Alan Wake is a psychological thriller action-adventure video game developed by the Finnish Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios that was released in Europe on May 14, 2010 and in North America on May 18, 2010 exclusively for Xbox 360. The plot follows suspense-thriller writer Alan Wake in uncovering the mystery behind the disappearance of his wife while on vacation in idyllic small-town Bright Falls, and having to deal with blackouts and visions of characters and ideas from his latest novel, which he cant remember writing, coming to life.
Title: Alan Wake
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Composer: Petri Alanko
Designer: Mikael Kasurinen
Writer: Sam Lake (lead writer)
Engine: Alan Wake-engine, Havok (Havok Physics) (physics (game physics))
Released: vgreleaseEU=May 14, 2010vgreleaseNA=May 18, 2010AUS=May 20, 2010
Genre: Psychological thriller, Psychological horror, Survival horror, Action (action game)
Modes: Single-player (Single-player video game)
Ratings: vgratingsESRB=TBBFC=15PEGI=16+
Platforms: Xbox 360
Media: DVD-DL
Input: Gamepad