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Alan Wake Remastered

October 5, 2021ShooterESRB T

Overview

About Alan Wake Remastered

Alan Wake Remastered is an updated version of the original psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The game retains the core narrative, which follows bestselling thriller novelist Alan Wake as he struggles with writer's block. He visits the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, in search of inspiration. Shortly after their arrival, Alice mysteriously disappears. Alan finds pages of a thriller novel he does not remember writing, with events from the manuscript coming to life. He faces supernatural entities called the "Taken," who are controlled by darkness. The remastered version features enhanced graphics and improved performance, but the gameplay and storyline remain consistent with the original, focusing on themes of reality, fiction, and the power of the written word. It also includes the two story DLCs "The Signal" and "The Writer".
Story setup
When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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At a glance

Released
October 5, 2021
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
Genres
Shooter, Adventure, Action
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB T
Time to beat
~13 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Alan Wake Remastered.

Typical
13hoursStory plus some extras

Estimated from 5 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Alan Wake Remastered offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Alan Wake Remastered. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBM
CEROB
  • Love
  • Sexual Content
  • Violence
  • Horror
CLASS_IND14
ESRBT
  • Language
  • Use of Alcohol
  • Violence
  • Use of Tobacco
  • Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
  • Blood
GRAC15+
  • Violence
  • Fear, Horror, Threatening
  • Language
  • Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
  • Sexuality
PEGI16
  • Violence

Violence during gameplay involves shooting the undead, who simply glow and then disintegrate. However, cut scenes feature more realistic violence, including human characters being punched. Some of the cutscenes suggest that people have been killed horrifically, although the violence itself is not depicted in detail.

USK16

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