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Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update Releases October 22

Nov 01,24(1 years ago)
Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update Releases October 22

Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update Releases October 22

Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy Entertainment has announced that the game's Anniversary Update is launching tomorrow, alongside the release of the game's The Lake House DLC.

Alan Wake 2 Launches Free Anniversary Update TomorrowMajor Update Expands Accessibility Settings

Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update Releases October 22

Alan Wake 2 is set to roll out a huge Anniversary Update tomorrow, October 22, as announced by developer Remedy Entertainment. "We can’t believe it’s been almost a year since Alan Wake 2 was released. Thank you to everyone who has played the game and become a member of our fanbase and the Remedy community, no matter when you joined us or how long you’ve been a fan," the Remedy said in its blog post.

Launching alongside The Lake House expansion tomorrow, Alan Wake 2's Anniversary Update will be entirely free! The game adds more accessibility settings such as infinite ammo and one shot kills. In addition, the option to invert the game's horizontal axis settings, as well as updates to DualSense functionality on the PS5 are also getting rolled out that will enable haptic feedback with healing items and throwables.

Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update Releases October 22

The major update also packs in quality-of-life (QoL) improvements that have been frequently requested by fans. "Work on Alan Wake 2 has not stopped since release. We’ve been working on the two expansions, Night Springs and The Lake House, but we have also been gathering your feedback and working on changes and improvements to the game based on that feedback," Remedy said. "We’ve gathered those changes into the Anniversary Update, called that because well, it’s being released close to the anniversary of the original release of Alan Wake 2."

Alan Wake 2 also rolls out a "Gameplay Assist" menu which contains toggles such as:

 ⚫︎ Quick turn
 ⚫︎ Auto complete QTE
 ⚫︎ Button tapping to single tap
 ⚫︎ Weapon charging with taps
 ⚫︎ Healing items with taps
 ⚫︎ Lightshifter with taps
 ⚫︎ Player invulnerability
 ⚫︎ Player immortality
 ⚫︎ One shot kill
 ⚫︎ Infinite ammo
 ⚫︎ Infinite flashlight batteries

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