What is the best order to watch Remedy Connected Universe?

For first-timers, we recommend Release Order as it's the intended experience. For rewatches, Timeline/Chronological Order offers a fresh perspective by following the in-universe chronology.

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Should I watch Remedy Connected Universe in release order or chronological order?

Release order is best for first-time viewers as it preserves the creators' intended narrative reveals. Chronological order is great for rewatches and understanding the timeline better.

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Remedy Connected Universe

edited 2026-05-21

A complete play order for the Remedy Connected Universe (RCU) — the metafictional shared continuity that links Remedy Entertainment's games, made explicit by Alan Wake 2 (2023) and stretching back through Control, Quantum Break, Alan Wake, and the original Max Payne. Covers every confirmed RCU release in both release order and in-universe chronological order, with continuity tags so you can follow just the Alan Wake line, just Control, or the whole interconnected web.

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2001Remedy Entertainment's 2001 third-person shooter directed by Petri Järvilehto, scripted by Sam Lake (whose face is also the face of Max Payn…

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2003Remedy's 2003 direct sequel set two years after the original, with Max Payne reinstated as an NYPD detective and reunited with contract kill…

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2010Remedy's 2010 psychological action-thriller, directed by Sam Lake and structured as a six-episode supernatural TV serial. Bestselling horror…

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2012Remedy's 2012 standalone spin-off, released as a downloadable title between Alan Wake and Alan Wake 2. Alan Wake (Ilkka Villi / Matthew Porr…

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2016Remedy's 2016 time-bending third-person shooter directed by Sam Lake, published by Microsoft Studios. After a botched time-machine experimen…

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2019Remedy's 2019 third-person supernatural shooter directed by Mikael Kasurinen, with Sam Lake as creative director. Jesse Faden (Courtney Hope…

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2020The August 2020 second expansion to Control and the explicit Alan Wake crossover. Jesse Faden (Courtney Hope) investigates the Investigation…

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2021The October 2021 remaster of the 2010 Alan Wake, developed by Remedy and D3T and published by Epic Games Publishing. Includes the complete b…

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2023Remedy's October 2023 survival-horror sequel directed by Kyle Rowley and Sam Lake, published by Epic Games Publishing. FBI Special Agent Sag…

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2024The June 2024 first expansion to Alan Wake 2, an anthology of three short episodes framed as in-universe Night Springs TV stories Alan Wake…

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2024The October 2024 second expansion to Alan Wake 2 and an explicit Control crossover. FBC field agent Kiran Estevez (Janina Gavankar) investig…

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2025Remedy's June 2025 cooperative first-person shooter set six years after the events of Control, self-published by Remedy. A three-player squa…