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Alan Wake 2 Release Date and Platforms

Everything you need to know about when and where to play Alan Wake 2
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Published: Jun 7, 2023 07:38 pm

After over thirteen years since its initial release, Alan Wake will finally be receiving a sequel, which was officially revealed at the most recent PlayStation Showcase. The newest trailer for Alan Wake II detailed the game’s platforms, as well as its 2023 release date. Here is everything we know about the latest Alan Wake entry, including when the game will launch, its playable platforms, and the story/premise.

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Alan Wake 2 Release Date

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Alan Wake II is set to release on October 17, 2023. The highly anticipated survival horror title will certainly help many gamers celebrate the lead-up to Halloween 2023.

Alan Wake 2 Platforms

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Alan Wake II is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. As of this writing, there are currently no plans for a Nintendo Switch release, nor for the previous generation PlayStation and Xbox consoles.

Related: Games and Trailers We Wish Had Been Revealed at the PlayStation Showcase

Alan Wake 2 Explained

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Alan Wake II will reportedly feature dual protagonists, including an FBI Agent named Saga Anderson, as well as the series’ titular character. According to the game’s lengthy, eerie description, “A string of ritualistic murders threatens Bright Falls, a small-town community surrounded by Pacific Northwest wilderness. Saga Anderson, an accomplished FBI agent with a reputation for solving impossible cases arrives to investigate the murders. Anderson’s case spirals into a nightmare when she discovers pages of a horror story that starts to come true around her. Alan Wake, a lost writer trapped in a nightmare beyond our world, writes a dark story in an attempt to shape the reality around him and escape his prison. With a dark horror hunting him, Wake is trying to retain his sanity and beat the devil at his own game.”

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Grant Testa is a writer at Prima Games, who specializes in achievement hunting and horror gaming. He is also an avid comic book reader/collector, fantasy footballer, and rock music fanatic. Thousands who have been defeated by Grant in online multiplayer games have cried to themselves, wondering, "How did he get so good?! Why can't I be a gaming demigod like him?" They would probably be surprised to learn that Grant actually inherited his elite gaming skills from his mom, Joann Hansen, one of the speediest stenographers/typists in the nation, (and probably the world). Fun fact: he is also the son of the world’s first “let’s player” and comedy legend, Tim Testa.