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Alan Wake 2 video game

Contributed by Alex Nguyen on Sep 19th, 2024. Artwork published in
October 2023
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Alan Wake 2 video game 1
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From Wikipedia:

Alan Wake 2 is a 2023 survival horror video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Epic Games Publishing. The sequel to Alan Wake (2010), the story follows best-selling novelist Alan Wake, who has been trapped in an alternate dimension for 13 years, as he attempts to escape by writing a horror story involving an FBI Special Agent named Saga Anderson.

The first thing that stuck out to me is the brand color of Alan Wake 2. It’s a strange washed-out green that is used on all branding, including in-game. It could be a reference to the many dense forests you find yourself in when playing the game, but with how washed out it is, there might be something deeper. It certainly gives their branding a strange atmosphere.

Alan Wake might’ve been gone for 13 years, but he will mostly feel at home when he sees the typography which seems to reuse the first game’s stylings as a basis. The Alan Wake 2 logo is set in Compacta, a condensed bold typeface. Most of the game’s user interface is set in Aktiv Grotesk Condensed Regular, with Bold being used more sparingly. Compacta is reused for the title card in beginning of every chapter.

Other promotional material and the official website uses both Aktiv Grotesk and Aktiv Grotesk Extended.

Game logo
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Game logo

Main menu
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Main menu

Settings menu
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Settings menu

In-game HUD and inventory
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In-game HUD and inventory

Title card in Saga’s story. Aktiv Grotesk Condensed can be seen with larger spacing between letters
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Title card in Saga’s story. Aktiv Grotesk Condensed can be seen with larger spacing between letters

Title card in Wake’s story, this time set in a pinkish red
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Title card in Wake’s story, this time set in a pinkish red

Reading a manuscript page in the Mind Place
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Reading a manuscript page in the Mind Place

Main page of Alan Wake 2’s website
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Main page of Alan Wake 2’s website

The news section of the website, where updates or community events are announced
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The news section of the website, where updates or community events are announced

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  • Compacta
  • Aktiv Grotesk

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