Is Alan Wake 2 open world?
Alan Wake 2 is certainly a big game, but is it an open-world game? Well, we’re here to answer just that and explain just how open or linear Alan Wake 2 is.
As you’re making your way through Bright Falls and The Dark Place, you may be wondering if Alan Wake 2 is an open-world game – so we’re here to answer that for you.
There are a lot of games like Alan Wake that embrace the open-world formula to create a spooky or beguiling arena for you to solve mysteries to your heart’s content. But has Alan Wake 2 followed suit?
Well, read on to find out if Alan Wake 2 is open world and how much free roam you have in the game.
SPOILER WARNING: This guide may contain story spoilers, so be sure to proceed at your own risk to ensure details in the game remain a surprise.
Is Alan Wake 2 open world?
While the world certainly has several decent-sized maps, Alan Wake 2 is not strictly open-world. After completing the third chapter for each character, the game opens up and you’ll be able to roam around the likes of Bright Falls and Cauldron Lake freely, but don’t go expecting a Spider-Man 2 or Zelda: Tears of Kingdom level of freedom.
As Saga especially, you can use your car to travel between the different areas in the Pacific Northwest, so you’re not going to be staying on the same map.
However, that isn’t to say that Alan Wake 2 is strictly linear as you’re solving mysteries like finding Nightingale’s Heart, so read on to find out just how linear Alan Wake 2 is.
How linear is Alan Wake 2?
Alan Wake 2 is split into two stories, that of Alan Wake himself and newcomer, Saga Anderson – and each of them has their own world to run around in and you can eventually switch between them to complete in any order you like.
Once you reach the third chapter for each character, you can complete the remaining stories in any order you want, and given that Alan Wake 2 is full of twists and turns, linearity is out the window in the best possible way.
That’s everything you need to know about Alan Wake 2‘s world and linearity. If you’re looking for even more stories to explore, be sure to check out how to beat Nightingale to see what mysteries await you there.
About The Author
Jack Roberts
Jack is a Guides Writer at GGRecon. With a BA (Hons) & MA in English and Creative Writing, he was also the Gaming Editor for The Indiependent. When not pondering which game has the best cup of coffee (and drinking far too much of it himself), he can often be found playing Dead by Daylight, Street Fighter or making yet another build in Bloodborne.
