Alan Wake Remastered

 PlayStation 5
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 275 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 196 out of 275
  2. Mixed: 53 out of 275
  3. Negative: 26 out of 275
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Schueli
    Aug 10, 2022
    6
    Ein solider Horror-Thriller, den man seine Jahre wohl anerkennt. Ich habe das Spiel damals nicht gespielt. Die Geschichte war okay, die Steuerung und Handhabung etwas hölzern. Im großen und Ganzen war ich nun froh, dass das Ende aufploppte. Ob ich die beiden Zusatzmissionen noch spiele, weiß ich noch nicht.

    War insgesamt ganz gut, aber auch nicht mehr. Für den Preis von knapp 20 Euro    Ein solider Horror-Thriller, den man seine Jahre wohl anerkennt. Ich habe das Spiel damals nicht gespielt. Die Geschichte war okay, die Steuerung und Handhabung etwas hölzern. Im großen und Ganzen war ich nun froh, dass das Ende aufploppte. Ob ich die beiden Zusatzmissionen noch spiele, weiß ich noch nicht.

    War insgesamt ganz gut, aber auch nicht mehr. Für den Preis von knapp 20 Euro aber empfehlenswert.    … Expand
  2. SplitMind
    Nov 24, 2021
    7
    Alan Wake is the type of game that stirs fond memories for the cult following that embraced the game back in the day. I missed the first release in 2010 so this was a good chance to see what I missed. While I'm glad to have had this opportunity, Alan Wake has aged quite poorly in some areas but remains a worthwhile adventure.

    The graphics of AW are good, with character models    Alan Wake is the type of game that stirs fond memories for the cult following that embraced the game back in the day. I missed the first release in 2010 so this was a good chance to see what I missed. While I'm glad to have had this opportunity, Alan Wake has aged quite poorly in some areas but remains a worthwhile adventure.

    The graphics of AW are good, with character models benefitting from the remaster treatment. One thing I noticed was framerate drops on occasion and even during cut-scenes, which is odd for a remaster. AW also doesn't get many opportunities to display graphical power when much of the game takes place in the dark, but the brief moments spent in daylight allowed for some interesting views and the graphics overall have not aged as badly as the gameplay.

    The gameplay of AW falls into a one-dimensional approach that is a bit protracted and aged now. There is quite a bit of walking to be done, as well as standing waiting for AW to catch his breath as he is realistically depicted as unfit to a fault. The concept of weakening enemies with the torch and then killing them with guns is fine, but by the end of the game this is quite a tedious mechanic and there really isn't much else to the gameplay.

    AW involves puzzles and traversal, but these are probably the worst aspects of the gameplay. I found it rather arduous to enter an area, have the camera pan to my target, and show me the distance I needed to travel and the switches/doors I needed to resolve en-route. These areas were then predictably hindered by spots of enemies exactly where you would expect them to appear, making them a nuisance rather than a horror.

    I give kudos to AW for largely generous checkpoints, as it is curiously easy to die in this game. There were a few areas that took a few attempts and what I learned was not to be conservative with ammo as you lose it all so bloody frequently anyway.

    The story of AW is what brings the game to a quite positive rating for me. A tale of trying to rescue your wife soon becomes immersed in all sorts of mystery and supernatural elements that you should explore for yourself rather than have it spoiled here. There was a lot of faff with reading manuscripts that I barely bothered with and it didn't hinder my experience. The small cast of characters you meet do a good job of making themselves likeable or unlikeable as intended by the writers.

