Below you can find the all the achievements you can earn in Alan Wake, including the DLC for both The Signal and The Writer. You get points for completing specific game tasks or by simply completing levels. There really are a number of ways you can unlock an achievement. This guide or list will help you figure that out faster. Check the description below to see how the achievement is unlocked. By obtaining points you’ll increase your Gamerscore associated with your Xbox Live Profile. Hey, some people call it bragging rights and others will call it good form when completing the game. It’s up to you decide if you want the extra motivation to go after these. Enjoy!
Alan Wake Achievement List
Follow the Light (10)
Take a night course of light education
Nordic Walking (10)
Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals
Bright Falls' Finest (20)
Call for help
Boob Tube (5)
See what's on TV
Under a Thin Layer of Skin (10)
Defy the park ranger
Park Ranger (15)
Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park
Heavy Metal (10)
Survive the bulldozer attack
Iron Horse (10)
Encounter a steam engine
Wheels Within Wheels (20)
Meet the kidnapper
Medical Opinions (10)
Listen to Hartman's recordings
Child of the Elder God (10)
Have a rock'n'roll moment without dropping to a low health state
Perchance to Dream (20)
Take a moment to reflect on past events
Drink 'Em Both Up (10)
Put de lime in de coconut twice
Gatekeeper (10)
Cut the power to the transformer yard
The Lady of the Light (20)
Discover the secret she guards
Tornado Wrangler (20)
Defeat the tornado
Departure (40)
Complete the game on Normal difficulty
Hardboiled Writer (40)
Complete the game on Hard difficulty
Alan, Wake Up (50)
Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty
If It Flies, It Burns (20)
Burn 1,000 birds
They're Heeeeeere! (20)
Inanimate objects shouldn't move of their own accord. Put a stop to this affront, oh, say, 20 times
The Six-Gun Scribe (20)
Defeat 100 Taken with the revolver
Taken Season (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with the hunting rifle
It's Not Just a Typewriter Brand (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with a shotgun
What Light Through Yonder Window (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with the flaregun, the way Shakespeare intended
Thunder and Lightning (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with flashbang grenades
Collateral Carnage (20)
Defeat 20 Taken with indirect means
Come One, Come All (10)
Kill four Taken with a single shot from the flaregun
Sound and Fury (10)
Kill four Taken with a single flashbang
Two For the Price of One (10)
Kill two Taken with a single shotgun blast
Back! Back, I Say! (10)
Save yourself with a flare
Float Like a Butterfly (15)
Perform a cinematic dodge
Missed by a Mile (25)
Perform a cinematic dodge 20 times
Energized! (10)
Use 100 batteries
Let There Be Light (10)
Get a generator running
Carny (10)
Knock over five can pyramids
Meet the Deadline (30)
In ''Mirror Peak,'' make it from the Coal Mine Museum to Cauldron Lake in 30 minutes
An Idyllic Small Town (30)
Make it through ''Night Life in Bright Falls'' in one go without dying or restarting even once
Gunless Wonder (30)
Make it to Cauldron Lake without firing a single shot in ''On the Road to Cauldron Lake''
Right of Way (10)
Drive over 15 Taken
Finders Keepers (20)
Discover 5 hidden chests
Every Nook and Cranny (30)
Discover all of the hidden chests
Paging Mr. Wake (20)
Find 25 manuscript pages
Picking Up After Yourself (30)
Find all of the manuscript pages in Normal mode
Collector's Edition (50)
Find all of the manuscript pages in the game, including the ones in Nightmare mode
Damn Good Cup of Coffee (20)
Discover 25 coffee thermoses
Hypercaffeinated (30)
Discover all coffee thermoses
KBF-FM (30)
Listen to all of the radio shows
Couch Potato (30)
Watch every single TV show
Bright Falls Aficionado (30)
Absorb every bit of local history and culture
The Signal Achievement List
A Friend in Need (25)
Special 1: Find someone to help you
A Friend Indeed (50)
Special 1: Follow the signal to its conclusion
Fast and Furious (25)
Special 1: Make it through the final battle in less than 1 minute and 30 seconds
Words Will Never Harm You (25)
Special 1: Trigger all of the furnaces in the basement
Run-On Sentence (50)
Special 1: Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint
License Revoked (20)
Special 1: Complete the episode without using a single vehicle
Tick Tock (30)
Special 1: Discover 10 hidden alarm clocks
Cardboard Companions (25)
Special 1: Discover all of the cardboard standees
The Writer Achievement List
Ding! (5)
Special 2: Complete the elevator ride
Kill Your Darlings (50)
Special 2: Defeat the final obstacle between you and your goal
Go Gentle Into That Good Light (25)
Special 2: Make it through the approach to the lighthouse without firing a weapon
No Punctuation (50)
Special 2: Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint
Iron Will (25)
