&#x2715 Remove Ads Remedy Entertainment has announced that Alan Wake 2 will receive a free anniversary update on October 22 that is packed with features that have been requested by the game’s community. This free update comes as Alan Wake 2 is about to celebrate its first anniversary, with Remedy Entertainment continuing to improve players’ experience with the addition of new features and bug fixes.Alan Wake 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2010 psychological horror title, was released in October 2023. The game follows two interconnected storylines involving best-selling novelist Alan Wake, who has been trapped in an alternate dimension for over a decade, and an FBI agent named Saga Anderson. Alan Wake 2 was met with enthusiasm from both players and critics, selling over 1.3 million units by February 2024 and being nominated for multiple Game of the Year awards. Following this success, developer Remedy Entertainment released the first DLC expansion for Alan Wake 2, Night Springs, expanding the story with three extra episodes. A second DLC, The Lake House, is set to release on October 22.&#x2715 Remove Ads Related Alan Wake 2’s Lake House DLC Could Be the Yin to Night Springs’ Yang Alan Wake 2’s Lake House DLC is set to release this month, and it looks like it could be the perfect companion piece to Night Springs. As Alan Wake 2 is about to celebrate its first anniversary, Remedy Entertainment announced the upcoming release of a free update that will add several new features and enhancements to Alan Wake 2on its official website. Remedy Entertainment gathered feedback in order to release an update filled with the most highly anticipated quality-of-life improvements that all players will be able to download for free. Through the Gameplay Assist menu, players can now invert both the vertical and horizontal axis on mouse and controller, opt for accessibility options like infinite ammo or player immortality, choose to autocomplete QTE, or enable quick turn to face another direction faster. This free first-anniversary update for Alan Wake 2 will be available on October 22, the same day as The Lake House DLC.&#x2715 Remove Ads Quality-of-Life Changes Coming in the Alan Wake 2 Free Anniversary Update Close Quick turn ability Autocomplete QTE Button tapping to single tap Weapon charging with taps Healing items with taps Lightshifter with taps Player invulnerability Player immortality One shot kills Infinite ammo Infinite flashlight batteries On top of these changes, PlayStation users can find a variety of improvements by utilizing the DualSense controller. The Alan Wake 2 anniversary update will bring gyro aiming support as well as haptic feedback for healing items and throwables, on top of the already existing haptic support for weapons. A variety of options for the DualSense will also be available through the game’s menu, such as the ability to turn the motion sensor function on and off, tweak horizontal and vertical sensitivity, set gyro space, and choose whether the pitch, yaw, and roll directions are standard or inverted.&#x2715 Remove Ads Launching alongside the free update is The Lake House DLC for Alan Wake 2, the game’s second major DLC expansion. The Lake House will take place alongside Alan Wake 2’s main story, with players taking control of FBC agent Kiran Estevez as she investigates the Lake House, a research facility filled with new enemies to face.