Alan Wake

Alan Wake is a psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The narrative centres on Alan Wake, a bestselling thriller novelist experiencing writer's block. He travels to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, seeking a change of environment. Shortly after their arrival, Alice vanishes under mysterious circumstances. As Alan searches for her, he discovers pages of a thriller novel he does not recall writing. The events described in these pages begin to manifest in reality, and Alan encounters hostile supernatural entities known as the Taken, who are controlled by darkness. The gameplay involves navigating Bright Falls and using light to combat these dark forces. A Dark Presence stalks the town and pushes Alan to the brink of sanity as he fights to unravel the mystery and save his wife. The game is a single-player thriller with survival horror elements, played from a third-person view. It was released in 2010 for Xbox 360 and later came to PC.