However, the cult favourite Xbox 360 title has become somewhat of a sleeper hit in the years succeeding, with Remedy buying back the publishing rights from Microsoft before remastering and re-releasing for all consoles and PC in 2021. The game sold a reasonable three million units when first released in 2010, yet publishers at the time didn’t believe these numbers warranted a sequel hence Remedy’s IP languishing in the doldrums for the best part of a decade.
Remedy Entertainment clearly believe in Alan Wake’s potential.
