Remedy Entertainment is working on a follow up to Alan Wake, its well received survival horror game from 2010.

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare will see the eponymous horror writer come face to face with his evil doppelganger, Mr. Scratch. The plot recalls Stephen King’s 1989 novel The Dark Half. As Karen noted in her review of the original game, Remedy has a habit of drawing inspiration from King’s back catalogue.

In gameplay terms, the new instalment looks to be very much in keeping with the old, at least as far as the main story goes. However, Eurogamer has revealed that the game will feature an additional mode known as Fight ‘til Dawn, which, yes, sounds like yet another wave based survival experience.

While its predecessor received a full boxed release, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare will be exclusive to XBLA when it arrives in Q1 2012. In related news, the first game in the series (along with both of its DLC packs) will be coming to PC in early 2012