How to find Alan's shotgun in the Dark Place for Alan Wake 2

Getting Alan's Dark Place shotgun in Alan Wake 2 gives you a much better chance against the shadowy fadeouts, but you can miss it near the Oceanview Hotel. As with most of the additional Alan Wake 2 weapons, you'll need to solve a puzzle to get your hands on this double-barrel shotgun for Alan, this time using the Angel Lamp. Thankfully, there's no password to find or padlock to unlock near the alternate entrance of the hotel, and you should be used to using the lamp by this point in Alan Wake 2. Here's exactly where and how you grab the Alan Wake 2 shotgun in the Dark Place.

1. Find the alternative entrance to the Oceanview Hotel

As part of the Alan Wake 2 mission that involves getting to the Oceanview Hotel, you'll hit a snag that involves finding an alternative entrance to the hotel. When you get to the point where you need to find the Oceanview Hotel door code in Alan Wake 2, now's your chance to grab that shotgun. 

Here's where it is on the map if you're coming back later:

2. Head to the bar around the corner

From the alternative entrance to the Oceanview Hotel, follow the red carpet in the opposite direction and you'll see a bar drenched in darkness under a pergola. There's a light flickering in the back to show you where to go, and it's under a Mirror Peak neon sign.

3. Use your Lamp on the light to reveal the bar

When you get to the bar, you'll be able to see the shotgun in a case on the back of the wall within, but no way to yet reach it. Instead, use your angel lamp to grab the light here, which will turn it into a party-ready bar, complete with cocktail menu. 

4. Step inside the bar and then use the clicker again to grab the shotgun

Move inside the now well-lit bar and then use the Clicker again. You'll now be trapped inside, but now you'll be able to grab Alan's shotgun on the wall. There's no code or padlock, so all you need is enough inventory space to grab it (it requires four free slots in a row). Then it's just a case of using the lamp once more to get back out of the bar for good, and now with a shotgun in your arsenal. 

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