How Alan Wake 2 Explores Cults Differently Than Most Horror Games

Readers should please be advised this article contains spoilers for Alan Wake 2.Alan Wake 2 is a full survival-horror title, and with that switch, the sequel delves much more deeply into many of the elements often found in the genre. Previously, the story was a pulpy supernatural adventure, focusing on extradimensional beings and alternate realities. While Alan Wake 2 keeps these aspects intact, it also leans into more grounded fare like a gruesome murder mystery in a small town. Intertwined with that thread is another component that is common to stories of this nature; a cult composed of local townsfolk acting behind the scenes in accordance with their own unknown agenda.