Alan Wake 2. Image via Remedy Entertainment

You remember Phasmophobia , right? The co-op ghost hunting game all your friends were really into right before they moved onto Lethal Company, the next designated co-op obsession? I was just as surprised as you likely are right now to hear it's still going strong: apparently stronger than ever, given that it just announced a collaboration with iconic horror game Alan Wake , which is the half of this crossover that I'm entering from.

To be clear, I absolutely love Remedy's Alan Wake series , even more than the Max Payne games that put the developer on the map. The 2010 original was a stylish if at times repetitive action-horror that wore its Twin Peaks inspiration on its sleeve, but likely would have languished in relative obscurity if not for its sequel.…