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Games like Alan Wake

2010USK 16PC, Xbox, Steam Deck verified89 % positive12.99 €

A novelist hunts for his vanished wife in a misty Pacific Northwest town, fighting shadowy possessed foes with flashlight and gun while the pages of a manuscript he doesn't remember writing come true. Its TV-series-style episodic storytelling and eerie atmosphere are the main draw.

  • Dread and tension
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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In short: Games like Alan Wake

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Alan Wake special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dead Space 2

91 %Match

2011USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable94 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Alan Wake: dread and tension, lavish production as well as a dark atmosphere.

Isaac Clarke carves through a Necromorph-infested space station with strategic dismemberment while battling his own haunting hallucinations. It is a faster, more cinematic sequel that keeps the original's oppressive sci-fi horror intact.

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The Darkness

Dread and tension

A grim first-person shooter about a mob hitman who gains the supernatural power of the Darkness, wielding demonic tentacles and minions in a gritty New York. Its strong story and atmosphere set it apart.

F.E.A.R.

Dread and tension

A first-person shooter that pairs explosive slow-motion firefights against remarkably smart enemy AI with unsettling psychological horror built around the eerie girl Alma. Its destructible gunfights are still held up as a genre benchmark.

Max Payne 3

Lavish presentation

A brutal, cinematic third-person shooter where a broken Max Payne stumbles through São Paulo's violent underworld using bullet time and shootdodges. Its bleak noir storytelling and seamless cutscene-to-gameplay transitions set it apart.

Max Payne

Strong, story-driven narrative

A grim neo-noir shooter that popularized bullet time: as a vengeful cop you dive in slow motion through a snowbound New York, with the story told through graphic-novel panels and hardboiled narration.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Dread and tension

An intense first-person shooter that pairs slow-motion gunfights against smart AI soldiers with unsettling supernatural horror centered on the vengeful Alma. Mech sequences and movable cover add variety to its tightly paced, linear scares.

The Darkness II

Dread and tension

A brutal, linear first-person shooter with a cel-shaded comic look, where mob boss Jackie Estacado dual-wields guns while two demonic tendrils rip enemies apart and hurl objects. It is anchored by a surprisingly personal tale of grief and madness.

Clive Barker's Undying

Dread and tension

An atmospheric horror shooter set in 1920s Ireland, where Patrick Galloway investigates a family curse. First-person gunplay mixes with spellcasting, gloomy manors and a creepy tale penned by Clive Barker.

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