Alan Wake 2 puts players in the shoes of two protagonists, working hand in hand to solve the mystery of the Dark Presence and the ever-looming threat that it poses. Alan Wake himself only becomes playable a little ways into the game when Saga Anderson finds his washed-up body after defeating Nightingale.
With Alan awake—pun intended—he enters the pseudo-dream world of the Dark Place in order to remember bits and pieces of his missing memory. His very first stop in this mind-bending reality is the Caldera Subway Station.
Caldera Subway Station Location
When players first enter Alan’s dream, they will need to escape the talk show studio only to find themselves on Ocean Avenue, near Caldera St. Plaza, the large courtyard with the fountains in the middle. The Caldera Subway Station is directly in front of the Plaza in the shape of a typical New York Subway Station.
For players, the first order of business should be finding the map of this location on one of the boards lining the street. Once you have the map unlocked, open it to find the Caldera Subway Station if you haven’t already.
How To Enter The Caldera Subway Station
When you get to the Station, Alan will comment that there is no entrance leading inside the station. You will have to use your newly unlocked Angel Lamp to light up the area in order to change the environment and open the way inside.
To find a light to bring back to the station:
- Look left while facing the station. You will see a giant red neon sign saying Neighbourhood Illumination with an alley on its right.
- Venture into the alley, and you should see a street light at the end of the alley.
- Use your Angel Lamp to retrieve the light and bring it back to the Subway Station.
Don’t forget to look for a new Word of Power just behind the street light.
When the street light above the Subway Station lights up, a staircase opens up directly beneath it, unlocking the way inside the Caldera Subway Station.
How To Find The Second Light Source
Go down the stairs inside the station, and you’ll notice that there is no way forward. Alan comments that you must bring another light source here to unlock this area.
- Head outside the station by climbing back to street level.
- Use your Angel Lamp to take away the light from this street light; you’ll be able to put it back later.
- Move one step to the right, and you’ll notice another street light adjacent to the Subway Station street light.
- Use the Angel Lamp to illuminate.
- Doing this unlocks the staircase leading up to the building.
- Use the staircase to head inside and navigate the area to find a Manual Save point as well as discover the location of Tim Breaker, the sheriff from town stuck inside a dream.
- Keep exploring this area until you find a staircase that leads higher up in the building, but you end up back on street level when you open the door.
- Look behind you, and you’ll notice a yellow taxi with its lights on parked near a building. This is the second light source.
- Use the Angel Lamp to take the light, which will change its appearance from a taxi to a police car.
- A metal fence leading back to the Subway Station area can be unlocked from your side. Use it and head back to the station.
Now, you have two light sources to work with. Use one light to uncover the entrance to the Caldera Subway Station and use the next one to illuminate its inside to uncover the next step in Alan Wake’s journey.