Rank 01Games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare
- 29 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Alan Wake's American Nightmare also play
The closest matches to Alan Wake's American Nightmare: Alan Wake, The Evil Within 2, The Sinking City Remastered, Resident Evil Requiem, and Tormented Souls 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- $39.99 (Price checked Oct 18)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Rank 03Why this
Also Third-Person Shooter and Detective, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Resident Evil Requiem
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Cinematic, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
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Connection: The Nightmare Within
Why this: Also Detective and Thriller, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
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Pathologic 3
Why this: Also Detective and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Rank 08 
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Why this: Also Cinematic and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Alan Wake
Also Third-Person Shooter and Thriller, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 88% of 16,015 reviews
- 2The Evil Within 2
Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 91% of 5,997 reviews
- 3The Sinking City Remastered
Also Third-Person Shooter and Detective, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 74% of 1,970 reviews
- 4Resident Evil Requiem
Also Third-Person Shooter and Cinematic, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 97% of 48,719 reviews
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- 6Connection: The Nightmare Within
Also Detective and Thriller, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 90% of 52 reviews
- 7Pathologic 3
Also Detective and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 87% of 994 reviews
- 8The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Also Cinematic and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 75% of 3,441 reviews
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- 17Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Same atmospheric mood as Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 96% of 12,717 reviews
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- 21Alone in the Dark
Also Detective and Cinematic, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
- 78% of 1,388 reviews
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Remedy Entertainment
- Price: $1.34−85%checked Oct 19
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 76% of 3,464 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Metacritic 73
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Combat feels snappy and arcade like
- Pulp style story with mr scratch as a dark mirror
- Quality of life improvements over the original
- Atmospheric
- Intense
- Mysterious
More games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Why this: Same intense mood as Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
The Evil Within
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Resident Evil
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
SILENT HILL 2
Why this: Also Cinematic and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Alan Wake's American Nightmare, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Poppy Playtime
Why this: Also Thriller and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Dead Seater
Why this: Also Cinematic and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Why this: Also Detective and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
死寂（Deathly Stillness）
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Thriller, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
The Children of Clay
Why this: Also Detective and Cinematic, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Alan Wake
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Thriller, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
The Evil Within 2
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Resident Evil Requiem
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Cinematic, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
More from Remedy Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Remedy Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Quantum Break
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Cinematic, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Max Payne
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Detective, like Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
FBC: Firebreak
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
Death Rally
Why this: Same intense mood as Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
About Alan Wake's American Nightmare
The closest matches to Alan Wake's American Nightmare: Alan Wake, The Evil Within 2, The Sinking City Remastered, Resident Evil Requiem, and Tormented Souls 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Alan Wake's American Nightmare is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alan Wake, The Evil Within 2 and The Sinking City Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, intense and mysterious, and single out its arcade survival mode and flashlight light boost. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a 2012 action-adventure horror game from Remedy Entertainment available for $8.99. It takes the series in a more pulp direction, pitting the writer against his dark mirror Mr. Scratch across beautiful Arizona locations. Core mechanics include manuscript collection to unlock weapon upgrades, a flashlight-light-boost system for combat, and a time-loop structure that adds replayability alongside an arcade-survival mode. Players describe the combat as snappy and arcade-like, finding the experience atmospheric, intense, mysterious, and tense throughout. The game is verified to run on Steam Deck. It holds a 76% positive rating from over 3,400 Steam reviews.
About Alan Wake's American Nightmare: A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
Is Alan Wake's American Nightmare worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 76% of 3,464 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 82% positive across 114 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- On sale: 85% off, now $1.34 (checked Oct 22).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Combat feels snappy and arcade like
- Pulp style story with mr scratch as a dark mirror
- Quality of life improvements over the original
- Time loop structure adds replayability
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“If Alan Wake really wrote this… well, he must be a pretty bad writer, considering his story is full of unnatural, contradictory character behavior, unfunny jokes, and — worst of all — monotonous repetition. The gameplay has been heavily…”
People who play it also play: Alan Wake, The Evil Within 2, The Sinking City Remastered
Frequently asked about Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Can I run it?
Is Alan Wake's American Nightmare verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Alan Wake's American Nightmare is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Alan Wake's American Nightmare cost?
Alan Wake's American Nightmare is listed on Steam at 1.34 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alan Wake's American Nightmare?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alan Wake's American Nightmare are Alan Wake, The Evil Within 2, The Sinking City Remastered.
Who developed Alan Wake's American Nightmare?
Alan Wake's American Nightmare was developed by Remedy Entertainment.