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AIXLAB · Published by Thermite Games, Smilegate
Very Positive — 92% positive (250 reviews) · 10 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
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.
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Adventure, Indie, Simulation · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Explore the eerie twists of The Alley, an indie adventure where your keen eye distinguishes between haunting Deceptions and real Aberrations. Navigate the maze-like alleyway with a first-person perspective, evading the relentless pursuit of a vengeful spirit.
About this game
After class, you step into the familiar alley on your way home—then suddenly find yourself trapped in an endless maze.Search for Aberrations, signs of something beyond reality, and separate them from the eerie but ordinary Deceptions that surround you.Unravel the mystery hidden within the alley, outrun the ghosts that hunt you, and escape with your life.
🔹 A Bracelet Capable of Detecting Aberration
Check the glow of the bracelet given to you by your Mudang grandmother to detect the presence of supernatural traces.
🔹 Aberrations and Deceptions
Every corner of the alley is littered with Aberrations, signs of an existence beyond reality, mixed among Deceptions that, despite their eerie appearance, could still be explained by the real world.
Photograph suspicious phenomena determine whether they are Aberrations or Deceptions.
🔹 Stories
Reporting specific Aberrations successfully will earn you Keys.
Use these Keys to unlock the "Chest of Truth" and reveal the dark secrets hidden behind the haunting.
Journey into secret spaces that conceal the truth behind the ghosts, and confront with another kind of fear.
🔹 Ghost Pursuit
Relentlessly pursuing you, the ghosts draw ever closer, driven by an obsession that only grows stronger.
If you feel a presence nearby, it means the ghost is close. Don't look back—just run.
🔹 Cat. A cute but scary cat.
[Some of the game's texture assets are AI-generated.]
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD FX 8350
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 / Radeon RX 6600 or higher
- DirectX: Version 12
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Window10+
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
UPDATE_2026-08-07_ver 1.5.6
Hello everyone! We would like to inform you that we have fixed the following issues.Fixed an error that occurred when unlocking certain Steam achievements.Fixed a display error in some of the in-game mobile phone UI.Czech language support has been added. We would like to extend our special thanks to Robert Maštalíř for helping with the translation.Thank you.Read full article on Community Announcements (aixlab_co)AnnouncementsOfficial
Thank you for your support & thoughts on additional languages
Hello everyone,First of all, we would like to sincerely thank all players for your incredible support and for sharing your love for the game. Seeing players from different regions enjoy the game, share feedback, and discuss their experiences with the community means a lot to our entire team. ♥️We’ve noticed that many players have been asking about support for additional languages. We truly appreciate your interest in making the game accessible to more players around the world.Unfortunately, due to our current resources and development priorities, we are not able to officially add more languages by ourselves at this stage.However, we would like to explore another possibility with the community. If there are players who are interested in helping translate the game into their native languages, we would be happy to provide the necessary files and support. We would also add the names of community translators to the game’s Credits to recognize and thank them for their contributions.🌎If you are interested, please join our official Discord Channel for further information! A message in the channel or ping @Martina will also help us reach you. 🙂We would also like to hear your thoughts on AI-assisted translations as an optional community solution. We understand that this is a topic with different opinions, so we would really appreciate hearing your feedback: Would you be interested in using an AI-assisted translation option?Your feedback will help us better understand what the community needs and what solutions would provide the best experience for players.Thank you again for your amazing support. We’re grateful to have such a passionate community, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts. the Alley TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (aixlab_co)AnnouncementsOfficial
Hotfix_2026-07-29_ver 1.5.4
Hello everyone! We would like to inform you that we have fixed the following issues.Fixed an issue where the game would freeze when accessing the menu via the ESC key during certain mechanics.Fixed an issue where some achievements became impossible to unlock under specific conditions.Thank you.Read full article on Community Announcements (aixlab_co)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix_2026-07-27_ver 1.5.3
Hello everyone! We would like to inform you that we have fixed the following issues. Fixed an issue where some achievements would not unlock Improved visibility for certain puzzles Revised awkward text and added hints Known Issues We have confirmed that a Fatal Error occasionally occurs when applying upscaling in the graphics options, or when applying 4K resolution on low-end (non-RTX) graphics cards. It is taking some time to identify the exact cause of this issue. We will do our best to fix it as soon as possible. Thank you.Read full article on Community Announcements (aixlab_co)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix_2026-07-24
Hello everyone!We would like to inform you that we have fixed an identified issue.We have identified and fixed an issue where the game did not start in the correct language upon the first launch on Simplified and Traditional Chinese operating systems. However, if you have already launched the game at least once, this fix will only apply if you delete your save data. In this case, we kindly ask you to change the language manually in the settings.Known IssuesWe have confirmed that a Fatal Error occasionally occurs when applying upscaling in the graphics options, or when applying 4K resolution on low-end (non-RTX) graphics cards. We will prepare an update to fix this as soon as possible.Thank you.Read full article on Community Announcements (aixlab_co)
