In Alan Wake 2 Words of Power are special collectibles that not only unlock the “Get the Words” achievement, but also significantly strengthen Alan, making it easier for you to fight enemies. In this guide we will tell you exactly where you can find all these objects and how to use them.
Where to find all the words of power in Alan Wake 2
We are talking about yellow inscriptions written in the shape of a spiral and glowing under the light of a flashlight. These designs are commonly found on walls, ceilings, floors, and other similar surfaces when playing Alan Wake's chapters. You will first encounter them during Initiation 2: Casey.
In total, you can find 27 words of power, hidden in different parts of the dark version of New York. The pictures above show their approximate locations in all locations. You can find them yourself using the yellow arrows indicating the location of the spirals. To activate these objects, you just need to approach them and then shine a flashlight on them (press RMB and point the light at the inscription).
All words are divided into 7 types, each of which has 3 enhancements, improved 3 times (with the exception of words of things). Thus, it will not be possible to upgrade them all, so we advise upgrading only the most useful ones. You need to choose based on your playing style. The list below shows all types of words and the most useful bonuses:
- Words of Repair – First of all, level up “Healing” to increase Alan’s life bar.
- Weapon words - here the choice depends on what weapon you use most often (we recommend upgrading a revolver).
- Words of war - here the choice depends on what weapon you use most often (we recommend upgrading a revolver).
- Words of things - you will only receive 2 inscriptions for this category, so we recommend opening “Super Pockets” and “Battery”, since instead of the “Tourist Card” you can simply use the guides.
- Words of help - first of all, upgrade “Resuscitation” to increase the effectiveness of healing agents.
- Words of action - if you play stealth, then first upgrade “All the time by” and “It’s personal”, and if you attack enemies from afar, then first of all improve “Upside down”.
- Words of Light – all bonuses here are good, so choose based on your own preferences.
Let's add that in almost every area when playing as Wake you can meet a sheriff. Next to it there will be a map, when you study it, marks will appear on your own map with all the points of interest, some of them may turn out to be words of power. You can determine the location of a cop by quietly singing.
Word of Power 1
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: Repair
After getting a weapon and a flashlight in the Alley, use the lamp on the pole to change the location. As a result, a secret passage will appear on the left side - arrows will point to it. Follow it until you notice a spiral-shaped inscription painted above the door. Go back and take the light from the lamppost.
Word of Power 2
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: Light
Move to the entrance to the subway and go past it to the second pillar, and then turn on the light on it to create a staircase leading up. Climb it, make a sharp turn to the right, cross the railway tracks and use the metal ladder to rise even higher.
Run forward, open the door, go down and turn left, and then go up the stairs to the right. Turn right again, go to the fence and lower the camera down - you will immediately see the desired pattern. Nearby, by the way, is the room where you will find the sheriff.
Word of Power 3
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: War
After finding the previous sign, go down and get to the east side of Caldera Street, where the alley is located. Run forward under the scaffolding, and then immediately turn the camera to the left and climb the stairs under the neon sign to the top.
Walk forward along the metal platform and turn right. Between the generators you will find another drawing.
Word of Power 4
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: Weapon
Return to the east side of Caldera Street and approach the yellow taxi car. Take the light from it to turn it into a police car. To the right of it, next to the scaffolding, shadows will appear that you will need to dispel. Having done this, go to the door and turn the camera up and to the right to see a spiral above the word "Alice"
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Word of Power 5
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: Action
Head to Draft Street, located southwest of the previous drawing. Get to the place shown on the map below, and then lift the camera up, and you will immediately notice another spiral inscription.
Word of Power 6
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: Repair
Go to the entrance to the Talk Show Studio, located in the west of the location. Facing it, turn right, take a few steps forward and look to the left - there you will see several garbage cans, behind which the symbol you need is drawn on the ground.
Word of Power 7
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Weapon
When you finally get on the subway, go through the turnstile and change the first scene in the station (the lighting will change from blue to greenish). After that, turn right and run towards the train ahead. In its front window you will notice a circle with inscriptions.
Word of Power 8
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- View: Help
After saving in the break room in the Main Tunnel, exit and you will see an arrow directly opposite. Approach it, and then make a sharp turn to the right, and you will find inscriptions on the wall next to the boxes.
Word of Power 9
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Light
While still in the same Main Tunnel, where you need to pick up the light for the lamp and examine the echo, go into the room on the right side. Inside, behind the shelf, you will find new inscriptions.
Word of Power 10
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: War
Continue moving forward in the story until you go up the large metal ladder in the break room. Immediately after this, turn around and go around the corner on the left, starting to follow the yellow arrows. Then turn right and exit into a parallel tunnel. Here on the ceiling you will see a spiral of signs.