    Overall, Alan Wake is a good and innovative game considering it was released around 2010. In 2021 it feels dated in some ways but the concept and premise it brought to the table still work really well. I realised that these are the same developers who made Control (which is awful) and Max Payne (which is awesome), and the influences of this is visible in AW also. If you have never experienced AW before, this is a good way to do it although it could probably lose a chapter of the game for a more concise experience. If you played the original, this is hard to recommend.    … Expand
  3. cronokun
    Aug 28, 2022
    6
    The game didn't age well. I loved to play original Alan Wake 10 years ago. Still love the story and atmosphere, but the gameplay feels outdated, controls are clumsy and fights are long and boring. Also bugs: visible stutter in cutscenes, also got stuck several times, had to restart checkpoint.
  4. Firas0002
    Oct 12, 2021
    7
    the game still pretty much the same so its literarily remastered means if someone already finished the first one there's no need to replay it but still a very unique game anyway with a very unique story and gameplay.
  5. Shehryar23
    Oct 7, 2021
    7
    One of my favorite games of all time and all remastered for only $40? AMAZING. The gameplay is still not perfect but overall always a great experience playing this game!
  6. M-Reviews
    Oct 9, 2021
    7
    You don´t always need a full remake to make a beloved game feel fresh again. But considering some of the recent remasters on the market, Alan Wake´s rejuvenation looks rather dull - especially on XBOX Series X and PlayStation 5. Anyway, if you´ve never experienced the mysteries of Bright Falls before, your money´s still well spent.
  7. frederik1478
    Oct 21, 2021
    7
    The game is good the story is good I would recommend this game though it has enough bad features to not make it one of remedy entertainment best, it's very nice and atmospheric the landscapes and the forest is a very nice fictional forest, the Combat is good for the first half that becomes kind of robotic and sameme because of the damage system doesn't really matter where you shoot themThe game is good the story is good I would recommend this game though it has enough bad features to not make it one of remedy entertainment best, it's very nice and atmospheric the landscapes and the forest is a very nice fictional forest, the Combat is good for the first half that becomes kind of robotic and sameme because of the damage system doesn't really matter where you shoot them because it only cares about how many time you shoot them so it feels like flash the flashlight shoot 3 times then go to the next guy who need to be flashed again and then shot 3 times, it's not bad it's just get kind of tiring in the later half. One thing I would recommend is to shut the HUD off it becomes way more atmospheric if you do that. I would recommended it is not the best but it is interesting and worth a try… Expand
  8. Lord_PaiinZ19
    Dec 5, 2021
    7
    Das Spiel war aus meiner Sicht ganz okay. Nette Story, erfrischende Spielmechanik mit der Taschenlampe (leider fand ich die Mechanik ab der Hälfte des Spieles etwas nervig, gerde wenn viele Gegner auf dem Bildschirm sind und keine Leuchtfackeln/Blendgranaten verfügbar sind) und ein schönes Setting.
    Richtige Gruselstimmung kam bei mir allerdings nie wirklich auf, selbst in sehr dunklen    Das Spiel war aus meiner Sicht ganz okay. Nette Story, erfrischende Spielmechanik mit der Taschenlampe (leider fand ich die Mechanik ab der Hälfte des Spieles etwas nervig, gerde wenn viele Gegner auf dem Bildschirm sind und keine Leuchtfackeln/Blendgranaten verfügbar sind) und ein schönes Setting.
    Richtige Gruselstimmung kam bei mir allerdings nie wirklich auf, selbst in sehr dunklen Abschnitten. Für den Preis sicherlich eine Empfehlung wert.    … Expand
  9. Denis94
    May 19, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Intentaré ser crítico con un juego que significó tanto en mi vida, mi primer juego de misterio en una de las etapas de mi vida más emocionantes, un título que me empujó a escuchar radio y que me gustarán las novelas negras, tiene sus fallos como no puede ser de otra manera, pero está tan bien escrito que todo eso se olvida un juego de culto sin ninguna duda.

    El Gameplay no es nada innovador a pesar que se intenta con ayuda de la "luz".

    La Historia es emocionantes y misteriosa hasta el final, no sabrás que pasa en ningún momento y te sentirás en peligro continuo.

    Los Errores son en diseño de niveles, te quitan las armas una vez pasado los capítulos y es bastante molesto lootear a veces para nada, quizás peca demasiado de los sustos que estos se hacen repetitivos y esperables a medida que avanzas, por último el Boss final es bastante flojo.

