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Alan Wake 2: release times and preload

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Alan Wake 2: release times and preload
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  1. Alan Wake 2: release times
  2. Alan Wake 2: preload

Everyone’s favorite author-trapped-in-their-own-story narrative is back: Alan Wake 2 is steaming towards launch, so prepare your mind for an experience it’s unlikely to forget anytime soon, even though it may quickly wish it could. Seriously, that stuff’s creepy.

Available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, Alan Wake 2 arrives just in time for spooky season – no better time for a nightmarish title such as this one, really.

We’ve got everything you need to know about the Alan Wake 2 release times and preload right here for you.

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Alan Wake 2: release times

The Alan Wake 2 launch times are similar for all platforms and mostly fall into October 27, 2023, so between PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S no one is at a disadvantage. However, the US West Coast is getting lucky and will be able to play starting on the evening of October 26, 2023.

Here are the Alan Wake 2 release times for your time zone:

  • October 26, 2023, 9pm PT
  • October 26, 2023, 11am CT
  • October 27, 2023, 12am ET
  • October 27, 2023, 5am BST
  • October 27, 2023, 6am CEST
  • October 27, 2023, 9:30am IST
  • October 27, 2023, 12pm CST
  • October 27, 2023, 1pm KST/JST
  • October 27, 2023, 3pm AEDT
  • October 27, 2023, 5pm NZDT

Alan Wake 2: preload

Alan Wake 2 will be available for preloading on consoles on October 25, 2023, which means you’ll be able to download the game ahead of time. This will save you from waiting for a large download on launch day, enabling you to get into the game immediately. If you’ve pre-ordered Alan Wake 2, navigate to it in your library on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S to start the preload.

As it's published by Epic Games, Alan Wake 2 is an EGS exclusive on PC. While preloading isn’t a staple on EGS, it has happened a few times in the past, so it’s possible that you’ll be able to download the game from there ahead of time as well. However, there is no confirmed official date for this as of yet.

Check out our Alan Wake 2 preview from gamescom 2023 for more on the game.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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