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Alan Wake 2will have substantial support after its launch, including free and paid DLC. The news, which was unveiled at EGX, indicates that theTrue Detective-inspiredAlan Wake 2may entertain gamers long after launch.
Remedy Entertainment’sAlan Wakewas originally released in 2010 and became quite a critical darling. Now, more than a decade after its launch, the team is finally working on a sequel.Alan Wake 2will have dual protagonists, bringing the first game’s famous thriller writer Alan Wake back, and introducing a new character in FBI detective Saga Anderson.
Sam Lake, the creative director of Remedy Entertainment, has recently talked about the future ofAlan Wake 2during an onstage EGX interview. According to him, free DLC drops will be coming after the title’s launch, and they will be “pretty significant.” The game will have two paid expansions, too, which were already announced and will be called Night Springs and Lake House. While not much information was unveiled about this upcoming DLC, Lake assured gamers that more details are coming up soon afterAlan Wake 2’s launch at the end of October.
These are certainly exciting news for fans of the franchise. Before now, gamers already knew thatAlan Wake 2would have a substantial amount of content when compared to its predecessor. According to Remedy,Alan Wake 2will be over 20 hours long, making it one of the longest games the studio has ever developed, and that’s not including the paid DLC. As a comparison, the main story ofControllasts between 10 and 12 hours, while the originalAlan Wakewould be played on average for 11 hours if the player only followed the main story, according to HowLongtoBeat. So not only the game will be twice the size of than before, but it will have strong support after launch via DLC.
With the release ofAlan Wake 2coming up soon, Remedy Entertainment is slowly unveiling more details about the game. For instance, a few weeks ago, the team confirmed thatAlan Wake 2would come with Performance Modefor PS5 and Xbox Series X. Originally,Alan Wake 2was being developed as a 30 FPS experience. However, the option to unlock 60 FPS while slightly sacrificing resolution appeals to many gamers, and it’s probably why the team decided to offer that as well when the game is finally released.
Alan Wake2releases August 04, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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