Highlights
- Alan Wake 2 will have substantial free and paid DLC, providing gamers with significant content post-launch.
- The game will have dual protagonists, bringing back Alan Wake and introducing a new character, FBI detective Saga Anderson.
- Alan Wake 2 will be over 20 hours long, making it one of the longest games developed by Remedy Entertainment, and will also include a Performance Mode for PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Alan Wake 2 will have substantial support after its launch, including free and paid DLC. The news, which was unveiled at EGX, indicates that the True Detective-inspired Alan Wake 2 may entertain gamers long after launch.
Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake was originally released in 2010 and became quite a critical darling. Now, more than a decade after its launch, the team is finally working on a sequel. Alan Wake 2 will have dual protagonists, bringing the first game’s famous thriller writer Alan Wake back, and introducing a new character in FBI detective Saga Anderson.
Alan Wake 2 Director Explains Why It Took So Long
The director of Remedy Entertainment's upcoming Alan Wake 2 reveals why it took a long time to get a sequel to the first game.
Sam Lake, the creative director of Remedy Entertainment, has recently talked about the future of Alan Wake 2 during an onstage EGX interview. According to him, free DLC drops will be coming after the title’s launch, and they will be “pretty significant.” The game will have two paid expansions, too, which were already announced and will be called Night Springs and Lake House. While not much information was unveiled about this upcoming DLC, Lake assured gamers that more details are coming up soon after Alan Wake 2’s launch at the end of October.
These are certainly exciting news for fans of the franchise. Before now, gamers already knew that Alan Wake 2 would have a substantial amount of content when compared to its predecessor. According to Remedy, Alan Wake 2 will be over 20 hours long, making it one of the longest games the studio has ever developed, and that’s not including the paid DLC. As a comparison, the main story of Control lasts between 10 and 12 hours, while the original Alan Wake would be played on average for 11 hours if the player only followed the main story, according to HowLongtoBeat. So not only the game will be twice the size of than before, but it will have strong support after launch via DLC.
With the release of Alan Wake 2 coming up soon, Remedy Entertainment is slowly unveiling more details about the game. For instance, a few weeks ago, the team confirmed that Alan Wake 2 would come with Performance Mode for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Originally, Alan Wake 2 was being developed as a 30 FPS experience. However, the option to unlock 60 FPS while slightly sacrificing resolution appeals to many gamers, and it’s probably why the team decided to offer that as well when the game is finally released.
Alan Wake 2 releases October 27, 2023, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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