Mark Delaney
GameSpotAlan Wake 2 Review - A Miracle Illuminated
Published 10/26/2023
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 10/27/2023
Alan Wake II
Alan Wake 2 marks Remedy Entertainment’s first foray into the survival horror genre. Ritualistic murders in a small town. A writer trapped in a nightmare. An FBI agent looking for answers. Two realities. Two hero characters. One horror story that wants them dead.
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- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Epic Games Publishing
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Critic avg
89
73 scored reviews
Total coverage
76
3 unscored reviews
Score range
40–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 89 across 73 scored reviews, with a 60-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band. 3 unscored reviews add coverage context without moving the critic average.
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73 included scored reviews
90–10054 reviews · 74%
80–8910 reviews · 14%
70–794 reviews · 5%
Below 705 reviews · 7%
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Josh West
GamesRadar+Alan Wake 2 review: "An imaginative and truly ambitious sequel" | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+NewsaramaTotal FilmEdge
Published 10/26/2023
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Read originalAlan Wake II Review
Published 10/26/2023
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Read originalCarolyn Petit
KotakuAlan Wake 2: The Kotaku Review
Published 11/6/2023
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Read originalKatharine Castle
Rock Paper ShotgunAlan Wake 2 review: a singular, hyperbolic horror
Published 11/1/2023
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Read originalToussaint Egan
PolygonAlan Wake 2 is worth every minute of the 13-year wait
Published 10/26/2023
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