Alan Wake 2 Tops 2 million Sales and Finally Starts Turning a Profit
Alan Wake 2 has exceeded 2 million sales worldwide.
That's up from the 1.3 million copies sold between October 2023 and March 2024, when developer Remedy hailed the horror sequel as its fastest-selling game ever.
In its latest financial report to investors, Remedy said the milestone — coupled with the release of The Lake House expansion and Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition — now means the game has "started to accrue royalties" after recouping its development and marketing costs.
Looking ahead, the studio also teased that Control 2, which is being developed in partnership with Annapurna, "has been finalizing the production readiness stage" and will enter full production at the end of February 2025, along with Max Payne 1&2 Remake, which is also "making steady progress in full production."
Similarly, FBC: Firebreak, Remedy's multiplayer Control spin-off, continues in full production following a "successful" closed technical test in December, which saw external players test matchmaking and back-end services. While no firm release date was confirmed, FBC: Firebreak will be self-published by Remedy later in 2025.
"We are in a great place to begin our strategy period and have set targets we are confident in reaching," CEO Tero Virtala said.
In IGN's Alan Wake 2 review, we awarded the sequel an impressive 9/10, calling it a "superb survival horror sequel that makes the cult classic original seem like little more than a rough first draft by comparison."
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