Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Alan Wake
Alan Wake	2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare	2012
Alan Wake Remastered	2021
Alan Wake II	2023

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[1]
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam		Alan Wake Franchise also available.
Origin (unavailable)		^[2]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename the video file^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\videos`. Delete or rename `startup_remedy.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare\
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_EGS_Version\
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_GOG_Version\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_MS_Version\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\202750\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

resolution.xml controls screen resolution as well as debugging information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare\
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_EGS_Version\
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_GOG_Version\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_MS_Version\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\202750\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud		Approx. 100 MB available.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Advanced options for graphics.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ scaling and pillarboxed FMVs.^[4]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up 8x MSAA (2x as the minimum); Low to high FXAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[5]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Suggested values by aspect ratio:

Aspect Ratio	FOV
16:9, 16:10, 15:9	FOV 11
21:9 (2560x1080)	FOV 13
15:4 (3840x1024)	FOV 15
48:10 (5040x1050)	FOV 19
48:9 (5760x1080)	FOV 20

Ambient occlusion

Force HBAO+ (Nvidia only)^[6]^[7]

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
Select the Alan Wake's American Nightmare profile.
Change Ambient Occlusion compatibility value to 0x00000006.
Change Ambient Occlusion setting to High Quality.
Change Ambient Occlusion usage to Enabled.
Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner.

Notes

In-game SSAO needs to be disabled.

Input

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		On by default. Enable Direct Aiming in the controls to disable it.
Mouse sensitivity		Use the `-sensscale=X` command line argument to adjust the strength of the sliders.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two layouts only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, speech, cinematics
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 7.1 output^[8]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Official localization by «1C-Softclub»
Russian				Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team». Fan audio localization by GamesVoice
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

No audio in cutscenes (Proton/Linux)

Add Wine DLL override for `xaudio2_7`
Run the game with the environment variable `WINEDLLOVERRIDES` set to `"xaudio2_7=b,n"`. (In the General tab of the game's Properties window in Steam, put `WINEDLLOVERRIDES="xaudio2_7=b,n" %command%` in the launch options field.)

Other information

Command line parameters

Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.

Command	Description
-hX	Screen height (e.g. -h720).
-wX	Screen width (e.g. -w1280).
-window	Force windowed.
-novsync	Disables Vsync.
-showfps	Shows frame rate counter.
-forcesurround	Forces 5.1 speaker mode.
-forcestereo	Forces stereo speaker mode.
-nosound	Disables sound.
-cleancloud	Deletes save games and settings for Alan Wake from the Steam Cloud.
-locale=xx	Forces a selected locale.
-sensscale=X	Changes the mouse sensitivity scale slider in-game. Allows for a wider range on the scale.
-developermenu	Lets you enable some cheats via the pause menu (debug mode).^[9]
-freecamera	Pressing the right thumb stick enables/disables freecamera mode. There is no keyboard switch.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD Ex	4.26.9
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.99n

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz AMD Dual Core 2.8 GHz	Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz AMD Quad Core 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/202750/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (202750) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-17
↑ Origin - Products - last accessed on 7 June 2022
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03
Screenshots taken at 2560x1080 and 1920x1080, then compared.
↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
↑ HBAO+ Compatibility Flags - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Original HBAO+ Post at Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Enable Cheat Codes For GOG Version (Works with all versions) - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/202750/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (202750) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-17

[2] Origin - Products - last accessed on 7 June 2022

[3] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03

[5] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03
Screenshots taken at 2560x1080 and 1920x1080, then compared.

[6] New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023

[7] HBAO+ Compatibility Flags - last accessed on May 2023

[8] Original HBAO+ Post at Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023

[9] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023

[10] Enable Cheat Codes For GOG Version (Works with all versions) - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Remedy Entertainment
Windows	Nitro Games
Publishers
	Remedy Entertainment
Engines
	MAX-FX
Release dates
Windows	May 22, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	73
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, Survival horror
Themes	North America, Supernatural
Series	Alan Wake