Games like Alan Wake
If you like Alan Wake (psychological thriller, action and story-driven), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Dead Space (2008)
- In common: action
When you fancy being scared aboard a spaceship over several evenings: Den of Geek puts it at around ten hours.
Resident Evil 4
- In common: action
- Difference: more progression
When you have energy and want an intense, varied campaign, more action than pure horror.
A Plague Tale: Innocence
- In common: story
- Difference: less action
When you're in the mood for a linear, moving story over a few evenings: it lasts between 10 and 15 hours, across 17 chapters.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action and story
- Difference: more progression
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
God of War
- In common: story and action
- Difference: more progression
When you have a free afternoon and energy: the mix of story and combat works best in long sessions.
In Sound Mind
- In common: story
When you fancy psychological horror in chapters: each tape lasts a couple of hours and has its own boss.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action and story
- Difference: more progression
When you're in the mood for a spectacular action adventure of around 15 hours, with areas you explore at your own pace.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- In common: story
When you have a couple of evenings and headphones to hand: it lasts six to eight hours and is far better with them on.
Batman™: Arkham Knight
- In common: action and story
- Difference: more progression
When you want a superhero adventure for several evenings: the story alone runs to around 12-20 hours.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
- In common: action and story
When you want a compact, well-paced action adventure, in sessions of one or two hours.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Alan Wake
A third-person thriller: a writer searches for his wife, who has vanished in the town of Bright Falls. At night, in misty woods, you aim your torch at the shadows to weaken them, then finish them off with gunfire. Told in episodes, like a TV series.
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