Alan Wake 2 Launches; Experimental Survival Horror From Masters at Remedy

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Alan Wake 2, a survival horror game from Remedy and a sequel to the cult game from 2010, has debuted on the market.

1. The game was released simultaneously on PC and Xbox Seres X, Xbox Series S and PlayStation 5 consoles.
2. The PC version can be purchased exclusively on Epic Games Store. On consoles, you ca buy it on PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store for $59.99
3. In addition to the standard edition, a so-called Deluxe Edition is also available, which for $79.99 offers a season pass (guaranteeing access to DLCs) and virtual gifts (such as alternative outfits for the pair of main characters).

Alan Wake 2 - post-release development

After release, the game will be developed both through free updates and paid expansions. Two DLCs are planned. The first of these is Night Springs, in which we will lead various characters from the universe trying to survive in episodes of the eponymous TV show. The second expansion is called The Lake House and it will enables us to explore a mysterious research facility.

In turn, plans for free post-release content include the ambitious New Game Plus mode, which will offer new manuscript pages and previously unavailable video content, as well as an additional hardcore difficulty mode.

The web has already seen many reviews and the vast majority of them are positive. On OpenCritic the average rating is 89/100. the game also appealed to our editor, who praises, among other things, the highly experimental approach to the narrative and the unique vision of the devs.

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Alan Wake 2 - technical matters

Recently, the developers revealed the system requirements of the PC version. They were high enough to cause a small panic among the gamers. Fortunately, there are many indications that Remedy was just playing it safe when giving them and the game doesn't require best of the best hardware to run well (as long as it supports the required features, including Mesh Shader).

Alexander Battaglia from Digital Foundry claims that choosing settings on the PC analogous to the performance mode on the PS5, a PC with an RTX 3070 card guarantees almost 50% more frames per second than Sony's console when playing at 1440p in FSR2 Balanced mode.

In addition, Digital Foundry has released a video dedicated to analyzing the graphics of Alan Wake 2. It focuses mainly on the PlayStation 5 version, but there were also some comparisons with the PC release.

Alan Wake 2 - minimum PC requirements (30 fps at 1080p on low graphics settings)

1. Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 6600 with 8 GB of VRAM.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 90 GB SSD
5. Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Alan Wake 2 - recommended PC requirements (30 fps at 1440p with medium graphics settings)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT with 8 GB of VRAM.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 90 GB SSD
5. Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Alan Wake 2 - recommended PC requirements (60 fps at 1080p with medium graphics settings)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 with 8 GB of VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT with 12 GB of VRAM.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 90 GB SSD
5. Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Alan Wake 2 - recommended PC requirements (60 fps in 4K at high graphics settings)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 with 12 GB of VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT with 16 GB of VRAM.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 90 GB SSD
5. Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Alan Wake 2 - recommended PC requirements (30 fps at 1080p with medium settings and low ray tracing)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 with 8 GB of VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT with 16 GB of VRAM.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 90 GB SSD
5. Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Alan Wake 2 - recommended PC requirements (60 fps at 1080p with medium settings, medium ray tracing and path tracing enabled)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 with 12 GB of VRAM memory
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 90 GB SSD
5. Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Alan Wake 2 - recommended PC requirements (60 fps at 4K with high settings, high quality ray tracing and path tracing enabled)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 with 16GB of VRAM memory
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 90 GB SSD
5. Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit