Alan Wake 2 vs Resident Evil 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Alan Wake 2 vs Resident Evil 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Alan Wake 2 Epic Games Publishing Resident Evil 2 Capcom
Overview
Release Date October 27, 2023 January 25, 2019
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Remedy Entertainment Capcom
Publisher Epic Games Publishing Capcom
Official Site https://www.remedygames.com/games/alan-wake-2/ http://www.residentevil2.com
Gameplay
Genre Action Action, Adventure
Average Playtime 11 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Epic Games Store PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store
Critic & Community Scores
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (443 ratings) 4.5 / 5 (2,289 ratings)
Metacritic 91 / 100
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: WINDOWS® 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX™-6300 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x with 2GB Video RAM DirectX: Version 11
Recommended Requirements OS: WINDOWS® 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11

Alan Wake 2 vs Resident Evil 2: which should you buy?

For power users and fans of survival horror games, Resident Evil 2 offers a higher community rating and more mature content suitable for older audiences. Alan Wake 2 is newer with better reviews but lacks mature themes. Both are powerful enough on modern hardware.