After waiting 13 years, gamers worldwide will experience the next entry of the Alan Wake series. Remedy Entertainment and Epic Games are bringing out the big guns to excite everyone. During Gamescom 2023, Alan Wake 2 unveiled a new trailer that mixes live-action with videogame graphics, creating a terrifying experience. If you’re still on the fence about getting the game, we can tell you this is a must-play. After all the survival horror games we’ve seen this year, it is nice to know the genre is not slowing down and preparing for one of 2023’s biggest hits.
Alan Wake 2 Unveils ‘The Dark Place’ Trailer at Gamescom 2023
Trapped in a nightmare, Alan Wake has been trying to write his way out. But what happens when something else escapes?
Here there's only victims and monsters. And monsters wear many faces.
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— Alan Wake 2 (@alanwake) August 22, 2023
The last time we got a big gameplay trailer for Alan Wake 2 was during Summer Game Fest, and it seems the developers were saving another big video for Gamescom 2023. In the recent trailer, we got a glimpse of more story details about this upcoming survival horror game. As you may or may not know, Alan Wake 2 will let you play as two characters. The first is Alan, of course, while the second is Saga Anderson, an FBI agent. The former is looking for a way to escape the Dark Place, while the latter wants to solve a case of murder.
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Everything We Know About Alan Wake 2
During the latest Alan Wake 2 trailer we saw at Gamescom 2023, we were able to spot some details that fans of the series might identify. Since we don’t want to spoil many things, we recommend you look at this trailer attentively because there’s more than meets the eye.
Undoubtedly, the game will explain some of the things we saw in the latest video and hopefully see what’ll happen with Alan Wake and Agent Anderson. All that remains is to wait for the game’s release date later this year.
Alan Wake 2 arrives on October 27 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Epic Games Store.