Alan Wake 2 is Proof That a Cult Survival-Horror Hit Needs to Return

Survival horror has never really been a niche genre, but it’d be true to say that few new IPs are able to successfully break into it and make a name for themselves like Resident Evil or Silent Hill have. That’s sometimes a result of games relying too much on their inspirations like The Callisto Protocol did, but also like The Callisto Protocol it usually comes down to a game not being confident or engaging with the new features it presents. That’s why a game like Alan Wake 2 is a rare breed—having a straightforward enough path to survival horror from its predecessor, it is undivided and unabashed in its direction.