Alan Wake 2 As A Survival Horror Game Makes Perfect Sense

Alan Wake 2 is a natural candidate for Remedy Entertainment’s first survival horror game, as a sequel to the popular psychological thriller Alan Wake.

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Alan Wake 2 was recently announced at The Game Awards 2021 as an upcoming survival horror game, a fitting genre for the official sequel to the 2010 original. Coming from the same developer as the first game, Remedy Entertainment, Alan Wake 2 is already gathering attention, with the Remedy having released multiple titles in the years since the first game’s release, all situated within the same universe, most notably Control. The game itself is set to release sometime in 2023.

Alan Wake is a thriller adventure game with an episodic style to its narrative, and a primary focus on action gameplay that includes horror elements. It was described as part psychological thriller and part cinematic action title and, like other Remedy games, takes place in the same universe. Players follow the story of best-selling novelist Alan Wake as he attempts to uncover the supernatural forces behind his wife’s disappearance.

The survival horror genre is popular with players, and many fans of the first game are excited for Alan Wake 2 to shift into full horror gameplay. Games in this genre have the player under-armed and vulnerable, usually for the majority of the experience, and include titles like Outlast and SOMA. In many of these games, there is often a strong emphasis on fleeing and hiding rather than fighting the threats players are presented with, which adds to the feeling of vulnerability.

Alan Wake 2 Can Realize The First Game’s Horror Potential

Alan Wake 2 will be the first survival horror game from Remedy Entertainment, and this genre seems a perfect choice for this title. The main weapon available in the first game was a flashlight that was used to destroy the shield of darkness attacking enemies possessed. Players also had traditional weapons at their disposal, like shotguns and revolvers, though enemies in Alan Wake were impervious to damage before their shield of darkness was removed. A logical next step for a shift to survival horror would be to remove access to firepower. This would leave players much more vulnerable than they were in the first game, and only able to stun enemies rather than permanently destroy them.

A true successor to Alan Wake would additionally lead to some exploration of darker psychological themes similar to the horrors portrayed in the first game. Alan Wake was originally an open world game with a dynamic day and night cycle. Players would have used daylight as periods of safety to gather resources to better protect themselves from the deadly creatures that come out at nightfall, such as fuel for light-providing generators. This sequel may explore this concept, adding tension by restricting times when the player is safe.

Alan Wake 2 has been highly anticipated by fans of the initial installment, and this shift into the survival horror genre feels natural for this series. The psychological thrills from the first game can be expected to get even darker, but fans will have to wait until the Summer of 2022 for more concrete details. Ahead of the announcement for the coming sequel, Alan Wake has been remastered for a new generation of consoles and was released in October 2021.

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