Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update Releases October 22

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

Alan Wake 2 Launches Complimentary Anniversary Update TomorrowExtensive Update Expands Accessibility Settings

Alan Wake 2 is about to launch a big one tomorrow (October 22nd) Anniversary Update, 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 been a part of our fanbase and Remedy community, regardless of when you joined us or if you have How long to be a fan,” Remedy said in his blog post.

The Alan Wake 2 Anniversary Update, released with the Lake House expansion, will be completely free! The game adds more auxiliary settings, such as unlimited ammunition and one-hit kill. Additionally, the game has been updated with the option to invert the horizontal axis setting, as well as an update to the DualSense feature on PS5 that will enable haptic feedback for healing items and thrown items.

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