# Alan Wake 2

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Alan Wake 2 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Story-driven shooter praised for unusual storytelling, from studio Remedy Entertainment. Main caveat: it is an Epic Games Store exclusive.

## What people warn about

- Epic Games Store exclusive (2 comments): "I buy Alan Wake 2 on EGS, great, that doesn't make me any more likely to buy the next game I want there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47508845)) "paying for store exclusives mostly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46870954))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Alan Wake 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/alan-wake-2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).