Players will have the freedom to choose which character they want to play as and experience the story with, the developers explain.
"We wanted to basically allow players to replay through the game," says Alan Wake 2 co-director Kyle Rowley.
New playable character Saga Anderson investigates the woods in pursuit of a lead and encounters an axe-wielding foe in the darkness.
In addition to new locations, several locations from the original game will also be recreated, including Cauldron Lake.
FBI profiler Saga Anderson is new to the Bright Falls area, and finds herself pulled into a mysterious string of murders.
On June 8th, creative director Sam Lake joins Geoff Keighley live on stage to showcase the upcoming survival horror title.
"We did say in 2021 that we're gonna push the graphics hard on this one. I think we'll have the best-looking game in 2023," said Thomas Puha.
Remedy says not releasing a physical version will allow the game to be released at a price of $60 on consoles and $50 on PC.
The titular novelist will be joined by FBI agent Saga Anderson, who arrives in Bright Falls to investigate a string of ritualistic murders.
In addition to the two expansions, called called Night Springs and The Lake House, the survival horror title will also see free post-launch updates.
Remedy Entertainment's survival horror sequel looks impressive in its debut gameplay trailer. An October launch has been confirmed.
Alan Wake voice actor Matthew Porretta says Remedy Entertainment's highly anticipated survival horror sequel is set to launch this October.
"Alan Wake 2 is on its way to becoming a great game and has everyone excited at Remedy," the developer says about its survival horror title.
According to XboxEra's Nick Baker, the survival horror title is "pretty far along," which is in line with Remedy stating it would launch in 2023.
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Remedy Entertainment reiterates that its long-awaited survival horror sequel is making good progress behind the scenes and will launch this year.
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Starting with Alan Wake 2 in 2023, Remedy Entertainment plans to release a new game ever year, on top of "additional free and paid content."
Remedy says the game, which is due out sometime this year, will soon be content-complete, following which the developer will shift focus to polishing the experience.
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