I didn’t cover Alan Wake II when it was released last fall, but I echo everything in Reyna’s 5/5 review. It’s a masterpiece of survival horror that has one of the most creatively confident visions I’ve seen in the medium. I’m always on board for anything Remedy makes, so I was extremely excited by the Summer Game Fest announcement that Night Springs, the first of two planned story DLCs, was to be released on June 8. Now that I’ve got my hands on it, I’m happy to say that it’s a fun return to the world of Alan Wake, even if it’s not quite essential.

As the name implies, the Dlc is inspired by the in-universe TV show “Night Springs,” a riff on The Twilight Zone. There are three episodes included, each an alternate-world take on existing characters and locations in the Remedy Extended Universe.