<s>
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
learnt	O
from	O
their	O
lessons	O
working	O
on	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
and	O
wrote	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
allows	O
additional	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
told	O
through	O
sequels	O
and	O
additional	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
quickly	O
began	O
to	O
discuss	O
sequel	O
ideas	O
after	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
shipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
star	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
explore	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
supporting	O
characters	O
including	O
Wake	O
's	O
friend	O
Barry	O
Wheeler	O
and	O
Sheriff	O
Sarah	O
Breaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
2	I-Device
when	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
showing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
potential	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Narratively	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Remedy	O
pitched	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
publisher	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ultimately	O
became	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
ideas	O
for	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
implemented	O
in	O
American	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
a	O
downloadable	O
follow-up	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
,	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
explained	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
had	O
been	O
postponed	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
not	O
financially	O
successful	O
enough	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
funding	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
continue	O
developing	O
the	O
sequel	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
of	O
communications	O
Thomas	O
Puha	O
stated	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
that	O
Remedy	O
had	O
briefly	O
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
property	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
effort	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
presently	O
booked	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
between	O
their	O
own	O
new	O
game	O
Control	B-Application
,	O
supporting	O
Smilegate	O
on	O
its	O
game	O
CrossfireX	B-Application
,	O
and	O
another	O
new	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puha	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
limited	O
factor	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
sequel	O
was	O
"	O
time	O
,	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
resources	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
Lake	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
in	O
Remedy	O
to	O
brainstorm	O
ideas	O
and	O
work	O
on	O
different	O
incarnations	O
for	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Control	B-Application
,	O
Remedy	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
following	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Remedy	O
,	O
Control	B-Application
established	O
the	O
"	O
Remedy	O
Connected	O
Universe	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
shared	O
by	O
both	O
Control	B-Application
and	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
set	O
on	O
this	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Remedy	O
CEO	O
Tero	O
Virtala	O
stated	O
that	O
any	O
further	O
sequels	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
would	O
require	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
 '	O
approval	O
as	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
holder	O
,	O
though	O
Remedy	O
otherwise	O
owns	O
all	O
other	O
IP	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Remedy	O
fully	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
one-time	O
royalty	O
payment	O
of	O
about	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
 '	O
past	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
helped	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
released	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
Remastered	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
this	O
partnership	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
triple-A	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
Remedy	O
's	O
own	O
Northlight	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
powered	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
,	O
Control	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
Remastered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lake	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
will	O
be	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Lake	O
said	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
horror	O
elements	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
explain	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lake	O
further	O
added	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
understand	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
