Alan Wake

Buy90%

Very Positive · 60k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Remedy Entertainment · Action · Feb 16, 2012

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$2.24−85%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
67
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio7 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Alan Wake?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 223 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 158 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 100 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 60k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
223 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is obviously an older game and some parts show their age, but the story, characters, atmosphere, and simple gameplay still hold up really well.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The lighting and foggy/smoky darkness effects are still mind blowing, playing this on an OLED was so immersive and beautiful.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is excellent overall, and the narration, characters, and story all work together really well.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I had no crashes, noticeable bugs, or major FPS problems during my playthrough.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was playing on Steam Deck, and the game looked really nice on a smaller screen.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story223 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Performance9 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
50% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
77% still recommend
Combat
74% still recommend
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$2.24$14.99−85%

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.24

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