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Alan Wake 2 NG+ will come in update and feature new narrative

Remedy will deliver NG+ feature after launch

Marco Wutz

Alan Wake 2 NG+ will come in update and feature new narrative
Alan Wake 2 NG+ will come in update and feature new narrative /

Remedy’s horror game Alan Wake 2 is nearing release and the developer has now announced some of its post-launch plans for the title. On social media, the studio stated that Alan Wake 2’s NG+ feature would be delivered through an update after launch. There is no exact date for this just yet, but the developer gave some insight into what NG+ will bring to the table.

After finishing the game, players will get to start once more while retaining all of their unlocked weapons and upgrades from the initial run. NG+ unlocks a new difficulty level called Nightmare and includes a new alternative narrative for the title, which contains new manuscript pages and video content inaccessible on the first playthrough.

Sounds like dedicated fans will definitely have to make a second run through the game after that update has been delivered.

While NG+ is not necessary right at launch anyway, as players will need some time to make their way through the game, there is some criticism about it not being included right from the start. As usual, some players have also taken this opportunity to once again clamor for a disc release of Alan Wake 2, which is going to be a digital-only title. The widely popular Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launched without NG+ as well.

Alan Wake 2’s launch trailer debuted during the recent Xbox Partner Preview showcase.

You can check out the Alan Wake 2 release times to get an idea of when the game will be unlocked in your time zone on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

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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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