For the achievements of Alan Wake's American Nightmare, see here.
Below lies a list of the achievements/trophies that can be found in Alan Wake. The original game is available on Xbox 360 as well as PC. The Remastered edition is available on Xbox One/Series S&X, PlayStation 4/5 and PC. The 67 achievements are, in total, worth 1500G for Xbox and the 68 trophies are worth 59 bronze, 5 silver, 3 gold and 1 platinum trophy on PlayStation. The achievements can also be earned on the original Steam version and Remastered Epic Game Store version.
Eight of the achievements are from the first DLC, known as The Signal, worth 250G/eight bronze trophies.
Nine of the achievements are from the second DLC, known as The Writer, worth 250G/nine bronze trophies.
Main Game[]
| # | Icon | Name | Description | Points | Trophy |
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Follow the Light | Take a night course of light education. | 10G | Bronze |
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Nordic Walking | Take a walk through the logging area, and meet one of the quirky locals. | 10G | Bronze |
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Bright Falls' Finest | Call for help. | 20G | Bronze |
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Boob Tube | See what's on TV. | 5G | Bronze |
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Under a Thin Layer of Skin | Defy the park ranger. | 10G | Bronze |
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Park Ranger | Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park. | 15G | Bronze |
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Heavy Metal | Survive the bulldozer attack. | 10G | Bronze |
| 8 | 
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Iron Horse | Encounter a steam engine. | 10G | Bronze |
| 9 | 
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Wheels Within Wheels | Meet the kidnapper. | 20G | Bronze |
| 10 | 
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Medical Opinions | Listen to Hartman's recordings. | 10G | Bronze |
| 11 | 
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Child of the Elder God | Have a rock 'n' roll moment without dropping to a low health state. | 10G | Bronze |
| 12 | 
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Perchance to Dream | Take a moment to reflect on past events. | 20G | Bronze |
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Drink 'Em Both Up | Put de lime in de coconut twice. | 10G | Bronze |
| 14 | 
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Gatekeeper | Cut the power to the transformer yard. | 10G | Bronze |
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The Lady of the Light | Discover the secret she guards. | 20G | Bronze |
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Tornado Wrangler | Defeat the tornado. | 20G | Bronze |
| 17 | 
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Departure | Complete the game on Normal difficulty. | 40G | Bronze |
| 18 | 
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Hardboiled Writer | Complete the game on Hard difficulty. | 40G | Bronze |
| 19 | 
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Alan, Wake Up | Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty. | 50G | Bronze |
| 20 | 
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If It Flies, It Burns | Burn 1,000 birds. | 20G | Bronze |
| 21 | 
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They're Heeeeeere! | Inanimate objects shouldn't move of their own accord. Put a stop to the affront, oh, say, 20 times. | 20G | Bronze |
| 22 | 
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The Six-Gun Scribe | Defeat 100 Taken with the revolver. | 20G | Bronze |
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Taken Season | Defeat 50 Taken with the hunting rifle. | 20G | Bronze |
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It's Not Just a Typewriter Brand | Defeat 50 Taken with a shotgun. | 20G | Bronze |
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What Light Through Yonder Window | Defeat 50 Taken with the flare gun, the way Shakespeare intended. | 20G | Bronze |
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Thunder and Lightning | Defeat 50 Taken with flashbang. | 20G | Bronze |
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Collateral Carnage | Defeat 20 Taken with indirect means. | 20G | Bronze |
| 28 | 
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Come One, Come All | Kill four Taken with a single shot from the flare gun. | 10G | Bronze |
| 29 | 
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Sound and Fury | Kill four Taken with a single flashbang. | 10G | Bronze |
| 30 | 
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Two For the Price of One | Kill two Taken with a single shotgun blast. | 10G | Bronze |
| 31 | 
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Back! Back, I say! | Save yourself with a flare. | 10G | Bronze |
| 32 | 
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Float Like a Butterfly | Perform a cinematic dodge. | 15G | Bronze |
| 33 | 
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Missed by a Mile | Perform a cinematic dodge 20 times. | 25G | Bronze |
