Remedy Shares First Direct Gameplay from Alan Wake II - Hardcore Gamer

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Back at the Game Awards 2021, Control developer Remedy Entertainment revealed their next project, the long-awaited follow-up to the creepy 2010 action adventure Alan Wake.

Originally released as an Xbox 360 exclusive before making its way to other platforms over the years including a remastered version released in 2021, the first game told the story of the titular writer as he takes a vacation to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife. When his wife goes missing, Alan’s investigation uncovers some dark secrets about the town and himself as the words of a story he never wrote start coming to life around him. By the end of the game, Wake ends up sacrificing himself to the Dark Place to save his wife, remaining trapped in a horror of his own creation.

Remedy first teased the return of Alan Wake with a piece of DLC for Control called AWE, as the Federal Bureau of Control were conducting their own investigation into the bizarre events that took place in Bright Falls. After the game’s announcement, fans finally saw their first proper look at the game at the PlayStation Showcase last month, which confirmed the presence of a second playable character, Saga Anderson, an FBI agent who travels to Bright Falls years after the first game to uncover a mystery behind a series of ritualistic murders. But it appears she may have been brought here by the still-trapped Alan Wake, who now attempts to use his writing prowess to craft a story that can finally help him escape.

Prior to showing off new gameplay at yesterday’s Summer Game Fest showcase, creative director Sam Lake (whose likeness is being used to portray Saga’s partner, Alex Casey) shared some details about how players would switch between the two ongoing stories and