    Uno de los juegos que más me marcó en mi vida de gamer, esperando con ansias el segundo, darle una oportunidad por qué la merece en... La Noche se Levanta.    … Expand
  10. Youngproscia
    Jan 19, 2022
    6
    This game has some interesting characteristics… but in the end it falls way short. The acting is stiff, the script is silly, and the story is muddled beyond belief. During a tense stand off, two characters are fighting for their lives and then start yucking it up with dumb jokes. Really??!!
    The story tries so hard to be different, but creates artificial twists constantly.
    The characters    This game has some interesting characteristics… but in the end it falls way short. The acting is stiff, the script is silly, and the story is muddled beyond belief. During a tense stand off, two characters are fighting for their lives and then start yucking it up with dumb jokes. Really??!!
    The story tries so hard to be different, but creates artificial twists constantly.
    The characters are also wooden and featureless.The monsters keep uttering inane non sequitors like “farming is good for you!!”
    Resident Evil it ain’t.    … Expand
  11. kingbreww
    Nov 25, 2021
    5
    Just playing it now on Ps5 as I bought it at a 25% Black Friday discount….mannnnn it’s not good. The sound is absolutely HORRIBLE (I have a REALLY expensive top of the range Samsung and Harmon Kardon soundbar with sub and rear speakers) Background noises are loud af. Like the background world noise literally sounds as loud as a hurricane at the start but the voice work is quiet as and youJust playing it now on Ps5 as I bought it at a 25% Black Friday discount….mannnnn it’s not good. The sound is absolutely HORRIBLE (I have a REALLY expensive top of the range Samsung and Harmon Kardon soundbar with sub and rear speakers) Background noises are loud af. Like the background world noise literally sounds as loud as a hurricane at the start but the voice work is quiet as and you cannot hear most of what’s being said. You can turn down the background noises in the menu and it does remedy that, but then it creates another problem where the quality of the sound is greatly diminished and sounds so basic. Like tv speaker basic. The combat is also really quite bad and repetitive too. The graphics aren’t at all good either. Apparently it’s a graphical upgrade from the 360 version, I mean I don’t know cos I never played it, but it’s pretty damn lame if it is as it still looks like a 360 game. And btw I love these types of games too. The basically story based with only moderate combat and interaction with the world, detective style games which is why I even bought this game as I’m not a remaster fan but since I never played the original it’s “new” for me. Shouldn’t have bothered though as it’s basically hot garbage. Luckily I’m able to get a no questions asked refund by the retailer I purchased it from. If you’re going to do a remaster make it great and up to scratch quality-wise with todays games or don’t bother because when you release a game now it’s judged (and rightly so) by todays standards. You don’t get to release it and get a pass because it was originally released years ago, it has to stack up current day too. It’s a 360 game with a Ps5 logo tacked onto the game case for appearance sake. 5/10, Horrible… Expand
  12. Dabonthehaters
    Oct 12, 2021
    6
    This is nowhere near what people say is one of the most underrated games?
    The story was awesome.. the downside however.. will be the gameplay.
    The combat is awful and is extremely repetitive.
    Story = Good
    Combat = Bad
    Visuals = Good
    Performance = Good

    Buy for the story, not for the gameplay.
  13. RedRangerRobin
    Nov 8, 2021
    6
    Alan Wake Remastered Review

    It has been 11 years Alan Wake was released on the X box 360, scaring us and taking us down a Stephen King like mystery. Alan Wake graces us with its presence fully remastered on PS4, PS5, X box One & X box Series X. Does it survive or should it have stayed in the dark? Lets find out For those who have not played Alan Wake before I will recap the story    Alan Wake Remastered Review

    It has been 11 years Alan Wake was released on the X box 360, scaring us and taking us down a Stephen King like mystery. Alan Wake graces us with its presence fully remastered on PS4, PS5, X box One & X box Series X. Does it survive or should it have stayed in the dark? Lets find out

    For those who have not played Alan Wake before I will recap the story for you all in this case. Alan Wake is a writer with writer's block which seems to be because of burnout during his last book tour which we do not really find this out till the last chapter of the game. Alan and his wife take a vacation in a very small town called Bright Falls which seems cute, tiny, and quaint at first, but in a very short time takes a dark turn while you are at your cabin. Your wife goes missing and you wake up what seems to be a nightmare straight out of a Stephen King movie. This evil old lady really wants you to write the ending of your next book and until you do the evil and darkness will keep a hold of your wife until you do.

    So the gameplay in this game you can definitely tell this game was made in 2010 especially when it comes to the character models but as long as you keep this in mind it is forgivable. The gameplay is a 3rd person action-adventure/survival horror, you will need to stay out of the darkness and remain in the light so that you do not get killed. The enemy types you encounter in this game are called the taken which are just the bright falls town people but all of them are coming at you with chainsaws, shovels and scythes (wait now that I think of it reminds me of resident evil 4 but none the less I digress). How you defeat the taken is by shining a flashlight on the taken and then shooting them; you can also use a flare gun, road flares, or flashbang to defeat them as well. Along the way you will also collect numerous coffee thermos, manuscript pages now keep in mind you can only collect some of these on nightmare difficulty. I felt like I spent 80% of my time collecting stuff rather than continuing with the adventure.

    The game is quite a short game it's only 6 chapters long and that is enough of this game for me when it comes to this. It's a nice throwback to 2010’s games but wears off quickly with the dated gameplay but still an intriguing story. But I would wait for the game to drop to 20.00$ I know I will probably only play this game once.

