5 curious Easter Eggs from the Alan Wake 2 Gamescom gameplay demo

Alan Wake 2 remains somewhat of an enigma, but it’s how Alan himself features in this sequel that’s raised the most questions. Early this year we got to see gameplay of FBI agent Saga as she hunted down cultists, but how she is connected to the brooding writer has been unclear—and that’s likely just how developer Remedy Entertainment  has wanted it.

Thanks to a recent behind-closed-doors demo at Gamescom 2023, however, we now have an idea of how Alan’s story will play out. Alan has been trapped in the Dark Place for 13 years and after living in New York for so long, the Dark Place has become a kind of twisted version of the city filled with references from Alan’s life. Here are the five most interesting ones I spotted.