 backlogged · 923 wish listed
How long? Main story 12h · with extras 16h · 100% 31h (from 121 logged playthroughs)
Status maeday Sep 7, 2021
I don't know if anyone knows this or not, but Alan Wake is one of my alltime favorite games, and the remaster is something I would actually play. I just hope to god we finally get that full sequel.
This is now the only goddamned gaming news that matters to me.
Status Haxiel Jul 18, 2021
With more than 10 hours of playtime, Alan Wake takes too long in telling a story. It's not that the story is uninteresting, but the gameplay is too repetitive to keep you engrossed. There's one main mechanic to fights, and that's it - it doesn't evolve in any form whatsoever during those 10+ hours. Environments also remain mostly same throughout. …
With more than 10 hours of playtime, Alan Wake takes too long in telling a story. It's not that the story is uninteresting, but the gameplay is too repetitive to keep you engrossed. There's one main mechanic to fights, and that's it - it doesn't evolve in any form whatsoever during those 10+ hours. Environments also remain mostly same throughout. You can't help but appreciate the ambience when you enter the woods for the first time - quiet spaces, shadows moving around, wind blowing through the trees, and the slow creeping in of enemies. It loses its charm when you see the same thing back-to-back for several hours.
As several folks have mentioned, the DLC feels better than the base game. It addresses the above issues by introducing new mechanics, telling a cohesive story, and wrapping everything up in about three hours.
Personal note: After backing myself into a corner during one chapter, I decided to use cheats for the rest of the story. Unlimited ammunition took the edge off of combat, but I'm not sure I would have made it to the end of the game without this enabled.
Status Sadaharu_TR Jan 30, 2020
Became very boring and repetitive through the end.
Still was a good experience.
I wish they release the second game.
Status killerstar Oct 8, 2019
Is it me or the voice acting of the main protagonist sucks? I mean, the first few minutes is all Alan Wake talking and he sounds like giving a first take on the material after just getting up from bed and still wearing a robe.
Status killerstar Oct 6, 2019
I've just noticed that I'd gotten this game for free via Epic Store. Being that I ties into Control, I may play it (of course, that's probably why it was a giveaway).
Status StarscReen Jul 19, 2018
I completed the main story and will start the DLC episodes tomorrow. The ending was a bit predictable but I still had lots of fun playing the game. The story was amazing and the gameplay was good enough to never feel like a chore. I will write a full review once I'm done with the DLC episodes, though I won't …
Read moreI completed the main story and will start the DLC episodes tomorrow. The ending was a bit predictable but I still had lots of fun playing the game. The story was amazing and the gameplay was good enough to never feel like a chore. I will write a full review once I'm done with the DLC episodes, though I won't be including them in my rating.
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Status StarscReen Jul 3, 2018
Just finished the first episode and I am blown away by the game so far. It is so much better than I was expecting and when that song at the end of the episode started playing, it gave me chills.
Status AlexGarbus Mar 17, 2018
My final stats, after completing the extra episodes.
Status SirDoolittleIV Jan 6, 2014
Story and characters were amazing, ending and gameplay left something to be desired.
