Action · February 16, 2012

Alan Wake (2012)

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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. Presented in the style of a TV series, Alan Wake features the trademark Remedy storytelling and pulse-pounding action sequences. As players dive deeper and deeper into the mystery, they’ll face overwhelming odds, plot twists, and cliffhangers. It’s only by mastering the Fight With Light combat mechanic that they can stay one step ahead of the darkness that spreads across Bright Falls. With the body of an action game and the mind of a psychological thriller, Alan Wake’s intense atmosphere, deep and multilayered story, and exceptionally tense combat sequences provide players with an entertaining and original gaming experience. Enhanced for the PC Includes Alan Wake Special Episodes “The Signal” and “The Writer” Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions and higher fidelity than the Xbox360 version. Fully configurable mouse and keyboard support, or if you prefer to play with the Steam or Microsoft gamepad connected to your PC, you can do that too! Lots of customizable graphics settings and support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios! Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs. Additional features our fans have sought after such as field of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”. Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode.

Action releases from 2012

71 Action titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume49.2k Steam reviewsTop 12% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles
Concurrent peak165 playersTop 28% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 42% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 1.1k
  • Horror · 1.1k
  • Third Person · 913
  • Adventure · 912
  • Story Rich · 889
  • Thriller · 794
  • Atmospheric · 783
  • Singleplayer · 713
  • Psychological Horror · 631
  • Great Soundtrack · 429
  • Mystery · 374
  • Episodic · 326
  • Third-Person Shooter · 321
  • Dark · 306
  • Supernatural · 301

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

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Full audio (7)

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Spanish - Latin America

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 49.2k reviews

44.2k positive · 4.9k negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.0/10

Curator recommendations

40.8k

Peak concurrent players

165

Press Quotes

“Remedy's done a great job of mixing elements of written work, television, and video games to create an experience full of scares, laughs, and thrills that's just as fun to play as it is to watch.” 9/10 –

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

67

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 16, 2012
DeveloperRemedy Entertainment
Base price$1.49 -90%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page

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