    I give Alan Wake a 6/10    … Expand
  14. B-Bog
    Jul 11, 2023
    6
    Speaking as somebody who never played the original and hence whose view isn't completely colored by nostalgia (unlike some other reviewers here), this game could've REALLY benefitted from a more extensive remastering effort or even a full-on remake that updated the graphics in a more serious way beyond just upscaling and also tackled some of the 360-era jank concerning the clunky movementSpeaking as somebody who never played the original and hence whose view isn't completely colored by nostalgia (unlike some other reviewers here), this game could've REALLY benefitted from a more extensive remastering effort or even a full-on remake that updated the graphics in a more serious way beyond just upscaling and also tackled some of the 360-era jank concerning the clunky movement and sluggish, unresponsive controls; maybe even made the gameplay a little more interesting. As it stands, AW's biggest draw is its surreal horror-mystery-thriller narrrative, but the gameplay supporting that narrative is often tedious and frustrating. The torch/shooting mechanics never really evolve beyond what you experience in the first few minutes of the game and after the 500th detour that Wake has to take for some contrived reason and the 300th game-lengthening shootout that plays exactly like the 299 that came before it, I was pretty much just over it and ready for the game to be over. This would've been a much better experience if it was like a third shorter because the simplistic mechanics really cannot carry a game of this length, it just becomes a chore to play towards the end when the game keeps ramming the same old combat down your throat again and again and again...

    The game also has a bad habit of giving you more and more weapons during the course of each chapter only to take them away EVERY TIME a new episode starts, which also gets very old very quickly. I guess they couldn't think of any way to evolve the gameplay in any meaningful way, so this was their best idea to mix things up? Similarly, they also couldn't think of any real boss fights, especially no final boss which is super disappointing (this seems to be a common problem for Remedy games, Control had the exact same issue and also suffered from a severe lack of variety), so all they throw at you are enemies or objects with bigger-than-normal health. As for puzzles, they are few and far between and they rarely go beyond "press this switch here so that you can then press that switch over there", which barely even qualifies as a puzzle.

    Concerning the graphics, as I already said, not much was done here beyond upscaling, so the game looks REALLY ugly by today's standards. The audio also isn't anything to write home about, everything just sounds really flat, definitely not a headphone game.

    As a bonus, the two DLCs have been included, the first of which might be the worst DLC I have ever played, just more mindless shootouts in locations you already visited in the main campaign, just really lazy and boring. The second one plays up the surreal element more and focuses less on combat, which is very welcome and honestly should have probably been happening all along. It is really, really short, though.

    So, yeah: Great story, repetitive and simplistic gameplay, pretty bad presentation. If you can stomach the latter two and like surreal stories, give it a go via Playstation Plus or get it on sale. I do no think it is worth the normal price of 30 bucks, though, as it is a very low-effort "remaster" (more like an HD port).    … Expand
  15. michaelb1928
    May 4, 2022
    7
    Thought this game was fun, The remaster is adequate better graphics but still looks and feels like an older game. Played this in anticipation for Alan Wake 2 looking forward to a modern take on this cool setting. Plus the music is awesome loved it
  16. RolandOG
    Oct 8, 2021
    6
    I’m going to guess the positive reviews are from nostalgic fans of the original. I’ve never played, but seeing as there’s been a huge dry spell of games lately I thought I’d try it out. I’m a fan of this genre, and since I’ve been gaming for over 30 gears I’m no stranger to dated gameplay. However, I just find this unplayable. When I use L to move Alan across a bridge, for example, heI’m going to guess the positive reviews are from nostalgic fans of the original. I’ve never played, but seeing as there’s been a huge dry spell of games lately I thought I’d try it out. I’m a fan of this genre, and since I’ve been gaming for over 30 gears I’m no stranger to dated gameplay. However, I just find this unplayable. When I use L to move Alan across a bridge, for example, he jiggles back and forth from left to right, almost like a glitch. That alone, to me, just totally kills the vibe. I know this is a remaster, not a remake, but man… could have stood to smooth out the movement controls a bit. It’s pretty damn terrible. The compression and quality of the cutscenes is really bad, too, to the point where I would almost rather skip them . I could really get into this if these issues had been fixed. I don’t see how it would have ruined the game to make some improvements here and there. Maybe these game remastered should introduce different game modes, giving you a choice between original and improved gameplay. That way, hardcore fans won’t have a meltdown while new ones can enjoy some sanity. I quit the game and am now regretting the $30, but I might give it another chance if I get bored enough.… Expand
  17. painava
    Jun 28, 2022
    7
    I was pretty excited to revisit Alan Wake after a decade. I really liked it when it first came out on Xbox 360.

