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The Alley
Developer AIXLAB
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost. From the Steam store page
56 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
30 positive · 4 negative
95% range 73–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Positive
35 of 39 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 30 yes, 4 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 34 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (235 of 255 positive).
Players praise the game's atmosphere, visuals, and unique take on the anomaly-hunting genre. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game is short but engaging, with a decent story and clever puzzles. [4][5][6] A few players criticize the use of AI-generated assets and unclear instructions in some encounters. [7][8]
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used ai generated content without a disclosure on the game page. i didn't find out about this until i came across obvious ai "artwork". i wouldn't have bought and played this if i had known. (edit: i just noticed that a disclaimer was put all the way at bottom of the “about this game” section but that is not helpful. there should’ve been a separate ai generated content disclosure.)
- [1]
Have you ever wanted to become the best version of yourself? Congratulations! Now's your chance... because you're a Korean schoolgirl. Jokes aside, this game is a breath of fresh air among the countless anomaly games out there. It's not just "get scared and quit" - you actually have to use your brain. The game is incredibly atmospheric, and every new anomaly is unique and completely unrelated to the previous one, …
- [2]
It's technically an 'anomaly hunting' game, but it differentiates itself from other games in that genre by making you walk in an enclosed space rather than a "looping hallway," which I enjoyed. There are some great scares, cool enemies, solid save points, and a story that keeps you engaged the whole way through. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it and thought it was a lot of fun! Disappointed with some AI generated …
- [3]
PROS + Strong atmosphere. + Good visuals. + Interesting enclosed environment rather than a simple looping hallway. + Well-executed jumpscares. + Convenient save system. + Engaging story that keeps you curious. CONS - The anomaly-hunting formula may still feel familiar to players who have played many games in the genre. - Relatively short experience. VERDICT The Alley is a surprisingly enjoyable horror game that …
- [4]
Really enjoyed this game, graphics are beautiful, immersive story & complex puzzles & the game runs very well too. No complaints! Took me around 3 hours 30 mins to complete it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyhRpSP5hMo
Summarised from 34 of the 56 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
88% of the 34 Steam reviewers we collected recommend The Alley. The complaint that keeps coming up: aI-generated assets without clear disclosure. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
56 of 56 · most liked firstused ai generated content without a disclosure on the game page. i didn't find out about this until i came across obvious ai "artwork". i wouldn't have bought and played this if i had known. (edit: i just noticed that a disclaimer was put all the way at bottom of the “about this game” section but that is not helpful. there should’ve been a separate ai generated content disclosure.)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fans of the Serbian basketball team Partizan are saying farewell to a deceased war criminal, Nebojša Pavković, at a game on the 24th of October in Belgrade. Pavković was buried at the Alley of Distinguished Citizens with military honors and the attendance of high-ranking officials. Partizan lost btw
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey Jackbox fans coming to #PaxEast — I’m hosting an official Jackbox Game night at The Alley bar as a Jackbox Ambassador this Saturday night ! See details here (event is free but RSVPs help the planning staff!!! www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
neutral · AI labelView post →The mothchild (vampire) Alexcia Mikailovich Koslov from my upcoming game, Secret Halls-- or featured in the Tales From the Alley story, No Moths Left. Artist: @kollapsar.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you ever wanted to become the best version of yourself? Congratulations! Now's your chance... because you're a Korean schoolgirl. Jokes aside, this game is a breath of fresh air among the countless anomaly games out there. It's not just "get scared and quit" - you actually have to use your brain. The game is incredibly atmospheric, and every new anomaly is unique and completely unrelated to the previous one, which keeps the gameplay from ever feeling repetitive. The story is also…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Put together a formal Kirin Tor apprentice look (apprentice bc Nathan hadn't graduated circa timeskip era) for Band Night at the Alley Cat, based on the in-game apprentice look, but more shirt/sash, less robe. [ #EpsilonWoW #rngWoW ]
neutral · AI labelView post →#Realis Shol-the-Moon, Ballet of the Alley-Dance. A rain-soaked political intrigue moon orbiting Realis. I'm so excited to hold this game in my hands, behold the fruits of my hyperfixation.
