What is the point of no return in Alan Wake 2?

If you want to know when the point of no return happens in Alan Wake 2, we have you covered.
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The point of no return in Alan Wake 2 is the point in the game where you will no longer be able to explore the open world freely. That’s a big issue for many players, and we know the feeling. We’ll explain where it’s at and how to avoid the point of no return in Alan Wake 2 below.

Is There a Point Where You Can’t Go Back in Alan Wake 2?

Yes, there is a point in Alan Wake 2 where you can’t go back. Once you cross the point of no return for one character, you will not be able to return to their world.

Once you cross this point, you will be locked into the final act of the game. The point of no return is different for each character:

  • Saga – Return 6: Scratch
  • Alan – Initiation 8: Zane’s Film

You will be notified of the point of no return before you reach it. There will be a pop-up message warning you that this is your last chance to save before the endgame. This means that if you want to explore everything in the open world, you will need to do so before crossing the point of no return for either character.

Best Strategy To Avoid the Point of No Return in Alan Wake 2

The best strategy to avoid the point of no return in Alan Wake 2 is to create manual saves before each point of no return. You can then load these saves if you want to explore the open world more before continuing with the story.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to avoid the point of no return:

  1. Play through Saga’s story until the end of Return 6: Scratch.
  2. Create a manual save.
  3. Switch to Alan’s story and play through it until the end of Initiation 8: Zane’s Film.
  4. Create another manual save.

You can just explore the open world freely from there. You can also just make those saves and finish the game so you know what happens after.

Can I go back to the open world after the credits in Alan Wake 2?

No, you cannot go back to the open world after the credits in Alan Wake 2. Loading your most recent save will only plop you just a few minutes before the actual ending, where it autosaves. You will be left unable to travel to any other parts of the Dark Place or Bright Falls.

This is a bit of a shame, as it would have been nice to be able to explore the open world freely after beating the game. However, we may see an update where the developers let you play after the fact.

Jorge A. Aguilar

Jorge A. Aguilar

Jorge A. Aguilar, also known as Aggy, is the current Assigning Editor.

He started his career as an esports, influencer, and streaming writer for Sportskeeda. He then moved to GFinity Esports to cover streaming, games, guides, and news before moving to the Social team where he ended his time as the Lead of Social Content.

He also worked a writer and editor for both Pro Game Guides and Dot Esports, and as a writer for PC Invasion, Attack of the Fanboy, and Android Police. Aggy is the former Managing Editor and Operations Overseer of N4G Unlocked and a former Gaming editor for WePC.

Throughout his time in the industry, he's trained over 100 writers, written thousands of articles on multiple sites, written more reviews than he cares to count, and edited tens of thousands of articles. He has also written some games published by Tales, some books, and a comic sold to Telus International.

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