Alan Wake
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Alan Wake | |
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Alan Wake | 2012 |
Alan Wake's American Nightmare | 2012 |
Alan Wake Remastered | 2021 |
Alan Wake II | 2023 |
Key points
- Excellent port.
General information
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- The GOG.com edition and the edition released for the Humble Weekly Bundle are the only DRM-free version of the game. The Steam version has got additional features, such as achievements.
- The only places where the soundtrack can be bought are Amazon, Origin and Steam.
- The bonus content of the Collector's Edition can be found in the installation folder of the game.
Game data
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resolution.xml
controls screen resolution as well as debugging information, and is automatically recreated if not found.
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
Field of view
- Suggested values by aspect ratio:
16:9, 16:10, 15:9 >> FOV 11
21:9 (2560x1080) >> FOV 13
15:4 (3840x1024) >> FOV 15
48:10 (5040x1050) >> FOV 19
48:9 (5760x1080) >> FOV 20
Input settings
Issues fixed
Binding Enter or Backspace to actions
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Disabling blur effects
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Low frame rate and stuttering
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"No World Loaded" error
- This is caused by a corrupted download.
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Issues unresolved
Commentary audio volume too high
The volume for audio commentary cannot be changed and may be too high for some users. It was lowered slightly in 1.02 to be "more sensible".
Other information
Skip intro videos
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Command line parameters
Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.
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-hX |
Screen height (e.g. -h720). |
-wX |
Screen width (e.g. -w1280). |
-window |
Force windowed. |
-novsync |
Disables v-sync. |
-showfps |
Shows frame rate counter. |
-forcesurround |
Forces 5.1 speaker mode. |
-forcestereo |
Forces stereo speak mode. |
-nosound |
Disables sound. |
-cleancloud |
Deletes save games and settings for Alan Wake from the Steam Cloud. |
-noblur |
Disables the in-game vector blur. |
-locale=xx |
Forces a selected locale. |
-rigidcamera |
Modifies mouse aim behavior. |
-directaiming |
Removes all mouse acceleration, also enables -rigidcamera. |
-nativekeys |
Fixes windows language bar or input language disappearance. |
-developermenu |
Unlocks all episodes and allows you to play at Nightmare difficulty without completing the game first on lower difficulties. |
-freecamera |
Pressing the right thumb stick enables/disables freecamera mode. There is no keyboard switch. |
System requirements