Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pack
Release Date: October 22, 2024
Action, TPP, survival horror, action adventure, Epic Store exclusive, singleplayer
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The second story expansion for the TPP survival horror from 2023. Alan Wake 2: The Lake House focuses on the secret facility belonging to the Federal Bureau of Control. We play as the FBC agent Kiran Estevaz, dealing with supernatural monsters invading this place.
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[1:36] Alan Wake 2: The Lake House Xbox Partner Preview Trailer
[1:09] Alan Wake 2: The Lake House Alan Wake 2 - Lake House Expansion Trailer
Wccftech: 7 / 10 by Francesco De Meo
With its great atmosphere and tight story pacing, Alan Wake 2: The Lake House retains the same elements that made the base game so engaging. The lack of significant new mechanics and its very short length, however, make it a worthwhile purchase only for the most die-hard fans of Alan Wake 2 and the Remedy Connected Universe.
ZdobywcyGier.eu: 8 / 10 by Paweł Bortkiewicz
The Lake House DLC is another success from Remedy. After the previous quite diverse DLC, we get a full return to the horror vibe, and it's quite a successful return. The DLC is an interesting and sadly brief return to familiar themes from Control, while mixing mechanics from Alan Wake 2. The DLC is at the same time a gateway to the upcoming Control 2, which I am strongly looking forward to.
Pure Xbox: 8 / 10 by Ben Kerry
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House is another brilliant slice of Remedy goodness. This expansion certainly veers more into Control territory, so if that's your Remedy jam, you're going to have a great time with this one. For us, we'd have liked the game's final DLC to feel a bit more like Alan Wake in its concept and execution, so The Lake House doesn't feel quite as accomplished as the base game or its previous Night Springs expansion. At just $20 / L15 for both DLC packs though, you really can't go wrong in opening up your wallet for some fresh Alan Wake action.
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House Description
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House is the second story expansion for the survival horror game Alan Wake 2, released in October 2023. The expansion was developed by the authors of the original, namely Remedy Entertainment studio.
Plot
The story told in Alan Wake 2: The Lake House takes place parallel to the initial part of the Anderson saga storyline in the "base game". In the add-on, we play as Kiran Estevaz, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Control (played by Janina Gavankar) known from the game Control.
The story focuses on the titular Lake House, a secret research facility established by the Bureau to conduct mysterious experiments related to paranormal phenomena. The heroine investigates a desolate center, which undergoes macabre transformations, trying to explain what happened there.
Gameplay
The Alan Wake 2: The Lake House add-on was designed as a full-blooded survival horror, putting the atmosphere of horror at the forefront. This is highlighted by new opponents encountered in the Lake House - the so-called Painted. They constitute a monstrous embodiment of the images covering the walls of the center, being able to hide in them and move around.
Kiran Estevaz fights these enemies using various firearms (which deal more damage in the expansion than in the "base game"), as well as a special weapon, which was created to repel paranormal threats. The Lake House is an open-structure location that encourages exploration and discovery of secrets that allow us to learn more about the interconnected universe of Remedy's games.
Add-on and the base game
Similar to the first expansion pack (Night Springs), the levels that make up The Lake House were integrated into the story presented in the base game. They can also be played independently from the main menu.
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: Epic Games
Age restrictions: 18+
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: (30 fps / 1080p) Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 6600 or better, 90 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
Recommended: (60 fps / 1080p) AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 3070 / 12 GB Radeon RX 6700 XT or better, 90 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
Ultra: (60 fps / 4K / RT) AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 or better, 90 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
Base Gamefor Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
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