Warning: This isn't a lake, it's an ocean--of spoilers! This piece discusses several plot points in both Control and Alan Wake, exploring the connections, Easter eggs, and expansion possibilities between the two games. Read on at your own risk, preferably once you've at least finished Control.

Control takes place in a world where alternate dimensions bleed into our own, objects of supernatural power disrupt lives with often-deadly consequences, and a building with shifting rooms is an everyday workplace annoyance. It's also filled with story items that turn Remedy Entertainment's slate of games into one big ongoing universe, both directly and indirectly. But no game has as much influence and connection to Control's world as the studio's 2010 supernatural horror story, Alan Wake.

As it turns out, Control is nearly bursting with Alan Wake callbacks, but they go beyond just giving Remedy fans some fun Easter eggs to find. Control gives real story clues about what has happened in Alan's story since the release of the original game almost a decade ago. The clues you find in Control also give more context to several of the events in Alan Wake. And now we know for sure that Control's final DLC expansion, AWE, will cross its story over with Alan Wake in a definitive way.

Here's a rundown of every bit of Alan Wake-related info that's hidden in Control and what it might mean for the future of Remedy's games.