Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Remedy Entertainment · Action · May 22, 2012

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$1.34−85%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy Alan Wake's American Nightmare?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 166 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k 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
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
166 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Manuscripts are still a thing as well, and it’s both great from a story point but also essential if you’re gonna try to access some of the weapon cases (up to 40 manuscript pages which are marked on the minimap as question marks) but for the most part everything remains basically the same from Alan Wake, just with a few things changed around and everything feeling improved movement wise.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
112 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Same concept, but improved dodge, gunplay and difficulty resulting in a much more fun gameplay experience!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you’re looking for more Alan Wake-styled combat then I would say this is worth it, but if you’re here for the story and don’t care for the general loop then there isn’t much here for you.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
the sound, voice acting and story are all good, and the gameplay and especially the combat feels way more polished compared to AW1, the graphics are also about the same as AW1 but still slightly better.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s soundtrack is full of dark ambiance, which works well for the story mode.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I had settings at high and FPS never dropped.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story166 reviews
Gameplay112 reviews
Combat103 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Crashes
40% 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

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
$1.34$8.99−85%

The lowest we've tracked is $0.89.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.34

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