The biggest ways Alan Wake 2 has changed since launch

Key points

• Alan Wake 2 has seen significant post-launch updates with added story content, photo mode, accessibility options, and DLC expansions.
• Players can enjoy photo mode, Night Springs DLC, accessibility options, multiple manual save points, chapter select, The Lake House DLC, and New Game Plus.
• The Lake House DLC connects Alan Wake 2 with Control, adding depth to Remedy's connected universe and offering a new Nightmare difficulty in New Game Plus.

Alan Wake 2 it's a single-player experience through and through. In this age of near-ubiquitous online connectivity, however, even single-player titles receive post-release updates and improvements. Remedy's 2023 survival horror game is no different.

Indeed, Alan Wake 2 has seen more drastic changes and improvements in patches than many other similar titles. The patches and changes made since the game's launch not only make it a great time to dive into the modern classic, but they also give fans who played it at launch a reason to play it again. Unlike many post-game patches, a lot of story content has been added Alan Wake 2 Also.

7 Photo mode

Unleash Dorothea Lange's inner self

A game as beautiful as Alan Wake 2 requires a photo mode. The developers promised it would eventually arrive before the game was released, but that didn't stop early adopters from lamenting its absence at launch.

Photography modes were not common even a decade earlier Alan Wake 2but now it seems almost criminal for a game to lack them. When it finally arrived, players had a blast taking the best photos they could, showcasing the game's beautiful and often grotesque imagery.

6 Night Springs DLC

What-If Stories

Remedy has promised two DLC expansions for Alan Wake 2. The first was Night sources. The stories in this expansion are hypothetical scenarios featuring various characters such as Rose Marigold and Jesse Faden. Some fans may not like the fact that these stories are non-canon, but others will probably just be happy to learn more Alan Wake game.

Furthermore, these stories can still be interesting and engaging even if they are not canon in the main game. This is a game about manipulating reality, so canon isn't exactly a stable thing to begin with.

5 Accessibility options

Make the game open to more players

Alan Wake 2 It has several difficulty options, making the game as easy or challenging as you like. However, the general options don't cover the full spectrum of players who may struggle with the controls or simply don't want to face any challenges.

Eventually the developers added a series of modifiers to make the game as simple as possible, making it easier to see the story until the end. Players can give Alan infinite ammo, infinite health, and even infinite battery power. Also useful is the ability to transform the segments touched by the buttons into button blocks.

This update also introduced other customizable options less focused on accessibility, such as swapping the function of the analog sticks or changing the quick rotation button.

4 More manual save points

Make sure there's always room to save

When Alan Wake 2 launched, players could only have three manual save points. Limited manual save points are no longer as big of an issue as they once were, since every profile on the console has access to their own set of save points in any given game.

However, some people may want more saves for a variety of reasons, and three save points is somewhat limited when the DLC also uses the same set of save slots. It's a good thing, then, that Remedy has decided to increase this number from three to six. It's not 99 like some games, but it's more than enough to make a player work.

3 Select chapter

Skip to the best parts

One reason people might want more save slots is to relive key moments on a whim. Alan Wake 2 features several monumental scenes that will surely go down in gaming history as momentous moments. Even limited save points become less important when players can simply use a chapter selection.

While it wasn't originally there, it was eventually added in an update. Chapter selection isn't just useful for easily reliving large segments; it is also convenient for those who want to get all the collectibles.

2 The house on the lake

The story continues

The second of two DLC expansions for Alan Wake 2 It's canon. The house on the lake follows Agent Kiran Estevez as she investigates an FBC facility near Cauldron Lake. It's a short trip that could take three hours maximum, including reading all the files. Worth it for any fan of the game or anyone else Check lovers. It connects the two games even more Alan Wake 2the main story already does this.

The story plays with the game's existing themes about the power of art and hints at the future of Remedy's connected universe, but doesn't expand the lore of Alan Wake 2 significantly or in some revolutionary way.

1 New Plus game

It provides players with a wealth of new content

It's not unusual for a game to add a New Game Plus mode after release. It also makes sense to hold it back a bit, since players will need time to complete the game. Alan Wake 2However, the New Game Plus is not your average type.

This New Game Plus adds a new difficulty, Nightmare, and also makes changes to the game's story. It's no small thing to ask players to replay the game, but the new narrative surprises make the journey worth it. There are also new manuscript pages to collect, making a New Game Plus playthrough mandatory for completionists.