    Excellent story, characters and atmosphere. Actors are mostly great. The game still looks quite impressive, especially the dark forests. The collection includes both DLCs, but since I didn't enjoy The Signal, I couldn't bother with The Writer at all. Maybe later. Combat,    I was pretty excited to revisit Alan Wake after a decade. I really liked it when it first came out on Xbox 360.

    Excellent story, characters and atmosphere. Actors are mostly great. The game still looks quite impressive, especially the dark forests. The collection includes both DLCs, but since I didn't enjoy The Signal, I couldn't bother with The Writer at all. Maybe later.

    Combat, gameplay and locations all get repetitive halfway through. There's very little enemy variety and the "puzzles" are too easy. The game also forces you to fight the enemies in a certain way and to me it honestly feels like there's almost no wiggle room. Alan Wake is a very linear experience.

    Sprint and dodge are both assigned to L1 which is terrible, since you can't sprint when the enemies are close to Wake. There are collectibles, like the coffee thermoses, that do nothing; they could've added some concept art or other rewards for the remaster. Checkpoints are occasionally frustrating as well.

    I played Alan Wake Remastered on normal difficulty. The renamed difficulty options are a bit confusing as normal was definitely quite challenging. What used to be called 'normal' and 'hard' are now 'easy' and 'normal'. To add to the confusion, the completion trophies haven't been renamed.

    I'm glad I can finally play Alan Wake on a PlayStation, but it's one of those games that was definitely better in 2010 than in 2022.    … Expand
  18. TilkSiper
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    Вот честно, как я игру не дропнул, не пойму. Играл в нее по 40-60 минут раз в пару дней и все. Сюжет нихрена не понял до конца, на ютубе разбор смотреть целый час лень. Геймплей мега примитив, фонарик навел на врага, пострелял и все. Короче магия какая-то, но я теперь жду вторую часть))Вот честно, как я игру не дропнул, не пойму. Играл в нее по 40-60 минут раз в пару дней и все. Сюжет нихрена не понял до конца, на ютубе разбор смотреть целый час лень. Геймплей мега примитив, фонарик навел на врага, пострелял и все. Короче магия какая-то, но я теперь жду вторую часть))
  19. Nick_Scratch
    Apr 22, 2022
    7
    Nice little atmospheric thriller. The waves of enemies become more tedious than anything else towards the end of the game.
  20. ehtaco
    Jul 18, 2023
    6
    Alan wake has always been a good game. Solid narrative, interesting gameplay mechanics, stellar atmosphere, but that's kind of where the positives end.

    As a game, Alan Wake is closer to an 8. As a remaster of an old game, this is nowhere near that. TEchnically flawed, it plays and looks worse in some areas than it did on the X360/PS3. There isn't much of a remaster here that helps the    Alan wake has always been a good game. Solid narrative, interesting gameplay mechanics, stellar atmosphere, but that's kind of where the positives end.

    As a game, Alan Wake is closer to an 8. As a remaster of an old game, this is nowhere near that. TEchnically flawed, it plays and looks worse in some areas than it did on the X360/PS3. There isn't much of a remaster here that helps the game at all. Cutscenes are constantly stuttering as well. Technically, it is a mess. Just a piss-poor remaster of an otherwise solid game.    … Expand
  21. renatoelyone
    Sep 11, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge fan of the God of War series and The Last of Us, I was really excited for God of War, and seeing the many perfect score reviews come in made me drop everything to get it at launch. I knew this game would be different, and seemed really cool. Well, I was disappointed... a lot. Collapse… Expand
  22. bvb86
    Mar 13, 2023
    7
    This game does not go higher than a 'ok 7'.
    I've seen way better games getting rated lower scores than the average 8 I see it scoring here.
    Says a lot about rating here on metacritic ofcourse.
  23. Siboya
    Jul 26, 2023
    5
    cool story but repetitive and boring gameplay. Enemy types are the same throughout the game.

Awards & Rankings

43
#43 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
35
#35 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    Alan Wake has grown old with all the grace that a similar cult title deserves. It did not lose anything from its personal charm, and although the authors could go a step further in improving animations, it is a great game, which you can find at Sony console for the first time.
  2. Games.cz
    Nov 30, 2021
    70
    This is the best version of Alan Wake you can play - but it’s also pretty much identical with the original game and the gameplay definitely feels a bit dated.
    Read full review
  3. PLAY
    Nov 17, 2021
    80
    This PlayStation debut is a straightforward remaster of the original, faults and all. But we still love it. [Issue#8, p.84]
See all critic reviews »