Alan Wake 2 Isn’t A Horror Game, It’s A Twin Peaks Game

Alan Wake 2 wears its influences on its sleeve, and Twin Peaks might be the one it’s proudest of. Twin Peaks, which began airing in 1990, is part gentle soap opera satire, and part surreal murder mystery. But where the first Alan Wake was based on the first two seasons of Twin Peaks, Alan Wake 2 has more in common with the third season, The Return. As a result, it has a somewhat different tone and narrative focus, but one thing that hasn’t changed is just how much it ties back to the seminal series.