Word of Power 11
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Action
By creating a burnt out train using a plot twist "Torchbearers", and after passing through it, you can go down the stairs. Then turn right into the small room indicated by the arrow. There will be a wooden board covering the drawing - you will need to break it with a shot.
Word of Power 12
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Repair
Continue forward, going down and reaching a lattice fence. Go left through the turnstile and you will see another spiral of inscriptions on the top of the wall. Be careful, as several enemies may attack you here.
Word of Power 13
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Strength
When you find yourself at the Shrine Street station, immediately turn left and start walking forward along the water, shining a flashlight in front of you. Almost immediately you will see a circle of inscriptions on the top of the wall ahead and to the left.
Word of Power 14
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Weapon
Still at the same Shrine Street station, turn right and run forward through the car. After exiting it, immediately turn the camera to the left and you will notice a spiral of inscriptions drawn on the second composition.
Word of Power 15
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Action
After selecting the ritual scene at the station, run north into the next room. Upon entering, you will see a circle of symbols on the far brick wall.
Word of Power 16
- Plot: "Initiation 2: Casey"
- Area: Metro
- Type: Repair
After finding the previous spiral, climb the ladder and go towards the rest room. Not far from the entrance to it, behind iron bars, you will find another circle with inscriptions.
Word of Power 17
- Plot: "Initiation 5: Number 665"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- View: Help
After finishing the musical and returning to the dark streets of New York, talk on the phone and then head towards the Oceanview Hotel. Walk past it a little further and turn the camera up and left near the phone booths. On the wall of the building you will find another circle with inscriptions.
Word of Power 18
- Plot: "Initiation 5: Number 665"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- View: Help
Go to the Alley and climb up the ladder near the flashing lantern for the lamp. Then crouch down and go through the passage shown in the screenshots below. Go to the end of the roof and you will find a circle with symbols on another building.
Word of Power 19
- Plot: "Initiation 5: Number 665"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: Light
Still on the rooftops in the Alley, go a little east, and then climb up the metal ladder shown in the pictures below. Turn the camera to the right and you'll find a spiral right under the huge Alex Casey poster. It's painted on a water tower.
Word of Power 20
- Plot: "Initiation 5: Number 665"
- Area: Dark Cloister
- Type: Weapon
From the previous sign, run left and go down the stairs. Then turn around sharply and go under the stairs you just walked along. You will find yourself in a small nook. Look under the stairs and you will see a new spiral.
Word of Power 21
- Plot: "Initiation 5: Number 665"
- Area: Oceanview Hotel
- Type: War
Go to the 2nd floor of the hotel and get to room 224 - there will be arrows pointing to the entrance. Once inside, turn into the room on the right, go to the very end and shoot the wooden planks on the left to break them. This will take you to the bathroom. Look at the wall to the left of the toilet and you will notice a circle with writing on it.
Word of Power 22
- Plot: "Initiation 5: Number 665"
- Area: Oceanview Hotel
- Type: War
Still on the same 2nd floor of the hotel, go into the corridor. There will be two doors with an "Exit" sign. Look at the top glass part of the first one and you will see a circle with inscriptions through it. Choose the right angle to remember the word.
Word of Power 23
- Plot: "Initiation 5: Number 665"
- Area: Oceanview Hotel
- Type: Things
Head to the Ballroom, located on the south side of the hotel's second floor. Then go to the bar counter and turn the camera up - you will immediately see a spiral with inscriptions.
Word of Power 24
- Plot: "Initiation 8: Zane's Film"
- District: Poets-Cinema
- Type: Repair
Once inside the cinema, go to the Foyer and then head towards the Rec Room, but do not enter it, instead use the stairs on the right side. Climb it, walk a few steps forward and immediately turn around - you will see another spiral on the wall.
Word of Power 25
- Plot: "Initiation 8: Zane's Film"
- District: Poets-Cinema
- Type: Action
Still in the same Foyer, go to its eastern part and enter the restroom. Through it you can get into the storage rooms. Here, lift the camera up and you will notice a circle with inscriptions.
Word of Power 26
- Plot: "Initiation 8: Zane's Film"
- District: Poets-Cinema
- Type: Things
Climb to the roof where the spotlights are located, and then go down a little and turn the camera to the left - you will notice a yellow circle on the wall of another building.
Word of Power 27
- Plot: "Initiation 8: Zane's Film"
- District: Poets-Cinema
- Type: Light
Go to the workrooms where the sheriff is and go north past him. Go outside and immediately turn the camera up towards the water tower. On it you will find a circle of inscriptions.
These are all the words of power that can be found in New York in Alan Wake 2. We hope that our guide will help you find them all so that you can strengthen Alan as much as possible before the battle with the main boss.
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