Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Third-person action thriller with light-based combat and arcade survival
Remedy Entertainment · Released May 22, 2012
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 11K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 142 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 20
- peak 24h 25
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Alan Wake's American Nightmare?
This standalone third-person action thriller takes place in Arizona, where Alan Wake uses light and guns against enemies in the shadows while trying to stop his murderous double. Story Mode follows that conflict; Fight Till Dawn is an arcade mode where you survive until sunrise and compete on leaderboards.
For you if...
- +you enjoy shooting enemies after weakening them with light
- +you want an arcade survival mode alongside a story campaign
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slower horror over frequent gunfights
- −you want a long campaign rather than a brief spin-off
What players say
74% of 10,860 reviews are positive · 82% of 142 in the last 30 days
Players praise the smoother combat and wider weapon selection compared with the original. Their most common complaint is revisiting the same locations and objectives; many also find the story less substantial.
Screenshots and trailer
Alan Wake's American Nightmare system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP2
- Processor
- Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
- Graphics
- DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
- Graphics
- DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB HD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian.
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