The Horror Game That Hates Horror Games

Alan Wake' relationship to the horror genre is a strange one. It's a horror game that seems to... not want to be a horror game.
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Games Discussed:
Alan Wake (2010) / Platforms: Xbox 360, PC / Publisher: Microsoft / Developer: Remedy Entertainment / Creative Director: Sam Lake / Genre: Horror, Action-Adventure, Third Person Shooter, Story-Driven
Alan Wake Remastered (2021) / Platforms: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch / Publisher: Epic Games / Developer: Remedy Entertainment / Genre: Horror, Action-Adventure, Third Person Shooter, Story-Driven
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (2012) / Platforms: Xbox 360, PC / Publisher: Microsoft / Developer: Remedy Entertainment / Genre: Horror, Action-Adventure, Third Person Shooter, Story-Driven
Alan Wake II (2023) / Platforms: PC, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X|S / Publisher: Epic Games / Developer: Remedy Entertainment / Creative Director: Sam Lake / Genre: Horror, Action-Adventure, Third Person Shooter, Story-Driven, Open-World, Psychological Horror
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Works Cited:
Danse Macabre (1981) by Stephen King. Published by Everest House
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Games Referenced
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) / Platforms: PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android / Publisher & Developer: Frictional Games / Genre: Survival Horror, Horror, Independent
Dredge (2023) / Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch / Publisher: Team17 / Developer: Black Salt Games / Genre: RPG, Fishing, Horror, Adventure
Five Nights at Freddy’s (2014) / Platforms: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One / Publisher & Developer: Scott Cawthon / Genre: Point-and-Click, Horror, Survival Horror, Independent
Resident Evil 2 (1998) / Platforms: Playstation, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube / Publisher & Developer: Capcom / Directed by Hideki Kamiya / Produced by Shin Mikami / Genre: Survival Horror, Horror, Retro
Resident Evil 4 (Remake) (2023) / Platforms: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X|S / Published & Developed by Capcom / Genre: Horror, Action-Adventure, Remake
Resident Evil 7 (2017) / Platforms: PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch / Published & Developed by Capcom / Genre: Horror, First-Person, Survival Horror
Signalis (2022) / Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One / Published by Humble Games & Playism / Developed by rose-engine / Genre: Survival Horror, Horror, Independent, Psychological Horror
Silent Hill 2 (2001) / Platforms: Playstation 2, Xbox, PC / Published by Konami / Developed by Team Silent / Genre: Horror, Surrealism, Psychological Horror
Silent Hill 2 (Remake) (2024) / Platforms: PC, Playstation 5 / Published by Konami / Developed by Bloober Team / Genre: Horror, Surrealism, Psychological Horror, Remake
Slitterhead (2024) / Platforms: PC, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Published & Developed by Bokeh Game Studio / Genre: Action, Action Adventure, Horror, Body Horror
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Additional Works Referenced:
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) directed by Tobe Hooper
Funny Games (1997) directed by Michael Haneke
Twin Peaks (1990-1991, 2017) created by David Lynch & Mark Frost
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) created by Rod Serling
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Topics Discussed:
Horror, Psychological Horror, Game Mechanics, Game Design, Video Game Combat Design, Third Person Shooter, Genre, Anti-Horror, Anti Horror, Stephen King, David Lynch, Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone, Night Springs, Remedy Entertainment, Max Payne, Alex Casey, Sam Lake, Old Gods of Asgard, Poets of the Fall, Quantum Break, Control, Alan Wake II, Alan Wake 2, The Lake House, Video Essay, Halloween, Horror Games, Horror Video Games, Survival Horror Games, Resource Management, Best Video Games of All Time, Narrative Design, Linear Game, Story Driven Game, Video Game Music, Typewriter, Writing, Art, Creative Process, Video Game Review, Best New Games, Game Announcement, New Video Games, Horror Games, Indie Games, Background Noise, Xbox 360, Retro Games, Retro, Retrogames, 2010, Best Games of the 2010s, Games Where You're NOT the Main Character, Narrative Design, Washington State, Bright Falls, iamadot, i am a dot,