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Alan Wake’s American Nightmare

A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Release date
May 22, 2012
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Remedy Entertainment
Publisher
Remedy Entertainment
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GOGLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
After their super-serious ode to the likes of Twin Peaks and Stephen King's inanimate object horror oeuvre, Remedy's release of more fantastical episodes and DLC…
★ 5 / 5
The previous Alan Wake drew on a lot of literary work and set pieces to build a believable word around its main protoganist Alan, sending…
★ 1 / 5
Pick up everything that made the strength of Alan Wake: good story, ambitious staging, beautiful scenery. Nothing of those are in American Nightmare. First, the…
★ 4 / 5
More Alan Wake's sounding like it could only be a good thing to me. American Nightmare's a neat little 'romp' (hate that word) and an…
★ 3 / 5
''Alan Wake : American nightmare'' is a nice spin off (or sequel, whatever) that gives more insight to what happens to the protagonist of the…
★ 4 / 5
Well, I've just completed the story mode and I really don't know how to put it. First things first: the first game was more about…
★ 4 / 5
Original Alan Wake has an incredible atmosphere, especially thanks to the storytelling, music, and characters. Gameplay, not so much. What AW lacks, AW:AN does have.…
★ 1 / 5
I really loved Alan Wake, bought all the DLC on the console and pc, then i get this crap.. That game is some kind of…

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★ 3 / 5
The storry is kinda liniar at least compared to the original game and the locations are kinda smoll but they do theyr job
★ 5 / 5
This is a Alan Wake spin-off originally released for Xbox Live Arcade. Excellent expansion of the original story full of "Remedy" style.
★ 4 / 5
I finished the xbox 360 version but as I find out that is also available on GOG it was a must buy to own a…
★ 5 / 5
I just beat Alan Wake 2 and its DLC. Had to go back and finish this. So good. Even though AW2 is great, I do…
★ 4 / 5
Came into this after playing Alan Wake (og) and kind of expected a bit of a let-down. At first I did think it was a…
★ 3 / 5
For those who want to play it , make sure you know it can be repetative, you sart the game over 3 times . but…

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