The sequel is heading into the polishing stage soon
Alan Wake 2is still in development, but it sounds like its pieces are coming together. Remedy confirms thatAlan Wake 2is fully playable, and will be headed into its polishing stages soon.
In a financial statement to investors, the studio confirms thatAlan Wake 2is coming together. Here’s the comment from Remedy CEO Tero Virtala:
“Alan Wake 2is in full production. The game will soon have all content in place, and it is playable from start to finish. We will then move onto polishing the experience.”
The nextAlan Wakegame was revealed atThe Game Awards 2021and set for a 2023 launch. Now we’re here, many months later, and it looks like Remedy is making good progress towards meeting that window.
Remedy also notes thatlast year’s remasterofAlan Wakehas yet to generate royalties, though it expects sales for the remaster to pick up once the sequel is imminent.
A light in the dark
After seeing Alan Wake get tied into theControluniverse as part of its DLC roll-out, it’s neat to see this series gradually building up its second wind. We haven’t seen much of whatAlan Wake 2will really look like yet, but there’s still a lot of 2023 left ahead of us.
Remedy is also still working on other projects, notably thefollow-upto its 2019 hitControl.
“We now have detailed concepts on the game vision and all creative areas including the gameplay, narrative and art,” said Virtala ofControl 2. “We are pleased with the work the team has done and as of January 2023, the game has progressed into the proof of-concept stage.”
Codename Condor, Remedy’sservice-based gamedeveloped in partnership with 505 Games, is also progressing, as isCodename Vanguard. Plus, there are theMax Payne 1 & 2remakes in the works, which are currently in the concept stage. There’s a lot on Remedy’s plate, but hopefully withAlan Wake 2, we’ll see what they can deliver this year.
