Alan Wake's American Nightmare
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| Developers | |
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| Remedy Entertainment | |
| Windows | Nitro Games |
| Engines | |
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| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 22, 2012 |
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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 |
General information
- Official website
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Play Compatibility
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
Alan Wake Franchise also available. | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\202750\remote\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202750/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_GOG_Version\ |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\202750\remote\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202750/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | Approx. 100 MB available. |
Video settings
Graphics settings.
Advanced options for graphics.
Field of view (FOV)
- Suggested values by aspect ratio:
| Aspect Ratio | FOV |
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| 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
Controls settings.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish | Fan translation. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
| TriDef 3D | ||||
Other information
Command line parameters
- Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.
| Command | Description |
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| -hX | Screen height (e.g. -h720). |
| -wX | Screen width (e.g. -w1280). |
| -window | Force windowed. |
| -novsync | Disables Vsync. |
| -showfps | Shows frame rate counter. |
| -forcesurround | Forces 5.1 speaker mode. |
| -forcestereo | Forces stereo speaker mode. |
| -nosound | Disables sound. |
| -cleancloud | Deletes save games and settings for Alan Wake from the Steam Cloud. |
| -locale=xx | Forces a selected locale. |
| -sensscale=X | Changes the mouse sensitivity scale slider in-game. Allows for a wider range on the scale. |
| -developermenu | Lets you enable some cheats via the pause menu (debug mode).[1] |
| -freecamera | Pressing the right thumb stick enables/disables freecamera mode. There is no keyboard switch. |
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 10 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD | Satsun.org |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz AMD Dual Core 2.8 GHz |
Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz AMD Quad Core 3.2 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | 1 GB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible sound card | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/202750/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (202750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.