Steam Alan Wake handed February 2012 release date - system requirements detailed

Players have the ability to turn off the HUD.

Alan Wake will be released via Steam this February, Remedy has announced. The long-awaited PC version will included both Xbox 360 DLC packs, The Signal and The Writer.

The developer, which is self-publishing on Steam, also confirmed the game's minimum system requirements:

OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
PROCESSOR: A dual core processor is required:

• AMD: Athlon X2 2.8GHz
• Intel: Core 2 Duo 2GHz

MEMORY: 2GB
HARD DRIVE: 8GB
VIDEO CARD: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 512MB RAM

• AMD: ATI Radeon 3650, 4450, 5550, 6450 or higher (per series)
• NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT, 9500GT, GT120, GT430, GT520 (per series)

SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c compatible
INPUT: Mouse and keyboard, Xbox360 controller also supported

For max settings Remedy recommends a quad-core CPU and a graphics card capable of scoring 2000 in 3D Mark - check that here.

Remedy also notes that players can turn off the HUD if they wish, which is said to be a feature many Xbox 360 players asked for.

The PC version also benefits from support for 3D using Nvidia's Nvision tech, but you'll need a high end graphics card such as the 580GTX.