Now don't mis - understand me, co-op I guess could be done in any genre /
game but outside of shooters it doesn't automatically make sense, Alan Wake is a
psychological action thriller, set in an open world
game where YOU play as a writer who's trying to discover the mystery of what seems to be your latest
horror story which you can't even remember for some reason is now coming to life, in a small isolated town; oh and your wife has vanished too = Alan Wake himself IS the story, co-op in this case would be redundant for a story driven type
game like Alan Wake since at its core its all
about YOU deciding where to go an «unlocking» the plot for YOURSELF.