Special 2: Survive the final encounter without being seriously hurt
Whirlwind (20)
Special 2: Make your way past the tornado in under 60 seconds
Licensed Properties (30)
Special 2: Discover 10 Night Springs video games
Creative Space (25)
Special 2: Discover the secret area
Heartbreaker (20)
Special 2: Have some poison poured in your ear
Alan Wake Achievement List
Follow the Light (10)
Take a night course of light education
Nordic Walking (10)
Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals
Bright Falls' Finest (20)
Call for help
Boob Tube (5)
See what's on TV
Under a Thin Layer of Skin (10)
Defy the park ranger
Park Ranger (15)
Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park
Heavy Metal (10)
Survive the bulldozer attack
Iron Horse (10)
Encounter a steam engine
Wheels Within Wheels (20)
Meet the kidnapper
Medical Opinions (10)
Listen to Hartman's recordings
Child of the Elder God (10)
Have a rock'n'roll moment without dropping to a low health state
Perchance to Dream (20)
Take a moment to reflect on past events
Drink 'Em Both Up (10)
Put de lime in de coconut twice
Gatekeeper (10)
Cut the power to the transformer yard
The Lady of the Light (20)
Discover the secret she guards
Tornado Wrangler (20)
Defeat the tornado
Departure (40)
Complete the game on Normal difficulty
Hardboiled Writer (40)
Complete the game on Hard difficulty
Alan, Wake Up (50)
Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty
If It Flies, It Burns (20)
Burn 1,000 birds
They're Heeeeeere! (20)
Inanimate objects shouldn't move of their own accord. Put a stop to this affront, oh, say, 20 times
The Six-Gun Scribe (20)
Defeat 100 Taken with the revolver
Taken Season (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with the hunting rifle
It's Not Just a Typewriter Brand (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with a shotgun
What Light Through Yonder Window (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with the flaregun, the way Shakespeare intended
Thunder and Lightning (20)
Defeat 50 Taken with flashbang grenades
Collateral Carnage (20)
Defeat 20 Taken with indirect means
Come One, Come All (10)
Kill four Taken with a single shot from the flaregun
Sound and Fury (10)
Kill four Taken with a single flashbang
Two For the Price of One (10)
Kill two Taken with a single shotgun blast
Back! Back, I Say! (10)
Save yourself with a flare
Float Like a Butterfly (15)
Perform a cinematic dodge
Missed by a Mile (25)
Perform a cinematic dodge 20 times
Energized! (10)
Use 100 batteries
Let There Be Light (10)
Get a generator running
Carny (10)
Knock over five can pyramids
Meet the Deadline (30)
In ''Mirror Peak,'' make it from the Coal Mine Museum to Cauldron Lake in 30 minutes
An Idyllic Small Town (30)
Make it through ''Night Life in Bright Falls'' in one go without dying or restarting even once
Gunless Wonder (30)
Make it to Cauldron Lake without firing a single shot in ''On the Road to Cauldron Lake''
Right of Way (10)
Drive over 15 Taken
Finders Keepers (20)
Discover 5 hidden chests
Every Nook and Cranny (30)
Discover all of the hidden chests
Paging Mr. Wake (20)
Find 25 manuscript pages
Picking Up After Yourself (30)
Find all of the manuscript pages in Normal mode
Collector's Edition (50)
Find all of the manuscript pages in the game, including the ones in Nightmare mode
Damn Good Cup of Coffee (20)
Discover 25 coffee thermoses
Hypercaffeinated (30)
Discover all coffee thermoses
KBF-FM (30)
Listen to all of the radio shows
Couch Potato (30)
Watch every single TV show
Bright Falls Aficionado (30)
Absorb every bit of local history and culture
The Signal Achievement List
A Friend in Need (25)
Special 1: Find someone to help you
A Friend Indeed (50)
Special 1: Follow the signal to its conclusion
Fast and Furious (25)
Special 1: Make it through the final battle in less than 1 minute and 30 seconds
Words Will Never Harm You (25)
Special 1: Trigger all of the furnaces in the basement
Run-On Sentence (50)
Special 1: Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint
License Revoked (20)
Special 1: Complete the episode without using a single vehicle
Tick Tock (30)
Special 1: Discover 10 hidden alarm clocks
Cardboard Companions (25)
Special 1: Discover all of the cardboard standees
The Writer Achievement List
Ding! (5)
Special 2: Complete the elevator ride
Kill Your Darlings (50)
Special 2: Defeat the final obstacle between you and your goal
Go Gentle Into That Good Light (25)
Special 2: Make it through the approach to the lighthouse without firing a weapon
No Punctuation (50)
Special 2: Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint
Iron Will (25)
Special 2: Survive the final encounter without being seriously hurt
Whirlwind (20)
Special 2: Make your way past the tornado in under 60 seconds
Licensed Properties (30)
Special 2: Discover 10 Night Springs video games
Creative Space (25)
Special 2: Discover the secret area
Heartbreaker (20)
Special 2: Have some poison poured in your ear
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