alan wake 2 has its first proper gameplay trailer courtesy of the summer game fest showcaseearlier today on june 8 remedy and studio head sam lake were on hand at the summer game fest 2023 showcase to debut alan wake 2 gameplay we saw newcomer saga anderson in action taking down a cultist murderer this looks distinctly more survival horror than the first alan wake thats for sureand yes if youre unfamiliar with all the promo material for alan wake 2 so far what were seeing here is a second playable character this is saga anderson an fbi agent whos out to solve a series of ritualistic murders at the outset of the sequel and becomes involved with the titular author himself well actually start alan wake 2 by playing as saga who then meets alan later onbased on everything weve seen so far though we can be pretty confident that things quickly get worse for our fbi agent as well as cgi sam lake whos also appearing as an fbi agent at a certain point in alan wake 2 you can choose which protagonist you play as so if youre preferring anderson to wake you can stick it out with the newcomeralan wake 2 releases later this year on october 17 for pc ps5 and xbox series xs keep in mind their wont be a physical version due to manufacturing costs so remedy can keep the price of the game down but thq nordic did offer to publish the sequel physically for what its worthyou can check out our complete summer game fest 2023 liveblog for a complete recap of all the other announcements from the presentation