The developers of Alan Wake 2 have officially released the patch notes for the game’s first update, which affects all consoles and PC, and mostly focuses on solving bugs and known issues. Alan Wake 2 is a survival horror game, and while it has a perfectly scary atmosphere, it can be let down by glitches, so developers are rushing to fix everything quickly.

While it’s fair to say that Alan Wake 2 received a pretty good overall reception, it’s not free from technical issues. For instance, Alan Wake 2 reviews complained about bugs, such as Saga Anderson’s case wall getting glitched, and a few game-breaking bugs like black screens blocking progress, for instance. So, these recent updates are a good first step to improve the overall experience.

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Now, Remedy Entertainment has unveiled the official patch notes for Alan Wake 2. Each update has a different name depending on the platform: Xbox Series X/S (1.0.0.4), PS5 (1.00.05), and PC (1.0.6), and also fix different issues. All of them are focused on solving undisclosed bugs, but the PC patch also changes the error message when third-party apps stop the game from starting, for example. The Xbox update, on the other hand, deals with unique and UI-related graphical issues. In the post where the patch was announced, the team also affirmed that they are currently asking for player feedback to fix other technical issues and keep patching the game. They also claimed to be already aware of a specific bug in which audio is cutting off on Xbox and stated it's being worked on. The update was rolled for PC and PS5 during the weekend and went live on Xbox Series X/S on Monday.

While essentially everything in this update is related to fixing bugs, Alan Wake 2 fans can expect more interesting additions in the near future. A few days ago, Remedy confirmed that Alan Wake 2 would get a New Game+ mode. In this update, the players would be able to retain all their upgraded weapons, play at higher difficulty levels, and access new content via an “alternative narrative.”

Apart from this, Alan Wake 2 will receive free DLC. The game’s director Sam Lake affirmed that these DLC drops will be pretty significant, but did not unveil many details about them so far. Additionally, Alan Wake 2 will get two paid expansions, which will be called Night Springs and Lake House.

Alan Wake 2 Update Patch Notes

PC (1.0.6)

• Bugfixes
• Localization fixes
• Significantly friendlier error message when third-party software stops the game from starting.

PlayStation 5 (1.00.05)

• Bugfixes
• Localization fixes

Xbox Series (1.0.0.4)

• Bugfixes
• Fixed multiple visual issues
• Fixed multiple UI-related issues
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in interacts and not exit

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2 debuted in October 2023, nearly fifteen years after its predecessor first hit stores. Remedy's survival-horror game tells a dual-protagonist story, with one part following the eponymous writer while the other revolving around an agent named Saga Anderson.

Franchise

alan wake

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series S , Xbox Series X

Released

October 27, 2023

Developer(s)

Remedy Entertainment

Publisher(s)

Epic Games