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Remedy Entertainment explains thatAlan Wake 2has had its release date changed due to the games coming out in October, and that it didn’t want to directly compete with certain titles. The developer behind the cult classic adventure revealed thatAlan Wake 2would be getting delayedearlier this month in its recent Dark Place gameplay trailer. This new release date shifted it from releasing on October 17 to October 27.
Over a decade after the original game’s release,Alan Wake 2is one of this year’s highly anticipated launches. Instead of aTwin Peaks-dramedy laden tone,Alan Wake 2is taking inspiration from survival horror gameslike Capcom’sResident Evilfranchise. However, it is also releasing within the same month as other highly anticipated releases likeSpider-Man 2. Sam Lake, the creator ofAlan Wake, spoke in a recent interview about the ten-day delay and how the game ended up with its new date.
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In an IGN interview with Lake, the interviewer notes the announcement ofAlan Wake 2’s delay was made with active transparency. According to Lake, since October is flooded with popular and highly anticipated releases, they at Remedy decided that they didn’t need to compete “neck-and-neck” with them. Lake mentions that Insomniac’sSpider-Man 2was one of those contributing games, which lead to Remedy havingAlan Wake 2’s release shifted by a couple of days.
October was already being crowded with releases late in the month, such asSuper Mario Bros. WonderandSpider-Man 2competing against each otheron the same day. Other games in the packed month include another survival horror game,Alone in the Dark, along with titles likeAssassin’s Creed Mirage,Forza Motorsport, and more.
This reason clashes the developers' previous statement, whereRemedy wasn’t concerned about the October competitionand only wanted to make the best game thatAlan Wake 2could be. The game is now releasing after the aforementionedSuper Mario Bros. WonderandSpider-Man 2, the latter being on one of the same platforms thatAlan Wake 2is launching on. Whether this date will greatly affect the game’s chances has yet to be seen.
Alan Wake2releases June 17, 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
