Remedy Defends Epic Games Partnership as Alan Wake 2 Sales Cross Three Million
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Remedy Entertainment defends its exclusive publishing deal with Epic Games for Alan Wake 2, noting the game wouldn't exist without Epic's funding despite ongoing calls for a Steam release.
Remedy Entertainment is doubling down on its publishing agreement with Epic Games for Alan Wake 2, despite ongoing debate from the PC community over the game remaining an Epic Games Store exclusive. As reported by IGN South Africa, Remedy maintains that the survival horror sequel simply would not exist without Epic funding the project. More than two years after its October 2023 launch, the title is still missing from Steam, a point of friction for players who prefer to keep their entire libraries in one place.
The conversation around the partnership highlights the complex reality of modern game funding and platform exclusivity. Alan Wake 2 took a full year to turn a profit and start generating royalties for Remedy, crossing the two million sales milestone before finally entering the black. While industry observers and fans regularly point out that a simultaneous Steam release would have driven higher initial numbers, that counterfactual ignores the financial safety net that Epic provided during development.
For players, this situation underscores the ongoing fragmentation of the PC ecosystem where storefront wars directly impact accessibility. Yet, it also shows how platform holder investments can enable ambitious, premium single-player experiences that traditional publishers might pass on. With Alan Wake 2 now surpassing three million copies sold and Remedy looking ahead to future projects like Control Resonant, the studio views the Epic alliance as a necessary and ultimately successful trade-off for creative freedom.
Tags: Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games Store, Steam, PC Gaming
Original article: IGN South Africa