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Saga in Alan Wake 2 looks straight ahead, she's in her Mind Place
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How many chapters are there in Alan Wake 2?

It's quite a chunky book.

If you’re playing, or planning to play, Alan Wake 2 then you may be wondering how many chapters there are in the game.

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Alan Wake 2 is roughly 20 hours long (depending on how much time you spend exploring), and that playtime is spread over a lot of chapters. If you want to know exactly how many, and what they are, then read on. Minor spoilers for Alan Wake 2 below.

All Alan Wake 2 chapters

Alan Wake hunched over his typewriter
Alan Wake 2 is one hell of a story. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Alan Wake 2 has 19 chapters in total, spread across Saga and Alan. Here are all the chapters in Alan Wake 2:

  • Return 0 – The Cult
  • Return 1 – Invitation
  • Return 2 – The Heart
  • Return 3 – Local Girl
  • Return 4 – No Chance
  • Return 5 – Old Gods
  • Return 6 – Scratch
  • Return 7- Summoning
  • Return 8 – Deerfest
  • Return 9 – Come Home
  • Initiation 1 – Late Night
  • Initiation 2 – Casey
  • Initiation 3 – Haunting
  • Initiation 4 – We Sing
  • Initiation 5 – Room 665
  • Initiation 6 – Return
  • Initiation 7 – Masks
  • Initation 8 – Zane’s Film
  • Initiation 9 – Gone

You’ll see above that the chapters are broken into Return and Initiation Chapters. Initiation Chapters take place in the Dark Place, while Return chapters take place in Saga’s reality.


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