Alan Wake is very much the definition of a cult classic at this point. The game launched years ago and didn’t exactly shoot up the chart. However, the story and the fact that it’s just so mad has given it a lot of clout among those who have played it. Now that the game’s story is intrinsically linked with another Remedy Entertainment game, Control, it’s even more infamous. So many more people are playing it, and now we’ve got some news that probably means that a sequel is in the works. This is because a recent scrape of the data from the Epic Game Store showed that an Alan Wake Remake has been listed. A full on remake/remaster of the original.
Remedy Entertainment doesn’t do anything without there being a larger purpose behind its actions. Control was a game that expanded an established universe. That much was made clear in the AWE expansion. Now, we can see that the developer is working on a remake or remaster. Regardless of which, it shows that the company wants to bring Alan Wake to new players, a fresh audience who can enjoy it without it looking as old as it is. The core driver behind that decision isn’t just money, because that wouldn’t be enough on its own. Instead, it must mean that something else is coming that people can play.
An Alan Wake remake or remaster would be brilliant. It would pack in all the DLC for the title into one package and give everyone something new and eerie to play that’s related to Control. Even if what Remedy Entertainment is actually working on is Control 2, making Alan Wake even more relevant once again will help boost awareness and sales eventually. This is something that smart companies do, and Remedy Entertainment is a fantastically smart company.
Whether you’ve played Alan Wake or not, this is good news for you. Being able to experience this game for the first time is something so many fans envy. I myself haven’t played it, but I’m relishing the opportunity to do so in a remastered format so that I can go back and see the original in the light of what it has inspired to date.
