Editing Twin Peaks (section)

=== Video games ===
Twin Peaks has influenced a number of [[survival horror]] and [[psychological thriller]] video games, most notably games produced by [[Sam Lake]] at [[Remedy Entertainment]], such as the "''Remedy Connected Universe''" of games,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Derek |date=July 23, 2021 |title=Why Twin Peaks Inspires So Many Video Games |url=https://screenrant.com/twin-peaks-easter-eggs-secrets-ideas-video-games/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221082009/https://screenrant.com/twin-peaks-easter-eggs-secrets-ideas-video-games/ |url-status=live }}</Ref> which includes the ''[[Alan Wake]]'' series, and the game ''[[Control (video game)|Control]].''<ref name="AlanWake2">{{cite web |author=Reed, Kristan |date=May 31, 2005 |title=Alan Wake |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_alanwake_nextgen_may2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914215650/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_alanwake_nextgen_may2005 |archive-date=September 14, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2014 |work=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> For ''[[Alan Wake II]]'', the developers took heavy inspiration specifically from the [[Twin Peaks season 3|third season]] of ''Twin Peaks.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Alan Wake 2 takes bold notes from Twin Peaks: The Return |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/alan-wake-2-hands-on-impressions/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Digital Trends |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112075540/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/alan-wake-2-hands-on-impressions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Remedy-produced ''[[Max Payne]]'' series also takes inspiration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iwaniuk |first=Phil |date=October 11, 2017 |title=One of Max Payne's greatest moments is its own weird version of Twin Peaks. Did you watch Address Unknown? |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/one-of-max-paynes-greatest-moments-is-its-own-weird-version-of-twin-peaks-did-you-watch-address-unknown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012203133/http://www.gamesradar.com/one-of-max-paynes-greatest-moments-is-its-own-weird-version-of-twin-peaks-did-you-watch-address-unknown/ |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=October 12, 2017 |website=[[GamesRadar]]}}</ref> Other games of the genre that take heavy inspiration include ''[[Deadly Premonition]]'',<ref name="Deadly2">{{cite web |author=Schilling, Chris |date=July 7, 2011 |title=The Cult of Deadly Premonition |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-07-the-cult-of-deadly-premonition-article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503221804/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-07-the-cult-of-deadly-premonition-article |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |access-date=November 13, 2014 |work=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> and the ''[[Silent Hill (video game)|Silent Hill]]'' series.<ref name="SilentHill2">{{cite web |author=Kelly, Andy |date=April 29, 2014 |title=On The Level: Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/on-the-level-silent-hill-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113143316/http://www.pcgamer.com/on-the-level-silent-hill-2/ |archive-date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=November 13, 2014 |work=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref> 

''Twin Peaks'' served as an inspiration for the 1993 video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', with director [[Takashi Tezuka]] citing the series as the main factor for the creation of the "suspicious" characters that populate the game, as well as the mystery elements of the story.<ref name="suspicious2">{{cite web |date=January 2010 |title=Iwata Asks: The History of Handheld The Legend of Zelda Games – Make All the Characters Suspicious Types |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Spirit-Tracks/Iwata-Asks-Zelda-Handheld-History-/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types-233845.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505041203/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Spirit-Tracks/Iwata-Asks-Zelda-Handheld-History-/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types-233845.html |archive-date=May 5, 2013 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America Inc]]}}</ref> The 1998 [[open world]] [[adventure video game]] ''[[Mizzurna Falls]]'' was highly reminiscent and an homage to ''Twin Peaks''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haske |first=Steve |date=September 1, 2017 |title=What Made This Fan Translate an Obscure 1998 'Twin Peaks'-Inspired PS1 Game |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-made-this-fan-translate-an-obscure-1998-twin-peaks-inspired-ps1-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218142054/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ywwj5k/what-made-this-fan-translate-an-obscure-1998-twin-peaks-inspired-ps1-game |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019 |website=Vice}}</ref> 

The Velvet Room featured in the ''[[Persona (video game series)|Persona]]'' video game series is inspired by the [[Black and White Lodges|Black Lodge]], and is also a reference to a previous Lynch film, ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]].''<ref name="PersonaDVD">{{cite book |title=Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection: Persona World |publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]] |isbn=978-4-7572-0014-2 |pages=6–11 |date=1993 |language=ja}}</ref> Other games and video game series influenced by ''Twin Peaks'' include the ''[[Life Is Strange (video game)|Life Is Strange]]'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Andy |date=April 12, 2016 |title=How Life is Strange channels Twin Peaks |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-life-is-strange-channels-twin-peaks/ |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=PC Gamer |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926181634/https://www.pcgamer.com/how-life-is-strange-channels-twin-peaks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the indie games ''[[Disco Elysium]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Amato |first=Lee |date=2023-11-08 |title=Alan Wake 2 Isn't A Horror Game, It's A Twin Peaks Game |url=https://screenrant.com/alan-wake-2-twin-peaks-game-influence-references/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=November 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128040301/https://screenrant.com/alan-wake-2-twin-peaks-game-influence-references/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Virginia (video game)|Virginia]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Adam |date=July 8, 2014 |title=A Mysterious State Of Mind: Virginia Interview |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-mysterious-state-of-mind-virginia-interview |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112082512/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-mysterious-state-of-mind-virginia-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Kentucky Route Zero]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gameological.com/2013/01/jake-elliott-writer-and-designer-of-kentucky-route-zero/ |title=Jake Elliott, writer and designer of Kentucky Route Zero |last=Smith |first=Ryan |work=The Gameological Society |publisher=[[The Onion|Onion Inc.]] |date=January 22, 2013|access-date=July 26, 2016 |quote=Tamas and I are always talking about David Lynch, and he's a huge influence on us as far as tone.|archive-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915215327/http://gameological.com/2013/01/jake-elliott-writer-and-designer-of-kentucky-route-zero/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Thimbleweed Park]]'',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://grumpygamer.com/kickstarter |title=Please Join Us On Kickstarter |last=Gilbert |first=Ron |date=November 18, 2014 |website=Grumpy Gamer|access-date=May 26, 2016|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410072904/http://grumpygamer.com/kickstarter |archivedate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Puzzle Agent]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cubed3.com/news/15796 |title=Nelson Tethers Puzzle Agent on Wii No More |publisher=Cubed³ |date=June 23, 2011 |accessdate=August 15, 2011 | archive-date = June 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629135108/http://www.cubed3.com/news/15796 | url-status = live}}</ref>