{"id":1008822,"date":"2026-01-10T18:41:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=467915"},"modified":"2026-01-10T18:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:41:30","slug":"alan-wake-2s-anniversary-update-is-full-of-reasons-to-replay-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/alan-wake-2s-anniversary-update-is-full-of-reasons-to-replay-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Wake 2\u2019s anniversary update is full of reasons to replay the game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/alan-wake-2s-anniversary-update-is-full-of-reasons-to-replay-the-game.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Remedy Entertainment is celebrating the first anniversary of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23932094\/alan-wake-2-review-ps5-xbox-series-x-pc\">Alan Wake 2<\/a><\/em> with a new update that\u2019s heavy on accessibility features. The \u201cAnniversary Update\u201d is coming Oct. 22 to PC and consoles, delivering a new menu that serves up an assortment of gameplay toggles that can make it easier to get through the game, either as a first-time player or someone who\u2019s looking to speed through a second playthrough. Not to mention, the game is pretty scary at times, so some of these options can make it feel less stressful to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here\u2019s the full list of options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quick turn<\/li>\n<li>Auto complete QTE<\/li>\n<li>Button tapping to single tap<\/li>\n<li>Weapon charging with taps<\/li>\n<li>Healing items with taps<\/li>\n<li>Lightshifter with taps<\/li>\n<li>Player invulnerability<\/li>\n<li>Player immortality<\/li>\n<li>One shot kill<\/li>\n<li>Infinite ammo<\/li>\n<li>Infinite flashlight batteries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In addition, on PS5 the game will support gyroscopic aiming with the DualSense controller, and the controller&#8217;s haptics will now rumble upon using healing items and throwables, whereas previously they only worked with firing weapons. Across all platforms, Remedy has also added the ability to invert the X (horizontal) axis for mouse and controller (Y axis inversion is already available).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The game\u2019s anniversary aside, the update comes just before the debut of <em>Alan Wake 2<\/em>\u2019s final piece of story DLC, <em>The Lake House<\/em>. It\u2019s also here in time for the incoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/guides\/449724\/ps5-pro-games-list\">PS5 Pro update<\/a> that\u2019ll make the game look better (and, presumably, run better, too). If you\u2019re looking for a deal on the title, you\u2019ll only find one on the Epic Games Store for Windows PC, where it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/good-deals\/467288\/epic-games-store-halloween-sale-alan-wake-2\">50% off through Halloween<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/467915\/alan-wake-2-anniversary-update-unlimited-health-ammo-accessibility\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remedy Entertainment is celebrating the first anniversary of Alan Wake 2 with a new update that\u2019s heavy on accessibility features. The \u201cAnniversary Update\u201d is coming Oct. 22 to PC and consoles, delivering a new menu that serves up an assortment of gameplay toggles that can make it easier to get through the game, either as a first-time player or someone who\u2019s looking to speed through a second playthrough. Not to mention, the game is pretty scary at times, so some of these options can make it feel less stressful to play. Here\u2019s the full list of options: Quick turn Auto complete QTE Button tapping to single tap Weapon charging with taps Healing items with taps Lightshifter with taps Player invulnerability Player immortality One shot kill&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/alan-wake-2s-anniversary-update-is-full-of-reasons-to-replay-the-game\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1008823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1008822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alan Wake 2\u2019s anniversary update is full of reasons to replay the game | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Remedy Entertainment is celebrating the first anniversary of Alan Wake 2 with a new update that\u2019s heavy on accessibility features. 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