Games like The Alley
If The Alley is your kind of game, the closest matches are Something on the Floor, Clink and The Floor Above — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Alley: 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.
Players who liked The Alley also play
Steam players who put hours into The Alley also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Something on the Floor
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
You are left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Search the endlessly repeating floors for hidden anomalies, eliminate them, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.
Clink
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
The Floor Above
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Alley.
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
Visage
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Dead Take
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Mundaun
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Abandoned Souls
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Alley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Alley at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alley.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~82% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Alley.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Alley.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Alley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Alley.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Alley.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Alley.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alley.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Alley.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from AIXLAB
Other recommendable Steam games by AIXLAB, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Bladeline VR
WHY THIS
Another title from AIXLAB, the studio behind The Alley. Shares Indie with The Alley.
Bladeline VR is a game designed to make players enjoy powerful sword actions. Get the best score, prove your performance and be the best swordsman ever!
Forbidden Art
WHY THIS
Another title from AIXLAB, the studio behind The Alley. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Forbidden art is a VR room escape puzzle game where you escape from the killer’s secret hideout. Use all your abilities to escape the dangerous and terrifying hideout created by a psychopathic killer who thinks killing is an art, without being discovered by the killer.
Chair Force
WHY THIS
Another title from AIXLAB, the studio behind The Alley. Shares Indie with The Alley.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Floor Above
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Alley.
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
Dead Take
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Mundaun
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alley.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Frequently asked about The Alley
- How much does The Alley cost?
- The Alley is listed on Steam at 8.09 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Alley?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Alley are Something on the Floor, Clink, The Floor Above.
- Who developed The Alley?
- The Alley was developed by AIXLAB and published by Smilegate, Thermite Games.
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