Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

All Control references in Alan Wake 2

The Remedy Games extended universe.

Both Alan Wake 2, Quantum Break, Alan Wake 1, and Control all take place in the same universe. There are plenty of Alan Wake references in Control, and Alan Wake 2 has returned the favor; here are all the Control references I've found so far.

Recommended Videos

The Federal Bureau of Control is all over Alan Wake 2

Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

Starting in the very first Saga chapter of Alan Wake 2, there is an NPC named Steven that is from the FBC, the main Bureau in the game Control. There are several other locations where this top secret group's name shows up, including in the Cult's headquarters. In Control, the FBC is part of the main plot; it is the organization in charge of keeping this universe's SPCs in line.

Related: How to fix Alan Wake 2 audio issues

The OOP is here, and it's only for rituals

Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

There is an Object of Power in Watery, and the emails in the Cult's headquarters say that it's "only for rituals" and it has to stay in the "assembly hall." In Control, OOPs are objects that are Altered, connected to the Astral Plane, and they all have some spooky supernatural powers.

The Janitor is back

Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

Ahti the Janitor, also known as Entity A-001, is back in Alan Wake 2; he appears in Alan's first chapter and then shows up in town later on as well. He shows up in Control as well, stating that he is the Janitor of the Oldesthouse.

There are AWEs here

Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

AWE was in Quantum Break as a reference to Alan Wake; it's an acronym that stands for the Alan Wake Experience or the Alan Wake Expansion. It also stands for Altered World Event in Control. There was a ton of graffiti in Quantum Break, and this Alan Wake 2 graffiti harkens back to it.

Dr. Casper Darling's book

Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

Dr. Casper Darling shows up as a book in the Alan Wake's dressing room in his first chapter. This man was the Head of Research at the Federal Bureau of Control from the 1990s to 2019.

For more Alan Wake 2, check out How to get the Alan Wake skin in Fortnite on Pro Game Guides.


Pro Game Guides is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
We have upgraded our commenting platform! Existing comments will be imported over the next few weeks.
Author
Image of Mina Smith
Mina Smith
Mina Smith is freelance writer from Richmond, VA who specializes in video game articles, mostly how-to guides. She has been writing about video games full time since 2019, but started part-time in this career almost a decade. Her number one passion has been video games since the 1990s, and her favorites are FF1, Baten Kaitos, and Viewfinder. In the past five years, Mina has written more than 2,500 articles and has garnered about a quarter of a billion views from audiences all over the world.