Alan Wake on Xbox Live is up for download for an amazing price of $4.99 (all expansions and the Arcade title Alan Wake's American Nightmare are also on sale). I let this 360/Windows PC exclusive game slip by for years after its release, until this sale had me ask "Why not?"

Four levels in I am positively hooked. This is a unique horror/thriller game that puts me on the edge of my seat. How do you describe this? It's like if you mixed a Steven King book with David Lynch's Twin Peaks. And its awesome! I love the tone, I love the writing, and I love the gameplay.


If you have a 360 and $5 I don't see any reason to pass this one up.