(Set after ME3 and Alan Wake) After a string of unnatural events and the appearance of active Reaper technology, Commander Shepard is sent to investigate Bright Falls, Washington. A supposedly simple mission is never so simple... What she finds there may be a threat far greater than the Reapers. Luckily, someone familiar with this ancient, supernatural enemy has RETURNed to help.

Alan Wake sends himself to the future, in order to find a hero that can help him to defeat the Dark Presence. Commander Shepard is that hero. Alan develops a friendship with Shepard's squad and he tries to forget his past, but it comes back for him.