Test - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC: Test: At the end of the street is my horror house by the lake

Almost exactly a year ago, the second part of Remedy's horror adventure about novelist and title character Alan Wake was released. With The Lake House, the second and last DLC for the game is now being released, and it is not only really scary, but also gives us a few clues as to what will happen next in the Remedy universe.

Where the firstpresented a series of “What if…” stories, The Lake House returns to the actual action of the game. However, this time too we are not controlling the great author personally. Instead, we experience the events from the perspective of Agent Kiran Estevez from the Federal Bureau of Control, whom we already know as the government agency's lead investigator from the main game.

See-sam open up!

Shortly after arriving at Cauldron Lake, Estevez sets off for the FBC's local research outpost. Not just out of politeness, but also to ensure that colleagues would support us if the situation at the lake escalated.

Since no one responds to her prior registration or the classic ringing of the bell, the agent initially marches into the facility alone while her team secures the area. However, there is no trace of the researchers or staff there. So Estevez sets out to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of her colleagues and single-handedly stop what an entire research facility couldn't do.

After just a few minutes it's clear that the days of cheerful waitresses with shotguns in need of therapy from Night Springs are over. The Lake House is pure Alan Wake horror at its finest. Dark atmosphere, indefinable noises in the darkness, dark corridors and the constant panic that something could be lurking around the next corner - Remedy has now mastered the keyboard of horror elements in its sleep.

We don't want to go into much more detail about the story of the game at this point, because with a playing time of just 2-3 hours there isn't much left to discover for yourself. That's definitely not to say that investigating the Lake House would be boring. Estevez works wonderfully as the main character and provides a refreshingly new perspective on things. Because in contrast to Alan, Jesse and other playable characters, Kiran, as an FBC agent, has a clue about all the paranormal stuff for a change.

What belongs together grows together!

The events at Lake House are far from Alan Wake's first encounters with the Federal Bureau of Control. Aside from the main game, Remedy dedicated an entire DLC for Control to the story of the author and Cauldron Lake five years ago.

Already then we learned that the Bureau was very interested in Alan. Conversely, Jesse Faden, the main character from Control, made an appearance in Night Springs. However, since these were only playable episodes of a fictional television series, it is questionable how relevant this will be to the story.

Things are slowly getting serious about the overarching universe that is supposed to connect all of Remedy's games. So far only haveand Alan Wake received official overlaps. Theoretically, Alan and Jesse could soon meet the legendary Max Payne or take a ride in the weapon-filled cars of Death Rally. A Quantum Break crossover will probably not work at first, as the game comes from Remedy, but the rights to the brand belong to Microsoft.