Darker and Juicy

Preset for Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Created by GraveATX

Added April 19, 2021

Updated 19 Apr 11:53 CEST

Shader used: ReShade

Preset description:

Preset used with game settings at Max with about 30% brightness. I just finished playing through with this preset I made and decided to upload it since I thought it turned out alright. I didn't make as many adjustments like I did in the first Alan Wake game preset, but I still felt like I could make it a tad bit better than default. Unlike the first game, I didn't think this game would benefit from heavy shadows, since the setting wasn't nearly as creepy. Instead I decided to bring out the colors in the lights, giving the neon signs and the sunset colors more vibrance, while still bringing up the shadows and brightening the lights just a bit to still give that nighttime feel.

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