Alan Wake 2 anniversary update will be released on 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

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Alan Wake 2 is set to unveil a Monumental Anniversary Update imminently, October 22, as proclaimed by developer Remedy Entertainment. "We can’t fathom it’s been nigh a year since Alan Wake 2 was unveiled. Gratitude to all who have experienced the game and become a member of our fanbase and the Remedy fraternity, irrespective of when you joined us or how long you’ve been a fan," the Remedy stated in its blog post.

Coinciding with The Lake House expansion imminently, Alan Wake 2's Anniversary Update will be entirely free! The game adds more accessibility settings such as unending ammo and instantaneous kills. In addition, the option to reverse the game's horizontal axis settings, as well as updates to DualSense functionality on the PS5 are also getting deployed that will facilitate haptic feedback with healing items and throwables.

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The major update also packs in key* 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