{"id":1930976,"date":"2026-05-12T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930976"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:09:37","slug":"our-two-franchises-complement-each-other-perfectly-alan-wake-2-invades-phasmophobia-in-a-new-three-week-crossover-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930976","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Our two franchises complement each other perfectly&#8221; &#8211; Alan Wake 2 invades Phasmophobia in a new three-week crossover event"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/phasmophobia\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Phasmophobia<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;Our two franchises complement each other perfectly&#8221; &#8211; Alan Wake 2 invades Phasmophobia in a new three-week crossover event<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Boo-gie nights.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/AW-launch-screen-6(2).jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"screenshot from Phasmophobia's Alan Wake event showing a bathroom like area lit with a red light. There is graffiti on the walls and the player character is holding up a lamp with an angel-like character as its base\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"AW-launch-screen-6(2).jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Kinetic Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-12T12:09:37+00:00\">May 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"dc731f2d-c196-455f-a482-fed585a25e49\" data-name=\"Phasmophobia\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Phasmophobia\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Phasmophobia\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Phasmophobia\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Phasmophobia\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Phasmophobia\" title=\"Follow Phasmophobia\"><br \/>\n  Follow Phasmophobia<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>If you are part of the Venn diagram overlap of people who love both the nightmare-inducing ghosts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/phasmophobia\">Phasmophobia<\/a> and the surreal world of troubled author Alan Wake, then good news because a three-week collaboration between the two horror series begins today, 12th May.<\/p>\n<p>It takes place in Phasmophobia &#8211; it&#8217;s called Phasmophobia by Alan Wake &#8211; and it will see locations from Alan&#8217;s second outing (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/alan-wake-2\">Alan Wake 2<\/a>) recreated in Phasmophobia alongside new character skins, community challenges &#8220;and more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Phasmophobia by Alan Wake - Release Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C900PpTX_Ew?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/C900PpTX_Ew\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Phasmophobia by Alan Wake &#8211; Release Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Phasmophobia by Alan Wake &#8211; Release Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C900PpTX_Ew\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The four Phasmophobia maps reimagined for this collaboration are Nell&#8217;s Diner, the Grafton and Bleasdale Farmhouses (a personal favourite) and Camp Woodwind. As players explore these reworked settings, they&#8217;ll be tasked with searching pages of Alan&#8217;s writing which, judging from experience, will probably end badly. These pages have been written especially for Phasmophobia by Remedy&#8217;s own Sam Lake, who called it an &#8220;honour and a joy&#8221; to work with Kinetic Games.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our two franchises complement each other perfectly,&#8221; Lake said in a press release. &#8220;A word of caution to all the potential ghost hunters out there, if you choose to enter, you might never be able to leave the Dark Place. You have been warned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kinetic Games&#8217; CEO  Daniel Knight added: &#8220;We&#8217;re big fans of the Alan Wake franchise, and knew it would fit perfectly with Phasmophobia. We can&#8217;t wait for our ghost hunters to jump in today and experience a small piece of the Dark Place in our game, and we can&#8217;t thank Remedy Entertainment enough for allowing us to create one of the most exciting in-game events for Phasmophobia yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This free Phasmaphobia update is available now across <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/739630\/Phasmophobia\/\">Steam<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/product\/EP7789-PPSA09030_00-5648706170853559\"> PS5, PS VR2<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-GB\/games\/store\/phasmophobia-game-preview\/9n6d60sbzn05\"> Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>. It will run for three weeks, until 2nd June.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Bertie chatted with creator Daniel Knight about Phasmophobia, where he was told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-story-of-phasmophobia-how-the-witcher-3-inadvertently-saved-the-ghost-hunting-game-that-sold-25-million-copies\">how The Witcher 3 inadvertently saved the ghost-hunting game<\/a>. He also got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/phasmophobia-will-begin-seeding-lore-to-build-story-for-the-film\">a few more details on the recently announced film<\/a>, and how this year&#8217;s Phasmophobia overhaul &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/2026-will-be-one-of-the-biggest-years-in-the-history-of-co-op-ghosthunting-game-phasmophobia\">which includes player character overhauls, a Unity 6 update and more<\/a> &#8211; will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/next-years-phasmophobia-overhaul-will-be-so-significant-it-will-feel-like-playing-a-new-game\">so significant it will feel &#8220;like playing a new game&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>If you are part of the Venn diagram overlap of people who love both the nightmare-inducing ghosts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/phasmophobia\">Phasmophobia<\/a> and the surreal world of troubled author Alan Wake, then good news because a three-week collaboration between the two horror series begins today, 12th May.<\/p>\n<p>It takes place in Phasmophobia &#8211; it&#8217;s called Phasmophobia by Alan Wake &#8211; and it will see locations from Alan&#8217;s second outing (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/alan-wake-2\">Alan Wake 2<\/a>) recreated in Phasmophobia alongside new character skins, community challenges &#8220;and more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Phasmophobia by Alan Wake - Release Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C900PpTX_Ew?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/C900PpTX_Ew\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Phasmophobia by Alan Wake &#8211; Release Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Phasmophobia by Alan Wake &#8211; Release Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C900PpTX_Ew\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The four Phasmophobia maps reimagined for this collaboration are Nell&#8217;s Diner, the Grafton and Bleasdale Farmhouses (a personal favourite) and Camp Woodwind. As players explore these reworked settings, they&#8217;ll be tasked with searching pages of Alan&#8217;s writing which, judging from experience, will probably end badly. These pages have been written especially for Phasmophobia by Remedy&#8217;s own Sam Lake, who called it an &#8220;honour and a joy&#8221; to work with Kinetic Games.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our two franchises complement each other perfectly,&#8221; Lake said in a press release. &#8220;A word of caution to all the potential ghost hunters out there, if you choose to enter, you might never be able to leave the Dark Place. You have been warned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kinetic Games&#8217; CEO  Daniel Knight added: &#8220;We&#8217;re big fans of the Alan Wake franchise, and knew it would fit perfectly with Phasmophobia. We can&#8217;t wait for our ghost hunters to jump in today and experience a small piece of the Dark Place in our game, and we can&#8217;t thank Remedy Entertainment enough for allowing us to create one of the most exciting in-game events for Phasmophobia yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This free Phasmaphobia update is available now across <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/739630\/Phasmophobia\/\">Steam<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/product\/EP7789-PPSA09030_00-5648706170853559\"> PS5, PS VR2<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-GB\/games\/store\/phasmophobia-game-preview\/9n6d60sbzn05\"> Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>. It will run for three weeks, until 2nd June.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Bertie chatted with creator Daniel Knight about Phasmophobia, where he was told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-story-of-phasmophobia-how-the-witcher-3-inadvertently-saved-the-ghost-hunting-game-that-sold-25-million-copies\">how The Witcher 3 inadvertently saved the ghost-hunting game<\/a>. He also got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/phasmophobia-will-begin-seeding-lore-to-build-story-for-the-film\">a few more details on the recently announced film<\/a>, and how this year&#8217;s Phasmophobia overhaul &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/2026-will-be-one-of-the-biggest-years-in-the-history-of-co-op-ghosthunting-game-phasmophobia\">which includes player character overhauls, a Unity 6 update and more<\/a> &#8211; will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/next-years-phasmophobia-overhaul-will-be-so-significant-it-will-feel-like-playing-a-new-game\">so significant it will feel &#8220;like playing a new game&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Phasmophobia &#8220;Our two franchises complement each other perfectly&#8221; &#8211; Alan Wake 2 invades Phasmophobia in a new three-week crossover event Boo-gie nights. 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