Alan Wake 2 is almost profitable in terms of treatment.

Key Takeaways

Alan Wake 2 was a huge hit upon its release in 2023, but struggled to recoup its development and marketing costs.
In a new financial update, Remedy revealed that it has recovered most of its Alan Wake 2 costs.
Now Remedy can charge royalties from its games and put that towards future titles and business expenses.

Released on October 27, 2023, Alan Wake 2 immediately established itself as a huge hit and a clear Game of the Year contender. The long-awaited sequel to the original Remedy of the same name also received favorable reviews from longtime fans.

Since its release, Alan Wake 2 has received two DLC expansions in the form of The Lake House and Night Springs. And despite originally being released as a digital-only title, the game also received a physical version.

However, as well-received as Alan Wake 2 was, Remedy had trouble recouping the title's budget. The August financial report noted how the game was struggling to recoup its original development and marketing costs. Fast forward to today and we have some good news from Remedy.

Alan Wake 2's Kiran Estevez fights monsters from The Lake House DLC on a CRT computer monitor with programming text in the background.

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Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC makes no mention of AI and speaks against it.

Lake House doesn't use the term “AI”, but the Alan Wake 2 DLC satirizes it all the same.

Alan Wake 2 is going green

As part of its January-September 2024 business review published on Friday, Remedy noted that it had “recovered the majority of its development and marketing costs.”

It's important to remember that The Lake House expansion, Alan Wake 2's final DLC, and the physical edition were all released just over a week ago, on October 22nd. It's entirely possible that the game has transitioned into profitable territory behind the scenes. Among its major developments.

According to the same financial report, after recouping development and marketing costs, the next step is to earn royalties from the game. During this period, Remedy said its royalties declined, with Control and the original Alan Wake accounting for the majority of its sales. But now that the game is basically balanced, Remedy will start claiming those royalties and funneling them into future efforts.

Either way, it's good news, especially for Remedy as it looks to expand its gaming universe. A lack of profitability will undoubtedly impact these plans, but that no longer appears to be the case for Alan Wake 2.