Many questions have been asked and all will be answered as Alan Wake 2 hits the shelves some 13 years after the release of the original title. Among the many questions on the lips of fans is one in particular for the trophy hunters out there about what achievements will be included in the game.
To coincide with the real-time gap between instalments, Alan Wake 2 is also set 13 years after the original, with the game featuring a second main character this time. As Alan tries to write his way out of the Dark Place, new addition Saga Anderson must find a way to survive the horror novel her life has become.
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click to enlargeAlan Wake 2 trophies and achievements
Trophy hunters will be delighted to know that Alan Wake 2 has a staggering 66 trophies, or 67 if you're a PlayStation gamer. Many of these will be unlocked by completing the storyline, which is always a satisfying reward for your progress, but you'll also need to wander off the path to find collectables and get creative in combat to snag them all. Here is the complete list of trophies for Alan Wake 2.
| Trophy/Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
| Escape its Gravity | Use a Hand Flare to escape an enemy Grapple |
| This is the Moment | Dodge at the last minute to avoid an enemy attack |
| Not the Last | Pick up the first Manuscript page |
| Shining in the Night | Ignite a Hand Flare to keep enemies at bay |
| Secret Stashes | Discover one Cult Stash and one Lunch Box |
| Finding a Way | Find the Screwdriver |
| Cut Short | Find the Boltcutter |
| Chased the Source | Destroy a Source Point |
| Darkness Coiled | Destroy a Darkness Shield |
| Strange Reality | Solve five Nursery Rhyme puzzles |
| The Koskela Brothers | Watch all Koskela brother commercials |
| The Trail of the Writer | Watch all the Writer's Journey videos |
| Bring It | Find the Sawed-Off Shotgun |
| Ready for a Fight | Find the Hunting Rifle |
| Greatest Hits | Find the Crossbow |
| Stop Right There | Find the Pump-Action Shotgun |
| Find the Light | Find the Flashlight and Revolver |
| Lights Shining | Find the Flare Gun |
| Yippee Ki-yay | Find the Double-Barrelled Shotgun |
| Aimed Ahead | Defeat five enemies with headshots |
| Coffee Thermos | Discover a Break Room |
| Felt Good | Use a Healing Item |
| Lawman | Defeat Nightingale |
| Bright Falls' Finest | Defeat Mulligan and Thornton |
| Girl in Love | Defeat Cynthia |
| Filled with Rage | Defeat Scratch |
| Storm Cloud | Escape from the Dark Presence |
| Stop the Monster | Interrupt a Taken Thrower's relocation attempt with the Flashlight Boost |
| Growing Stronger | Upgrade any weapon once |
| All Smiles | Fully upgrade a single weapon |
| Carry his Words | Discover a Word of Power |
| Nightmare Territory | Pick up a map |
| Grew Bigger | Upgrade the inventory's size |
| I'll Find You | Find all Nursery Rhyme dolls |
| Stunning Vistas | Stun an enemy with a Flashbang |
| Gone for Good | Defeat an enemy with an explosion |
| The Story Come True | Complete Alan Wake 2 |
| Hunting Season | Complete 'The Cult' |
| Somebody's Home | Complete 'Invitation' |
| Into the Overlap | Complete 'The Heart' |
| Back in Watery | Complete 'Local Girl' |
| We Watch in the Night | Complete 'No Chance' |
| The Old Gods | Complete 'Old Gods' |
| Seeing Double | Complete 'Scratch' |
| Rock n' Roll, Baby | Complete 'Summoning' |
| The Final Deerfest | Complete 'Deerfest' |
| End of the Road | Complete 'Come Home' |
| Talk Show | Complete 'Late Night' |
| New York City | Complete 'Casey' |
| Return | Complete 'Haunting' |
| All His Life | Complete 'We Sing' |
| In a Fancy Hotel | Complete 'Room 665' |
| Told and Retold | Complete 'Return' |
| Behind the Masks | Complete 'Masks' |
| The Cult of the Word | Complete 'Zane's Film' |
| His Way Out | Complete 'Gone' |
| All Accounted For | Find all weapons for both characters |
| In One Go | Defeat an enemy with a single shot from the Crossbow |
| Shift in Reality | Complete all Nursery Rhyme puzzles |
| Hidden by the Trees | Find all Cult Stashes and Lunch Boxes |
| Coffee-Themed Fun | Shoot Mr. Drippy or any other cardboard cutout in Coffee World |
| Filling the Shape | Place a Charm in all of the bracelet's slots |
| Rustic Charm | Find all the Charms |
| Back to Life | Use a Coffee Mug Charm to prevent defeat |
| The Nice Things in Life | Pet Mayor Setter |
| The Other Side | Change between stories once |
With a total of 66 achievements, you're guaranteed to be kept busy beyond the scope of the game's narrative. In fact, you might need a New Game Plus run to get them all. Nonetheless, Alan Wake 2 promises to be a dream (or nightmare) come true for fans of survival horror and thriller titles.
That's all you need to know about Alan Wake 2's trophies, but we can help you collect some of the trickier ones. We've got a complete weapons guide which covers quite a few achievements, as well as our complete missions list. That one alone accounts for around 20 achievements. Best of luck surviving the Dark Place and filling your virtual trophy cabinet.
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