Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Steam Deck Verified

Remedy Entertainment · Action · May 22, 2012

Worth it for the right player.

At $8.99. It has been as low as $1.34.

74%
Mostly Positive
11k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 193 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise43% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It picks up from the last game story wise, but doesn't add too much honestly.
193 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It improves the gameplay heavily, reduces collectibles and has fun achievements.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
✅The graphics are truly a masterpiece, even better than in Alan Wake 1 (first of all, the characters' faces look like they were created with the latest engine, and let me remind you that the game is from 2012).
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters193 reviews
Gameplay102 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat111 reviews
86%
Audio22 reviews
77%
Difficulty20 reviews
90%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $8.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.34.

4 points recordedtoday · $8.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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