GGDB
GGDBBeta
5.2GGDB

Alan Wake

Original title: Alan Wake - May 14, 2010
Alan Wake
Alan Wake trailer thumbnail
Click to set progress
I have finished
Director:Petri Järvilehto
Studio:Microsoft Game Studios
Stars:Fred Berman, Geoffrey Cantor, James McCaffrey - Full View
Soundtrack:Alan Wake Original Score (Petri Alanko, 2010; 18 cues), Old Gods of Asgard — 'Children of the Elder God' and 'The Poet and the Muse' (performed by Poets of the Fall), In Dreams — Roy Orbison (Episode 1), Haunted — Poe (Episode 2), Up Jumped the Devil — Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Episode 3), War — Poets of the Fall (Episode 5), Space Oddity — David Bowie (credits)
Full Crew:View Full List
Award
Game
British Academy Games Award for Story
Nominee
2011
Award
Game
British Academy Games Award for Audio Achievement
Nominee
2011

Media Gallery

Artwork 1Artwork 1
Main ImageMain Image
Trailer 2Trailer 2
Screenshot 1Screenshot 1
Screenshot 2Screenshot 2
Screenshot 3Screenshot 3
Screenshot 4Screenshot 4
Screenshot 5Screenshot 5
Screenshot 6Screenshot 6
Screenshot 7Screenshot 7
Screenshot 8Screenshot 8
Screenshot 9Screenshot 9
Screenshot 10Screenshot 10
Screenshot 11Screenshot 11
Screenshot 12Screenshot 12
Screenshot 13Screenshot 13
Screenshot 14Screenshot 14
Screenshot 15Screenshot 15
Cover ArtCover Art
Artwork 2Artwork 2
Artwork 3Artwork 3
Artwork 4Artwork 4
Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Remedy Entertainment
PublisherIGDB
Microsoft Game Studios
Studio
Microsoft Game Studios
GenresIGDB
Shooter, Adventure
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Release DateIGDB
May 14, 2010
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
83
Game Engine
The Alan Wake Engine

Alan Wake is a psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The narrative centres on Alan Wake, a bestselling thriller novelist experiencing writer's block. He travels to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, seeking a change of environment. Shortly after their arrival, Alice vanishes under mysterious circumstances. As Alan searches for her, he discovers pages of a thriller novel he does not recall writing. The events described in these pages begin to manifest in reality, and Alan encounters hostile supernatural entities known as the "Taken," who are controlled by darkness. The gameplay involves navigating Bright Falls and using light to combat these dark forces. The storyline explores themes of reality and fiction, along with the influence of the written word.

Loading ratings...

Time to Beat

Average Completion Times

Loading...
Did You Know?9
View all 9 facts →
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • en.wikipedia.org
Awards3
Loading reviews...
Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 15.07.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueReported
2M+ copies sold by 2012
combined Xbox 360 and PC sales of the original passed 2 million by March 2012; the franchise reached ~3 million by 2013 and 4.5M+ by March 2015
en.wikipedia.org

Remedy/Microsoft-reported sales milestones (per-SKU split not broken out). Development budget was never disclosed for the original; the widely-cited €50M figure belongs to Alan Wake 2 (2023), not this game.

Time to Beat
Main Story8h
Main + Extras13h
Completionist32h

Data from IGDB

Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
Spanish (Spain)
German
English
French
Japanese
Italian
Korean
Polish
Russian
Chinese (Traditional)
Chinese (Simplified)
Content Rating
Violence
Sexual Content
Horror
Love
Fear
Horror
Threatening
Alcohol
Tobacco
Drug
Language
Use of Alcohol
Use of Tobacco
Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Blood
PEGI 16
CERO B
GRAC 15+
ACB M
USK 16
CLASS_IND 16
ESRB T
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows XP SP2
CPU:Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
RAM:2 GB RAM
GPU:DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible
Available On
Community & Media
Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 15.07.2026