Alan Wake appears in the Initiation chapters of Alan Wake 2 , not the Return chapters. His first appearance is in Initiation 1: Late Night , and he continues through Initiation 9: Gone.

Chapter list

  • Initiation 1: Late Night — Alan’s first chapter.
  • Initiation 2: Casey.
  • Initiation 3: Haunting.
  • Initiation 4: We Sing.
  • Initiation 5: Room 665.
  • Initiation 6: Return.
  • Initiation 7: Masks.
  • Initiation 8: Zane’s Film.
  • Initiation 9: Gone.

In plain terms

If you mean the first chapter where you actually play as Alan, it’s Initiation 1: Late Night.