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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I watched letplays on this game in the past and finally got to play it myself, and i loved it. The storyline is nicely written, the characters are very well designed. I love the main protagonist Alan (he is a little…”
“The controls are the worst part of this game. Even though I moved the camera to the right side, it keeps moving to the left. This dictatorial management style annoys me. The story is interesting, but because of this…”
“Alan Wake. If you like kind of weird, dark, creepy thriller stuff you'll probably like Alan Wake. But you probably already know if you want to try the game, or if you'll like it. Its one of those games thats hard to not…”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“What in intense horror game. Just fell in love with it. Thank god my pc supports this game. Highly recommended to play this game. If you want to start horror games.”
“I watched letplays on this game in the past and finally got to play it myself, and i loved it. The storyline is nicely written, the characters are very well designed. I love the main protagonist Alan (he is a little…”
“Alan Wake. If you like kind of weird, dark, creepy thriller stuff you'll probably like Alan Wake. But you probably already know if you want to try the game, or if you'll like it. Its one of those games thats hard to not…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Alan Wake is not a perfect game, but it is a very memorable one. The core idea is simple. You fight darkness with light. It sounds basic, but it works surprisingly well and gives the combat its own identity. The real…”
“Alan Wake: A Masterclass in Atmospheric Horror Alan Wake, developed by Remedy Entertainment and released in 2010, is a groundbreaking psychological horror game that blends compelling storytelling with innovative…”
“As a horror game, it's not horror. It's an old game, but still fun for me.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Storytelling and worldbuilding is phenomenal. Wake's narration, found manuscript pages, Night Springs TV series (a parody of Twilight Zone); while also being heavily inspired by Twin Peaks. Alan Wake is the first game…”
“This is one of the best games I have ever played in my life, if not THE best game I've ever played. All my life of playing games, which I haven't played too many games but enough to have a taste for certain games.. I…”
“Alan Wake is honestly such a unique experience. The storytelling feels like I'm playing through a gripping novel & the atmosphere is insanely immersive. I love how the game blends psychological horror with action & it…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“paying 0.79 usd for this masterpiece is a big win really all support to the devs”
“The game is worth every single penny , I get this fantastic game in literally less than a dollar , it is a nice game with different quest and activities. Make sure you just low the mouse sensitivity so that you will not…”
“Not a bad game. Got the basic Alan Wake for 1.19 and it was definitely worth it. If you see it for that cheap, go for it. Well worth it even if it's more than I paid.”
38 of the 103 reviews raise this · 31 of them still recommend the game.
“the game is just walking in straight lines, with Alan Wake saying "wow that just happened" after every step. Alan Wake controls like a spastic person too. Horrible camera, stiff asf movement, feels like a tech demo…”
“Alan Wake. If you like kind of weird, dark, creepy thriller stuff you'll probably like Alan Wake. But you probably already know if you want to try the game, or if you'll like it. Its one of those games thats hard to not…”
“Alan Wake is not a perfect game, but it is a very memorable one. The core idea is simple. You fight darkness with light. It sounds basic, but it works surprisingly well and gives the combat its own identity. The real…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“the game is just walking in straight lines, with Alan Wake saying "wow that just happened" after every step. Alan Wake controls like a spastic person too. Horrible camera, stiff asf movement, feels like a tech demo…”
“its very, very easy to argue how this is a step down from the max payne games, especially if you atomize it to its individual components (does it have "better gameplay" a "better plot", ect), but esp after soaking on it…”
“I am fighting real hard with myself to recommend this game. The story is super intriguing. Remedy did what remedy does best, create an absurdly horrifying world that pulls every bit of one's curiosity. However, the…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“the game is just walking in straight lines, with Alan Wake saying "wow that just happened" after every step. Alan Wake controls like a spastic person too. Horrible camera, stiff asf movement, feels like a tech demo…”
“The controls are the worst part of this game. Even though I moved the camera to the right side, it keeps moving to the left. This dictatorial management style annoys me. The story is interesting, but because of this…”
“Pretty decent thriller with survivor horror-like gameplay. The storytelling and dialogues show their age a little bit, but the overall story is still pretty engaging. However, the gameplay can get quite irritating at…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Actually, it's bad. Graphics too bad, even for 2010 year's release. Gameplay is boring and extremely not comfortable. I didn't like it at all. 1/10.”
“You know how video games have great shooting mechanic or movement, graphics, controls? Well, this game has almost none of that (except lighting maybe) , but what it has is one of the best story telling and atmospheres i…”
“Fun bad in terms of voice acting and animations but gameplay and story are quite good 8/10”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I actually had this sitting in my abandoned list for like 2 months. Played a few hours, got bored, and dropped it. Picked it back up recently, and yeah, I’m really glad I did. Once it gets going, this game is such a…”
“8.5/10 i liked the game. Well a great engaing story game graphics still looks good for a 2010 game but character facial animations are not that great. I liked the main story basically have 6 episodes as well as 2…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played“It feels like playing through a dark TV series. You follow Alan Wake, a writer who gets pulled into a strange, supernatural story. The atmosphere is the best part—creepy, tense, and really well done. Using light to fight enemies is a cool idea, though the combat can get a bit…”
— a player, Steam review · 104 hrs played“Good story with a creepy atmospheric setting. Gameplay is meh, running simulator but your character have a lung capacity of a 64 y/o man with stage 4 lung cancer”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update Notes
Removed Space Oddity by David Bowie from the game due to changes in licensing, and replaced it with a new original song by Petri Alanko, Strange Moons.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Horror · Third Person · Adventure · Story Rich · Thriller · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Psychological Horror · Great Soundtrack · Mystery · Episodic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , French * , Italian * , Korean, Spanish - Spain * , Russian, Japanese * , Polish, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 67 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible