How to increase inventory space in Alan Wake 2

Much like the Resident Evil franchise, Alan Wake 2 has you managing inventory space as you gather resources to help you survive against the Taken. As you progress, you’ll find your default inventory space is insufficient for your needs which is when you should start seeking upgrades.

Alan and Saga have separate inventories, so you’ll have to upgrade their storage separately. While you’re waiting to find the upgrades, you can store extra items in shoeboxes found in Break Rooms scattered throughout Bright Falls and the Dark Place.

How to increase Saga Anderson’s inventory space

To upgrade Saga’s inventory, you’ll have to find to find satchels for her. There are three of them to find, and thanks to the semi-open world structure of the game, you can pick them up later if you miss them the first time. Here are the three locations for Saga’s satchels:

• Cauldron Lake General Store – You’ll access this store first in Return 2: The Heart. The satchel is located in a small room, on top of an overturned file cabinet.
• Cauldron Lake Coast – At the end of the Return 2: The Heart chapter, Saga will find herself at the Cauldron Lake Coast where she meets Alan Wake. Following this meeting, you’ll find a cult stash next to a fallen branch. Open the stash by pressing the buttons on the lock in the same sequence they light up in and you’ll find the satchel inside.
• Bright Falls Fishing Shack – You’ll see the fishing shack early on but you won’t have access to it until you acquire the bolt cutters which only happens in Return 5: Old Gods. Once you’ve entered the shack, which is located near the pier in Bright Falls, you’ll find a cult stash containing a satchel. The code for the lock is 6-9-7.

How to increase Alan Wake’s inventory space

To upgrade Alan’s stats, you need to find Words of Power that are scattered throughout the Dark Place. They can be located by shining your flashlight and looking for yellow arrows that will lead you to a spiral of words. What you’ll get to upgrade will depend on what Word of Power you’ll find.

The Words of Stuff are what you’ll want to find to expand your inventory. You’ll only need one Word of Stuff to get the Magic Pocket upgrade that adds an extra row to his inventory. You can find a Word of Stuff in Initiation 5 – Room 665.

Shine your flashlight inside Oceanview Hotel’s ballroom and you’ll see a yellow arrow pointing you above the bar counter. Here is where the Word of Stuff is located.

Once you’ve got greater inventory space, you can carry more weapons. This includes the sawed-off shotgun for Saga and the double-barrel shotgun for Alan.