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Alan Wake

A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Review90.65%  41276  4256
GenresAction, Adventure
DeveloperRemedy Entertainment
PublisherRemedy Entertainment
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Family Sharing
Release dateFeb 16, 2012
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu

LanguagesEnglish*, German*, French*, Italian*, Korean, Spanish - Spain*, Russian, Japanese*, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America*
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

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    Game tags
    Action1076Horror1046Adventure903Third Person893Story Rich863Thriller773Atmospheric765Singleplayer694Psychological Horror618Great Soundtrack418Mystery353Episodic311Third-Person Shooter306Dark292Supernatural289Cinematic269Narration233Survival Horror230Shooter196Survival103

    Last update: 2024-06-30 (General data), 2024-06-30 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-07-04 (Review data)

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