neutral · AI labelView post →and the full gameplay to my #thealley playthrough is now available www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV4N... head over and check it out, don't forget to like, comment and subscribe
neutral · AI labelView post →use your camera to detect anomalies in an enclosed hallway in The Alley, a psychological horror hide-and-seek game
neutral · AI labelView post →Really enjoyed this game, graphics are beautiful, immersive story & complex puzzles & the game runs very well too. No complaints! Took me around 3 hours 30 mins to complete it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyhRpSP5hMo
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For 9$, this game blew me away at how BEAUTIFUL it looks. Genuinely looked amazing to look at the whole time. The jumpscares themselves weren't that scary, but the atmosphere and tone was top notch and more than carried in the horror factor
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's technically an 'anomaly hunting' game, but it differentiates itself from other games in that genre by making you walk in an enclosed space rather than a "looping hallway," which I enjoyed. There are some great scares, cool enemies, solid save points, and a story that keeps you engaged the whole way through. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it and thought it was a lot of fun! Disappointed with some AI generated assets, however, I would've loved to see human-made work in their place.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →《Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II To the West》 《To the Wonder》 《We Are Criminal Police》 《Northwest Years》 《Romance in the Alley》 《Love Game in Eastern Fantasy》 #cdrama
neutral · AI labelView post →Today in light novel titles: The Girl I Found in the Alley was an Otome Game Heroine After a Bad End
neutral · AI labelView post →Was anticipating a run-of-the-mill anomaly finding game, but this has it's own little spin to it that makes it interesting. Good story and plenty of content to go along with it too. Just wish we could pet the cats. THEY DESERVE PETS!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PROS + Strong atmosphere. + Good visuals. + Interesting enclosed environment rather than a simple looping hallway. + Well-executed jumpscares. + Convenient save system. + Engaging story that keeps you curious. CONS - The anomaly-hunting formula may still feel familiar to players who have played many games in the genre. - Relatively short experience. VERDICT The Alley is a surprisingly enjoyable horror game that manages to make the anomaly-hunting formula feel more interesting than I expected.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda short, story not as deep as I thought. But it's a good game overall! THE SKIP BUTTON PLEASE!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was amazing. I liked how the anomalies are included in the game. Well done.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Developed by AIXLAB and published by Smilegate and Thermite Games, The Alley is a first-person psychological horror game that embraces subtle terror instead of constant shock value. The story begins with a seemingly ordinary student heading home after class, only to become trapped inside an endlessly repeating alley where reality slowly unravels. As the familiar streets twist into an inescapable nightmare, a relentless ghost stalks every movement, forcing players to uncover the truth behind the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not scary trash, i expected more
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not scary whatsoever. The game consists of solving useless and frankly annoying puzzles that do not add on to the horror or story whatsoever. I have never witnessed a game so aggravatingly repetitive. I tried to live stream this game and even my viewers agreed that this game was not entertaining or scary in any aspect. I do not know how someone could market this game as horror when most of the game consists of solving useless puzzles. I am ashamed of even buying this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hesitate to call this an "anomalies game" because it has more than enough going for it to set it far apart from just that. It has great atmosphere/graphics, interesting plot, and other enjoyable gameplay features that are all balanced very nicely into a bite-sized, horror story experience. Current pricing ($8 USD) feels very correct for this with gameplay of about 3 hours, and a re-playable anomalies minigame afterwards. Really enjoyed this, and all the kitties.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice mix of anomaly detection, puzzling, and hide and seek horror. Great atmosphere, cool story, and fantastic visuals. If you're a fan of indie horror games that can be completed in a single session, this is one of the better titles of its kind to come out in 2026. Give it a shot please! FULL PLAYTHROUGH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNN5wqRjBM
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brings back memories. Can’t believe someone recreated the Alley Cat game from the DOS days and made it more expansive.
positive · AI labelView post →Great game good graphics, plays well a deep story and some very cool ghosts and monsters I hope to see more from this Dev soon I will be keeping an eye out for any games very nice work.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a beautiful game. If you like anomaly games, you have to buy this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Using the "Quality" graphics preset, I was able to play at 4K resolution with a frame rate of around 50–60 fps on an RTX 2080 Ti. Since I’m not particularly sensitive to frame rates, the performance didn't hinder my gameplay experience at all. I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm looking forward to the rest of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're into Korean culture and language you should definitely buy this game. I enjoyed my first playthrough. The story had me glued. It isn't very scary. But it's fun to hunt anomalies and identify them. Now I play again deathless and memorize the whole game in 100% Korean and I learn that reading is fun..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Damn good game. I wish there was English voice acting but overall I enjoyed this one. Looking forward to what this developer cooks up next.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is cool as hell! A small UX report (using Firefox on iPhone 14): I didn’t realise there were options for ages and was a smidge confused (why’s it downloaded a .css file etc) Anyway you could use this for a game YOU WALK PAST AN ALLEY. >TURN INTO THE ALLEY >KEEP WALKING >GO BACK
