Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Overview
A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
SteamMostly Positive (76%)
3,686 Steam user reviewsMetacritic73/100
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About the game
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Remedy Entertainment
- Released
- May 22, 2012
Description & review sources
- A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
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Key Features:
- Play the full-fledged Story Mode: You’ll be on the edge of your seat as you fight to stop your murderous evil double to take back your life... and change reality itself!
- Fight till dawn arcade mode: In the action-packed Arcade Mode, you’ll need to master the Fight with Light mechanic to stay alive until dawn and beat your friends on the Leaderboards. Can you survive until sunrise?
- Face the darkness: Twisted and dangerous enemies stalk you in the shadows. Dispatch them with the powerful arsenal of weapons at your disposal.
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Remedy Entertainment
- Released
- May 22, 2012
Ratings & review sources
SteamMostly Positive (76%)
3,686 Steam user reviewsMetacritic73/100
System requirements
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *:Windows XP SP2
- Processor:Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
- DirectX®:10
- Hard Drive:8 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *:Windows 7
- Processor:Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
- DirectX®:10
- Hard Drive:8 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS — not supported
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Linux — not supported
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Accounts, launcher & DRM
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- Offline installers available
Features & game information
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Play modes
- Single-player
Steam features
- Remote Play on TV
- Family Sharing
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- full
- Mod support
- Not specified
Game details
- Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Remedy Entertainment
- Released
- May 22, 2012
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- Achievements
- 12
All community tags
Community tag votes
- Action316
- Adventure233
- Horror221
- Third Person191
- Singleplayer156
- Third-Person Shooter132
- Thriller131
- Psychological Horror81
- Mystery74
- Atmospheric64
- Arcade62
- Shooter60
- Cinematic58
- Survival Horror55
- Detective51
- Story Rich49
- Supernatural40
- Survival31
- Short27
- Controller26
Languages & audio
- English*
- German
- French
- Italian
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Czech
- Hungarian
- Polish
- Russian
*languages with full audio support
Related editions & add-ons
Steam purchase options; availability and pricing are confirmed on Steam.
Sources, updates & publisher notice
- CheapShark Oct 12, 2026 16:10 UTC
- Steam Spy Oct 12, 2026 04:44 UTC
- Steam Store Oct 12, 2026 04:44 UTC
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Publisher notice
Copyright 2010 Remedy Entertainment Plc. All Rights Reserved. Alan Wake is a registered trademark of Remedy Entertainment Plc.
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