Summary
WhileAlan Wake 2may have been blessed by a surprise DLC drop in June 2024, that hasn’t stopped the game’s community from requesting more information on future expansions andRemedy Entertainment is more than happy to oblige. Therecently releasedNight SpringsDLCearnedplenty of rave reviews from criticsand fans alike as it provided even more insight intoAlan Wake’s twisted version of reality while also showing off more connections to the so-called “Remedy-verse.” The next chapter is expected to take these links betweenAlan Wake 2andControland make them even more apparent.
PerWccftech, Remedy Entertainment confirmed thatThe Lake House, the next piece ofAlan Wake 2DLC, will be in players' hands in October 2024. No release date has been confirmed yet but as the launch window becomes smaller, the studio will eventually provide specifics. Details on the expansion are scarce, butAlan Wake 2does offer up some suggestions as to what players can expect asthe titular Lake House, presumably the same one Alan and Alice visited in the first game, is a hotbed of supernatural activitythat even caught the Federal Bureau of Control’s Attention.
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What Could The Lake House Be About?
Going To The Source Of The Darkness
While it may not have been a huge part ofAlan Wake 2,Bird Leg Cabin, which is presumable the location referred to by the titleThe Lake House, serves as a major locationfor the writer and his wife. The community is still debating whether or not the house itself is real or a manifestation of The Darkness that serves as a prison for Alan. In any case, the Lake House was where the villainous Barbara Jagger kidnapped Alice after luring Alan Wake to Diver’s Isle with the intent of using him to rewrite reality.
The center of darkness-related mysteries in Bright Falls,Cauldron Lake is also mentioned inControlas players can discover a folder on the location. The FBC is confirmed to actively be monitoring the body of water as many agents are suspicious that it’s hiding a dark secret underneath its surface. This is later proved inAlan Wake 2when it’s shown thatAlan himself is trapped “underwater” in a dark copy of Bird Leg Cabinfashioned by the Dark Presence.
Whatever the case may be,The Lake Housewill hopefullyprovide some more answerstoAlan Wake 2’s mind-bending narrative.TheNight SpringsDLC served as a fun anthology series that reintroduced some familiar facesbut left fans withmore questions than solutionsto some of the base game’s cliffhangers. Players will just need to wait and see what October brings.
