System requirements · PC
Alan Wake PC system requirements
Alan Wake needs at least a processor listed as “Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD”, 2 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM”, on Windows XP SP2.
For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD”, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM”. It takes 8 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows XP SP2 | Windows 7 |
| Processor | Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD | Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM | DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM |
| DirectX | 9.0c | 10 |
| Storage | 8 GB HD space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectX 9.0c compatible Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Alan Wake?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 5% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (2 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 35% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (8 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Alan Wake is also available on Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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