neutral · AI labelView post →PAYNE COMES BACK TO THE GAME AND THROWS DOWN THE ALLEY OOP YEAHHHHHHHHH
neutral · AI labelView post →Really enjoyed this one. Actually creepy. Good audio design. Graphics good and runs well (also runs well with ReShade). Short like most horror games, 3-6hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun little game with plenty of charm The Alley is a really enjoyable game that’s easy to pick up and play. I really liked the atmosphere and the overall style of the game, and it has a nice balance between relaxing moments and things that keep you interested. The gameplay is simple but satisfying, and there’s enough variety to keep it from feeling repetitive too quickly. It’s the kind of game you can jump into for a short session or spend a bit longer playing when you have the time.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun anomalie game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of AI generated content made it's way into the making of this game but I understand the need for such measures to overcome the lack of a production team. However, there are some things that would be best created by a real artist -> the profile picture of the grandmother. The main plot is interesting but it is rather hilarious to think that the shaman grandmother has the typing speed over a mobile device of an 11 year old that had been playing on a smartphone since he was in his mother's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6/10 Good Story needs more jumpscares
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible game. Does not rely on cheesy jump scares, and combines spot the anomaly dynamic with a good horror story, and it's more than just an alley. 10/10 would reccomend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent anomaly game with a proper good story. Not as scary as I'd like it to be but certainly has some very spooky moments. It felt pretty easy to find anomalies so the real challenge is deciding if they are real or ghostly. Excellent graphics and voice acting, overall loved the experience and it leaves me wanting to see this story continue. If there is a sequel I just hope they dial up the scare factor by a lot, the recipe is certainly all there. This developer has all the right…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Long time I have not had such fun. The fact that each ghost encounter is a puzzle itslelf made me appreciate the effort of the developers who thought it through in interesting and challenging way. It was also scary to play. The little minor improvement - would be good to have possibility to skip some content which playes have already seen (after dying few times I had to watch the social media video post about the "self playing" song few times and it is not a short one). Loved it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good story, Good game mechanic. Smoothly scary not too much jumps care. If u like the Korean folklore, you gonna love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SPOILER Full Game: https://youtu.be/CwU3qX4LLkE fun game, no bugs, played great, 130fps with a 4090. fun game some challanging puzzles, lots of settings. it also has a play feature you can unlock after finishing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed The Alley. It's a short game with a decent story that kept me interested throughout. The "run or die" sections had just the right amount of tension without becoming frustrating. I'm glad the game never felt overly punishing or repetitive, making for an enjoyable experience overall.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Alley Cat tins are so popular, I'm looking forward to it. My only other dexterity game is Dropolter.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah moderately good. 6.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The biggest problem with this game is it's lack of clear instructions at times on how to fight/deal with some ghost encounters or puzzles that take forever to run through because the game decides you half to walk through molasses to get to each point only for you to fail and not explain how it failed even thought the clue suggest you did the right thing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →help me i'm in the middle of the game the game crash is says 'FATAL ERROR!'
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sosa really pimped that game ending popout like he hit it into the Alley
neutral · AI labelView post →OK, the sensitivity is really junkie and the gameplay is unstable. When you try to move the camera or try to walk it jumps all over the place it doesn’t run smooth the way a game should I would recommend fixing the movements right away because so far that’s the only thing turning me off of the game because it lags so bad it jumps all over the place against what the player is trying to do
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"that's not even possible" ITS A FICTIONAL GAME WITH MUSHROOM WOOD, ZOMBIES, AND WHATEVER THE HECK THE ALLEY IS, THEY CAN DO FICTION, THEY JUST REFUSE TO
neutral · AI labelView post →The Alley Will Twist Your Mind With New Horror This Month https://aggrogamer.com/article/12869/The-Alley-Will-Twist-Your-Mind-With-New-Horror-This-Month #VideoGames #TheAlley
neutral · AI labelView post →A Release Date Is Ready For Us All To Wander Down The Alley https://aggrogamer.com/article/12869/The-Alley-Will-Twist-Your-Mind-With-New-Horror-This-Month #VideoGames #TheAlley
neutral · AI labelView post →ICYMI: The Alley Will Twist Your Mind With New Horror This Month https://aggrogamer.com/article/12869/The-Alley-Will-Twist-Your-Mind-With-New-Horror-This-Month #TheAlley #VideoGames
neutral · AI labelView post →The Alley Will Twist Your Mind With New Horror This Month https://aggrogamer.com/article/12869/The-Alley-Will-Twist-Your-Mind-With-New-Horror-This-Month #VideoGames #TheAlley
neutral · AI labelView post →Come and pre game at: The Alley-4478 Marine Ave. where The Unstoppable Conni Smudge @connismudge will be on our patio giving a play by play as the PARADE passes at 2pm.
neutral · AI labelView post →What if the NBA Finals were played inside our Alley Oop boardgame? Using the Alley Oop rating system, this is how the San Antonio Spurs VS New York Knicks would look heading into Game 5. After an incredible 29-point comeback, the Knicks now lead the series 3-1. Who wins Game 5? 👇 Spurs or Knicks?
neutral · AI labelView post →Without that session (which also included a dynamite version of The Clovers' "Down in the Alley"), it's very possible Presley isn't set on the path that led him to the TV special and 'From Elvis in Memphis.' Game-changing stuff.
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