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Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Third-person action thriller with light-based combat and arcade survival

Remedy Entertainment · Released May 22, 2012

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 9,055
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 120 in 30 days
Players
21
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
2 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

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 9,055 reviews are positive · 82% of 120 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.

Players over time

▼ -39% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 54 players on Oct 13, 2026.

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How many players finish Alan Wake's American Nightmare?

41% of Steam players have unlocked «Rewrite reality for the last time.», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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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

Does Alan Wake's American Nightmare have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Alan Wake's American Nightmare run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
12
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian.

Does Alan Wake's American Nightmare use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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