| 34 | 
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Energized! | Use 100 batteries. | 10G | Bronze |
| 35 | 
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Let There Be Light | Get a generator running. | 10G | Bronze |
| 36 | 
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Carny | Knock over 5 can pyramids. | 10G | Bronze |
| 37 | 
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Meet the Deadline | In "Mirror Peak", make it from the Coal Mine Museum to Cauldron Lake in 30 minutes. | 30G | Bronze |
| 38 | 
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An Idyllic Small Town | Make it through "Night Life in Bright Falls" in one go without dying or restarting even once. | 30G | Bronze |
| 39 | 
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Gunless Wonder | Make it to Cauldron Lake without firing a single shot in "On the Road to Cauldron Lake". | 30G | Bronze |
| 40 | 
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Right of Way | Drive over 15 Taken. | 10G | Bronze |
| 41 | 
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Finders Keepers | Discover 5 hidden chests. | 20G | Bronze |
| 42 | 
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Every Nook and Cranny | Discover all of the hidden chests. | 30G | Bronze |
| 43 | 
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Paging Mr. Wake | Find 25 manuscript pages. | 20G | Silver |
| 44 | 
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Picking Up After Yourself | Find all of the manuscript pages in Normal difficulty. | 30G | Silver |
| 45 | 
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Collector's Edition | Find all the manuscript pages in the game, including the ones in Nightmare mode. | 50G | Silver |
| 46 | 
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Damn Good Cup of Coffee | Discover 25 coffee thermos. | 20G | Bronze |
| 47 | 
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Hypercaffeinated | Discover all coffee thermoses. | 30G | Silver |
| 48 | 
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KBF-FM | Listen to all of the radio shows. | 30G | Gold |
| 49 | 
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Couch Potato | Watch every single TV show. | 30G | Gold |
| 50 | 
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Bright Falls Aficionado | Absorb every bit of local history and culture. | 30G | Gold |
| 51 | 
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Platinum Trophy | Unlocked when all trophies collected. | N/A | Platinum |
Downloadable Content[]
Episode 7/DLC 1: The Signal[]
| Icon | Name | Description | Points | Trophy |
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A Friend In Need | Find someone to help you. | 25G | Bronze |
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A Friend Indeed | Follow the signal to its conclusion. | 50G | Bronze |
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Fast and Furious | Make it through the final battle in less than 1 minute and 30 seconds. | 25G | Bronze |
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Words Will Never Harm You | Trigger all of the furnaces in the basement. | 25G | Bronze |
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Run-On Sentence | Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint. | 50G | Bronze |
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License Revoked | Complete the episode without using a single vehicle. | 20G | Bronze |
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Tick Tock | Discover 10 hidden alarm clocks. | 30G | Bronze |
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Cardboard Companions | Discover all of the cardboard standees. | 25G | Bronze |
Episode 8/DLC 2: The Writer[]
| Icon | Name | Description | Points | Trophy |
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Ding! | Complete the elevator ride. | 5G | Bronze |
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Kill Your Darlings | Defeat the final obstacle between you and your goal. | 50G | Bronze |
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Go Gentle Into That Good Light | Make it through the approach to the lighthouse without firing a weapon. | 25G | Bronze |
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No Punctuation | Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint. | 50G | Bronze |
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Iron Will | Survive the final encounter without being seriously hurt. | 25G | Bronze |
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Whirlwind | Make your way past the tornado in under 60 seconds. | 20G | Bronze |
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Licensed Properties | Discover 10 Night Springs video game | 30G | Bronze |
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Creative Space | Discover the secret area. | 25G | Bronze |
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Heartbreaker | Have some poison poured in your ear. | 20G | Bronze |
Trivia[]
- The original Xbox 360 had both pre-achievement and post-achievement descriptions for every achievement. However, the 2012 PC port featured only the pre-achievement descriptions while the ones for the remastered feature the post-achievement ones.