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The Alley

AIXLAB · Smilegate · 2026-07-23

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 05, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

The Alley is an Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2026, priced at $8.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 190 reviews).

93%
positive of 190 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$8.99
steam price (US)

When late-night self-study ends, high school student Soyeon takes her usual shortcut home through a narrow back alley in Korea. On this night, the familiar path twists into an endless maze where time and space are distorted and traces of past tragedies linger. Guided only by a strange bracelet that reacts to unseen presences and her camera, Soyeon must face the stories of the dead and uncover the truth buried in the alley if she ever wants to escape.(Storyline via IGDB)

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  • · Top 56% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.8k8.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 190 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.10 at Fortuna Digital (2026-08-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 3 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Price history

$8.99$5.992026-07-242026-08-152026-07-24 — best price $5.992026-07-30 — best price $8.992026-07-31 — best price $7.912026-08-06 — best price $8.992026-08-07 — best price $6.742026-08-13 — best price $8.092026-08-14 — best price $8.992026-08-15 — best price $7.10
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
74.1%
earned "First Evidence"
29.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSurround Sound

6 supported languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian

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