Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC Could Be Setting Up a Drastic Change for Control 2

Alan Wake 2 is swiftly coming up on its one-year anniversary. After launching on October 27, 2023, the sequel to the 2010 cult classic psychological horror thriller saw a great deal of success with fans and critics. Taking the narrative groundwork laid by the original but leaning into a more modern survival horror gameplay design, Alan Wake 2 was considered one of the best horror titles of last year, as well as one of developer Remedy Entertainment’s most accomplished works to date. The conclusion left many wanting more, and Remedy announced plans for two DLCs to follow.

Alan Wake 2‘s first DLC, Night Springs, was a fun riff on “What If?” stories. The upcoming Lake House, though, will return firmly to one of the major story threads left open at the end of the plot. It will also be the next significant continuation of the “Remedy-Verse,” the shared world between the studio’s titles, and will heavily tie into its other paranormal-centered franchise, Control. Based on what has been revealed in The Lake House’s trailer along with previously established elements, it could be that it will possibly act as a platform to elevate Agent Kiran Estevez, who appeared as a supporting character in AW2, into a fully-fledged protagonist role in Control 2.

Alan Wake 2’s The Lake House DLC Might be Setting Up Agent Kiran Estevez as Control 2’s Protagonist

Agent Kiran Estevez is Primed for the Spotlight in the Future of the Remedy-Verse

As the second and ostensibly last piece of DLC for Alan Wake 2, The Lake House has a number of items to cover, not least of which is delving into what exactly befell the Federal Bureau of Control’s titular outpost in Bright Falls, and how it connects to the greater story. During the course of events in Alan Wake 2, Agent Kiran Estevez assists deuteragonists Alan and FBI Agent Saga Anderson in their battle against the nefarious otherworldly entity, The Dark Presence.

She displayed intimate knowledge of the situation and served as a connective thread between the two franchises. It had been an assumption since that she would return, and it seems that The Lake House will now indeed feature Kiran as the main playable character. If so, then, it might be only a short step for her to find herself in an even bigger role in the eventual Control sequel.

How Kiran Estevez Could Take Over Protagonist Duties in Control 2

One of the major narrative and gameplay aspects of Alan Wake 2 is switching between Alan and Saga and their shifting versions of reality. This dynamic worked well, heightening the experience by expanding perspectives, and was widely praised.

Given this, and the potential for similar expansion of storytelling and mechanics in the sequel, it could be that Control 2 takes a cue from Alan Wake 2 for its protagonists’ roles, and features its previous main character, Jesse Faden, working alongside Agent Estevez in a manner adjacent to Saga and Alan. This would play into the partnership angle, while allowing fans more time with both, perhaps even with differing gameplay styles, all while continuing the mind-bending story.

Even if the above isn’t the case, there are other ways for Remedy to place Agent Estevez at the center of Control 2. Fans may recall that at the conclusion of Control, Jesse becomes Director of the FBC, giving her the power and ability to direct its course of action in fending off paranormal threats.

This could translate smoothly to her being an important NPC in the sequel, with Agent Estevez becoming the next protagonist and receiving missions from Jesse while they work towards stabilizing and preventing future interdimensional incursions. Either way, The Lake House DLC looks as if it may be setting up Estevez for a big promotion in the next chapter of the Remedy-Verse.