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Alan Wake's American Nightmare

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a third-person shooter game, a follow-up to 2010 Remedy Entertainment title Alan Wake. However, it is not a full-fledged sequel to the game but rather a spin-off. The game’s tone and style are much more light-hearted and comedic than in the original, and the color p

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a horror game developed by Remedy Entertainment, 2012. It delivers narrative-driven gameplay with melee combat combat set in a horror setting world. Available in single-player mode. With an iRank Score of 71/100, it ranks as a well received title in our catalog.

iRank Score

71/100 ↗

Rating

👍 58%

828 votes

Type

Horror, Adventure, Third-Person Shooter

Released

2012

Updated May 2026

Developer

Remedy Entertainment

Publisher: Microsoft Studios

Avg. playtime

~3h

Platforms

PC, Xbox

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare screenshots

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About Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a third-person shooter game, a follow-up to 2010 Remedy Entertainment title Alan Wake. However, it is not a full-fledged sequel to the game but rather a spin-off. The game’s tone and style are much more light-hearted and comedic than in the original, and the color palette is significantly brighter. The game’s story takes place two years after the original game in a fictional town Night Springs, Arizona. The series protagonist, Alan Wake, must defeat his dark doppelganger, Mr. Scratch to escape the Dark Place. American Nightmare’s gameplay is very similar to that of the original game; however, this time it is much more action-oriented, rather than story-driven. Its combat is centered around the same chief combat mechanic – focusing the flashlight on enemies on making them vulnerable to weapon.

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