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Alan Wake
Remedy Entertainment · released Feb 16, 2012 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Released Feb 16, 2012
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 89% positive of 46,388 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $14.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 182 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #503 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #579 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 601 | 78 |
| Dec 2025 | 623 | 86 |
| Jan 2026 | 722 | 80 |
| Feb 2026 | 494 | 74 |
| Mar 2026 | 449 | 66 |
| Apr 2026 | 519 | 86 |
| May 2026 | 432 | 58 |
| Jun 2026 | 680 | 122 |
| Jul 2026 | 487 | 67 |
| Aug 2026 | 432 | 64 |
| Sep 2026 | 731 | 106 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 1.5M – 4.2M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $11M – $38M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 46,388 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 34–90 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Episodic | 1 in 545 games |
| Great Soundtrack | 1 in 46 games |
| Third-Person Shooter | 1 in 41 games |
| Supernatural | 1 in 36 games |
| Thriller | 1 in 34 games |
| Psychological Horror | 1 in 12 games |
| Mystery | 1 in 12 games |
| Third Person | 1 in 10 games |
Games like Alan Wake
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Wake's American Nightmare | Remedy Entertainment | 90% | Mostly Positive · 8,470 |
| Detention | RedCandleGames | 79% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 10,417 |
| Firework | Shiying Studio | 75% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 41,270 |
| The Evil Within | Tango Gameworks | 74% | Very Positive · 21,630 |
| The Evil Within 2 | Tango Gameworks | 75% | Very Positive · 19,866 |
| Black Sheep | 完蛋了的国王 | 83% | Mixed · 742 |
| Little Nightmares II | Tarsier Studios | 72% | Very Positive · 50,571 |
| Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人 | Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd. | 75% | Very Positive · 4,460 |