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Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Released May 22, 2012 Developer Remedy Entertainment Platforms Windows ActionAdventureHorrorThird PersonSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

72.8%positive8,960 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“At the end of the day it is more Alan Wake with tightened up combat for those who enjoy that. I enjoy Alan Wake combat mechanics very much so it was a fun experience to me. There is not much story there but voice acting is good and psychotic Alan's doppelganger is pretty on…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Played this one purely for the solo experience, focusing on the story and gameplay. Alan Wake's American Nightmare feels more like a compact, arcade-style extension rather than a full sequel. The core gameplay loop is tighter and more repetitive, built around revisiting the same…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I love Remedy, and I love Alan Wake. That being said, I played this for the plot, while I really should've just watched the videos on Youtube. I think American Nightmare is only worth playing if you're a fan of combat and are interested in the Arcade Mode (and even then, buy it…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

20playing at last check
2424-hour peak
738all-time peak
0 100 200 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 158 avg · Jun 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

12achievements
12.2%median completion
6.0%rarest: Get 70,000 points in any Nightmare Arcade level.
78.2% of players 67.6% of players 43.7% of players 40.5% of players 29.2% of players 19.1% of players 12.2% of players 7.8% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 78.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.2%Escape the Taken to the motel. — You reached the relative safety of the motel.
67.6%Rewrite reality for the first time. — You rewrote reality and brought down the satellite.
43.7%Make sure Dr. Meadows can take another look at the skies. — You secured the coolant tanks at the observatory.
Rarest badges of honor
6.0%Get 70,000 points in any Nightmare Arcade level. — You got 70,000 points in a Nightmare Arcade level.
6.1%Unlock all of the Nightmare Arcade Mode levels. — You have unlocked all of the Nightmare Arcade Mode levels.
6.1%Defeat 2,000 Taken. — You have defeated 2,000 Taken.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US8.99 USD
EU8.79 EUR
UK7.49 GBP
Australia13.19 AUD
Canada11.79 CAD
Japan1,000 JPY
Brazil29.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Horror · Third Person · Singleplayer · Third-Person Shooter · Thriller · Psychological Horror · Mystery · Atmospheric · Arcade · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.alanwake.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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