Alan Wake 2follows the interwoven stories of two protagonists; the titular writer, and FBI Agent Saga Anderson. Saga’s strange investigation seems connected toAlan’s disappearance thirteen years ago, and the story only gets deeper the further she looks. Meanwhile, Alan is desperately trying to escape the nightmare reality of the Dark Place.

When the two meet for the first time, you’ll gain the ability to swap between their stories, following Saga’s and Alan’s battles against the Dark Presence in whichever order you like. What’s the best order to play their individual chapters?

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When To Switch Characters

And The Differences Between Them

You can swap between Saga and Alan fromany Break Room that has a Janitor’s Bucket.These will be marked on the map when you find them, and you can always tell if a Break Room has a Bucket becauseAhti’s song, Yötön Yö,will be playing on the radio inside.

It’s always best to switch charactersbetween chaptersso that you don’t risk forgetting important information midway through. Alternately, if you’re stuck on a puzzle, it could be worth spending some time in the other character’s storyline and coming back to it with a fresh perspective!

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In general,Saga’s chapters are driven by investigation and exploration.There’s plenty of combat, but the focus is on finding clues and using her Case Board and Profiling abilities to solve the mystery and figure out where to go next. Saga has amuch larger exploration areaconsisting of Bright Falls, Cauldron Lake, and the town of Watery.

Alan’s chapters have weaker but much more numerous enemies, and he can’t go very far without risking a fight in most cases. His focus is onaltering reality in complex set-piece locationswith the Plot Board, rewriting his own story until he finds a way out.

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Best Chapter Order

How To Get The Most Out Of The Story

WhenSaga defeats Nightingaleon her first visit to the Overlap, gameplay switches to Alan for the first time. After completing the subway tunnels, you’ll return to Saga in Bright Falls, and be able to switch whenever you like from there on.

We recommend proceeding in the following order to get the most out of the story:

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WHERE TO PLAY

Alan Wake 2 is the sequel to Remedy’s hit survival horror game. It blends two separate stories into one, following FBI agent Saga Anderson as she investigates both a series of brutal murders and a story written by Wake himself.