The director of Remedy Entertainment’s upcoming survival horror sequel says thatAlan Wake 2will be the studio’s “biggest” game to date. At the 2021 Game Awards show, fans were treated to a number of surprising announcements from beloved studios.Alan Wake 2’s announcement caught many gamers off-guard, being a sequel to the overlooked cult classic action-adventure. After a lengthy departure, gamers will be returning to the world of Bright Falls in a survival horror setting.
WithAlan Wake 2now adopting a survival horror atmosphere, it is ditching some of the elements from the first game that gave Bright Falls itsTwin Peaks-inspired tone. In an interview with GamesRadar, game director Kyle Rowley commented that this game will be the studio’s take on the survival horror genre. He states that the “gameplay, narrative, atmosphere, music” were something important that the studio needed to nail down. He also elaborated how it’s also one of the biggest games that the studio has produced.
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Remedy Entertainment’s Sam Lake chimed in with the studio having planned this sequel for years, and that the process to do so was an ambitious undertaking. Lake states that the “dream” ofmakingAlan Wake 2was complex, and that it was one of the studio’s biggest projects. This meant that the studio needed a lot of different aspects to come together at the right time, from the development timing to having the right publishing partners.
According to Rowley,Alan Wake 2can be enjoyed by those who haven’t played the first game or those unfamiliar withRemedy’s Connected Universe. However, the game is best enjoyed of by those who have played previous games from theAlan Wakeseries andControl, with the director teasing many connections, lore, and familiar characters to find in the sequel.
Previous comments from Sam Lake and other Remedy Entertainment staff have indicated the ambition of this sequel. Lake had previously stated howthe story ofAlan Wake 2was one of the biggest, calling it a “monster” to boot. The studio had provided plenty of updates to fans throughout 2022 on its production, with the last update having been on the gameplay side with user testing and feedback. Other original installments in the Remedy Connected Universe are also in production. While little is known aboutAlan Wake 2for the time being, it’s looking to be one of the studio’s most ambitious titles.
Alan Wake 2is scheduled to release in 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
