Can I Run Alan Wake?
Check if your PC meets the system requirements for Alan Wake. View minimum and recommended specs, performance estimates, and find the best deals.

System Requirements
Minimum
- CPU
- Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
- GPU
- DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 8 GB
- OS
- Windows XP SP2
Recommended
- CPU
- Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
- GPU
- DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 8 GB
- OS
- Windows 7
Requirements Breakdown
To run Alan Wake, you need at least a Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD or equivalent CPU, a DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM or equivalent GPU, and 2 GB of RAM. For the recommended experience, Remedy Entertainment recommends a Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD CPU, a DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM GPU, and 4 GB of RAM. Hardware benchmark data for this game's requirements is incomplete. The assessment above is based on the raw specification text only.
This analysis is based on benchmark scores and may not reflect exact real-world performance.
About Alan Wake
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Remedy Entertainment
- Categories
- Action, Adventure
- Metacritic
- 83
- Steam Reviews
- 90% Positive