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A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

Alan Wake PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU
Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
GPU
DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
2 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Windows XP SP2
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU
Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
GPU
DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
4 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Windows 7
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated
✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-17Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer
Remedy Entertainment
Publisher
Remedy Entertainment
Released
16 February 2012

About Alan Wake

A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

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What PC do I need for Alan Wake?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card
DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Processor
Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
Memory
4 GB RAM
Operating system
Windows 7

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Can my laptop run Alan Wake?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the DirectX 10 compatible named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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