If you were hoping to start a new playthrough of Alan Wake 2 with the launch of the New Game+ mode, you might want to be aware of ongoing issues that players are reporting where their collectibles aren’t transferring. 

Alan Wake 2 New Game+ Missing Items, What’s Happening?

Alan Wake 2’s New Game Plus mode launched earlier today, giving players the ability to carry over some of their progress, which includes weapon upgrades, charms, and some collectibles. However, it seems that the mode isn’t working as intended, as players have reported (via Reddit) issues with it, including us, where we have a “completed” save with all the collectible charms, and weapon upgrades aren’t showing up once we’ve reached the first shoebox. 

Weapons appear, but only one charm is there for us, which is particularly strange as it was the same “progression” as my first playthrough when I beat them, which was overwritten by a 100% completion after loading back into the game to mop up the rest of the game. Others have reported this being the same case for them.

Remedy notes that this is based on your first playthrough, which does seem to be the case for many, but it is a rather significant oversight, as most games handle NG+ in a way that allows players to select which save they can continue from. Overwriting all the save slots with the save you want to carry over and beating the game again doesn’t fix the problem either. 

Moreover, those who have managed to get their saves to carry over properly notice that charms are all available to collect again. This creates duplicate charms, which occupy the player’s inventory. You can’t drop charms outside of the Coffee Mug ones, which get destroyed upon death.

Now, you may be wondering why you would want to carry over your items in a game like Alan Wake. People love running through a game without worrying about re-collecting everything and having it all from the get-go. There were also a few items that are easily missed, such as the commercial videos that players hoped to get with NG+, though you need to collect the other ones now if you have this bug.

Not everyone is affected, though it seems to be a growing issue. We’re assuming a patch will be coming soon to fix this, and once it’s out, we’ll let our readers know. Bookmark our Alan Wake 2 game hub to know once it’s out.