From Smilegate:
The Alley is a game of anomaly detection and consequence. You play as Soyeon, a high school student trapped in a maze of backstreets she has walked countless times before. But now, nothing is right. Something is watching. Something is hunting. And the only tool she has is her phone.
Raise your camera. Photograph what feels wrong. Then make the call: is it a Ghost Trace, something that could not exist in the real world, or a Ghost Feint, something unsettling, but still explainable? Send your judgment by MMS and wait for a response from your grandma, an experienced Mudang. Get it right, and you will move closer to the truth. Get it wrong, and the ghost gets closer to you. Across 64 anomalies hidden in the full release, every correct identification is survival. Every mistake is a cost.
"True terror lies closer to home. In those moments when a familiar space suddenly feels alien. The walk home late at night. A dark, quiet alleyway. The eerie sensation that someone is watching you, even in a place you know so well. The Alley was built to capture that exact feeling of strangeness within the mundane." – AIXLAB Development Team
Key Features
- Spot the Anomaly, Make the Call. Raise your phone, photograph what's wrong, and judge: Ghost Trace or Ghost Feint? 64 anomalies will test your eyes.
- Survive the Chase. The ghost is always watching. When you feel its presence, don't look back. Just run.
- A Faithful Recreation of a Korean Alley. Narrow streets, neighborhood storefronts, familiar sounds. Until everything begins to feel wrong.
- Experience True Uncanny. The horror isn't just about monsters. It's hidden in everyday spaces that suddenly feel alien, silent, and deeply wrong.
The Alley launches on Steam on July 24, 2026. Wishlist now and help Soyeon get home.
