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Alan Wake (2010)

★ 4.1 from 2,303 players Metacritic 83 About 5h to play 80% finish it

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Overview

Released in 2010, Alan Wake lands in the game space and runs on 3 platform families: PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Its community score is 4.1/5 from 2,303 ratings. Expect roughly 5 hours of play, a typical playthrough. On Metacritic it scores 83.

What players actually do with it

80%finish it
83%positive ratings2,303 votes
96playing now
325on wishlists
553gave upvs 2,161 beat it

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

PlatformFamilyRelease
PCPCMay 2010
Xbox 360XboxMay 2010
Xbox OneXboxMay 2010

Can my PC run Alan Wake?

Minimum

OS: Windows XP SP2
Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible

Recommended

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
DirectX®: 10
Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible

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Questions

When was Alan Wake released?

Alan Wake was released on May 14, 2010.

What platforms is Alan Wake on?

Alan Wake is available on PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

How long is Alan Wake?

Average playtime for Alan Wake is about 5 hours.

Is Alan Wake worth finishing?

80% of players who started Alan Wake finished it. 83% of ratings are positive.

How many people play Alan Wake?

6,791 players on RAWG own Alan Wake, 96 are playing it right now and 325 have it on their wishlist.

What games are similar to Alan Wake?

Closest matches in our catalog: Alan Wake's American Nightmare, The Evil Within, Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break.

Core data via RAWG. Rankings and similarity are our own computation.