Remedy Entertainment already set the Alan Wake franchise's dark atmosphere way before it made the jump to full-on survival horror with Alan Wake 2. While certain sections of the first game were set during the daytime, it is at night that the titular character's writings and nightmares come to life. Time has not been kind to Alan Wake, as the novelist has been trapped in an alternate dimension called the Dark Place for 13 years come the events of Alan Wake 2.