Alan Wake 2 delayed 10 days to miss October release glut

Remedy Entertainment announced today that it’s delaying Alan Wake 2 by ten days. Instead of October 17, the game now launches on October 27. By delaying the game in this way, Remedy ensures that Alan Wake 2 won’t release in the middle of a packed month of new games. It will now release at the end of the month, after the other games have had time to cook.

October is chock-full of new game releases, many of them clustered around Alan Wake 2’s original date. The development team explicitly acknowledged this to be the reason for the delay, saying on social media, “October is an amazing month for game launches and we hope this date shift gives more space for everyone to enjoy their favorite games.”