There’s otherwise no special event surroundingAlan Wake’s release onXbox Game Pass. It hasn’t even been officially confirmed by Xbox, though that will likely come in the next week. It just seems like Remedy wanted to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary by making the game more accessible. Given the game’s age, there are certain to be a lot of Xbox gamers who haven’t given the psychological action thriller a try yet.
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SinceAlan Wake’s release in 2010, it’s had a dedicated cult following. Unfortunately,Alan Wakedidn’t prove to be a big enough success to warrant a sequel. Instead, Remedy shifted gears to makeQuantum Break, despite already having a working prototype forAlan Wake 2. Yet Remedy’s love forAlan Wakeremained clear, as the game continued to be referenced in each of the studio’s subsequent games.
In 2019, Remedy proved just how much it adored itsAlan Wakeproperty bybuying the rights directly from Microsoft, a month beforeControlwas released. Since then, Remedy hasn’t done anything with its newly acquiredAlan Wakelicense, at least until now.
The action is sure to reinvigorate speculation that Remedy is now working on a trueAlan Wakefollow-up. Thesuccess ofControl, the acquisition ofAlan Wake’s rights, and the mystery surrounding Remedy’s next major project are the perfect storm for the rumor, and puttingAlan Wakeout on Game Pass will only feed the fire.
Regardless of whether Remedy is actually working onAlan Wake 2or not,Alan Wakeis certain to live on in whatever project Remedy takes on next.Controlhad what must be over a dozen direct references toAlan Wakehidden throughout the game. In fact, it’s near-certain thatAlan WakeandControltake place in the same world.Quantum Breakmay fit in that world, too. So wherever Remedy goes next,Alan Wakewill likely be looming in the game’s hidden spaces.
Alan Wakeis available now on PC and Xbox One (via Xbox 360 backward compatibility).
