2023 GOTY Nominee Is Discounted on the PS Store for a Limited Time
Developed by Finnish game studio Remedy Entertainment, Alan Wake 2 is currently $29.99 on the PS Store. Typically, this game is priced at $59.99, which means this limited-time sale gives PS5 players a 50% discount on one of 2023's best video games. This is just the Standard Edition of the game, so it only comes with the base game. However, players that know they'll enjoy the game can pick up the Deluxe Upgrade for $10, a 50% discount from the upgrades usual $20 price tag. That means players can grab everything the game has to offer for just $39.99.
Anyone interested in this Alan Wake 2 offer will have to grab it soon. This sale ends on February 27 at 2:59 A.M. ET.
'Fueled by the horror story, supernatural darkness invades Bright Falls, corrupting the locals and threatening the loved ones of both [Saga] Anderson and [Alan] Wake,' reads the game's description. 'Light is their weapon—and their safe haven — against the darkness they face. Trapped in a sinister horror story where there are only victims and monsters, can they break out to be the heroes they need to be?'
When Alan Wake 2 launched in October 2023, it received an average score of 89 on the review aggregate site Metacritic across 71 critic reviews. It won several awards at The Game Awards 2023 including Best Game Direction, Narrative, and Art Direction. It was also nominated for Best Score and Music, Audio Design, Performance, Action/Adventure Game, and Game of the Year.
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