Ok, first of all, yes, these games were originally Xbox 360 titles. Why is this topic here? Well, because I'm going to be talking about the PC port. Alan Wake is a "Psychological horror third-person shooter," or at least that's what I've seen it called. Basically, you play as an author whose book is coming alive from the pages in the book. There is some foreshadowing within the game, where you'll read something in the pages, and then a few minutes later, it happens. It takes quotes from Stephen King and is a very Stephen King-esque game, but it's not very scary. Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a direct sequel to the first game, but it takes place as an episode of an in-series TV series called "Night Falls," which is supposed to be their version of "The Twilight Zone." The game mechanics are slightly different (improved) than the previous title, but it still follows the same formula as the previous game.