Alan Wake
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Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Nordic Games | |
Engines | |
MAX-FX | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 16, 2012 |
Alan Wake | |
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Alan Wake | 2012 |
Alan Wake's American Nightmare | 2012 |
Alan Wake Remastered | 2021 |
Alan Wake II | 2023 |
General information
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
- The bonus content of the Collector's Edition can be found in the installation folder of the game.
- The game was pulled from sale on May 15, 2017 due to expiring music licenses.[1]
DLC and expansion packs
- Base game includes all DLC released for the Xbox 360 version.
Name | Notes | |
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Alan Wake Collector's Edition Extras | ||
Alan Wake Bonus Materials | Free |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) and save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/108710/pfx/[Note 1] |
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resolution.xml
controls screen resolution as well as debugging information.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- Suggested values by aspect ratio:
Aspect Ratio | FOV |
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16:9, 16:10, 15:9 | FOV 11 |
21:9 (2560x1080) | FOV 13 |
15:4 (3840x1024) | FOV 15 |
48:10 (5040x1050) | FOV 19 |
48:9 (5760x1080) | FOV 20 |
Input settings
Binding Enter or Backspace to actions
Instructions |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | Includes localization for Spain and Latin American[2] countries. | |||
Turkish |
Latin American Spanish localization
- Features its own dubbing.
Instructions |
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VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Alan Wake for better 3D support. | |||
TriDef 3D |
Issues unresolved
Commentary audio volume too high
The volume for audio commentary cannot be changed and may be too high for some users. It was lowered slightly in 1.02 to be "more sensible".
Issues fixed
"No World Loaded" error
- This is caused by a corrupted download.
Instructions |
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Black cutscenes
Instructions |
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Other information
Disabling blur effects
Instructions |
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Instructions |
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Command line parameters
Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.[3]
Command | Notes |
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-hX |
Screen height (e.g. -h720). |
-wX |
Screen width (e.g. -w1280). |
-window |
Force windowed. |
-novsync |
Disables Vsync. |
-showfps |
Shows frame rate counter. |
-forcesurround |
Forces 5.1 speaker mode. |
-forcestereo |
Forces stereo speak mode. |
-nosound |
Disables sound. |
-cleancloud |
Deletes save games and settings for Alan Wake from the Steam Cloud. |
-noblur |
Disables the in-game vector blur. |
-locale=xx |
Forces a selected locale. |
-rigidcamera |
Modifies mouse aim behavior. |
-directaiming |
Removes all mouse acceleration, also enables -rigidcamera. |
-sensscale |
mouse sensitivity multiplier (e.g. -sensscale=0.123) |
-nativekeys |
Fixes Windows language bar or input language disappearance. |
-developermenu |
Unlocks all episodes and allows you to play at Nightmare difficulty without completing the game first on lower difficulties. |
-freecamera |
Pressing the right thumb stick enables/disables freecamera mode. There is no keyboard switch. |
Difficulty
- Normal difficulty on the PC version is the same as the Hard difficulty in the console version.[4]
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual core | 2.66 GHz Quad core |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | AMD Radeon 4890 Nvidia GeForce GTX260 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/108710/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (108710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.