Alleys
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $2.99 | SHANGHAI QIAOBI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Alleys is an adventure experience in which the player explores a theme park world full of quaint alleys that would fit perfectly in small towns in the English countryside. The gameplay is simple, with fewer of the complicated elements often found in puzzle games. All the player needs to do is to search for passageways, gather resources, and get immersed in the exquisite graphics and noir atmosphere. The player is free to choose where to go and can solve puzzles in any order to escape.
Background Story of Game:
Alleys is a large-scale escape room hosted by a theme park, and the player is a tourist who has decided to take part in the escape experience. The player wanders through a fictional old English-style town, collects resources, solves puzzles, and overcomes obstacles to gradually discover the backstory woven throughout the alleys. In the end, the player finds the exit gate and escapes.
MAIN FEATURES:
1. Alleys Exploration
The players must find the way through complicated alleys, buildings, and sewers.
2. Check in to Proceed
Accumulate points by activating the check-in stations found in new locations. Certain areas require a specific number of points to enter.
3. Freely Choose Your Route
Alleys is a non-linear adventure puzzle game with no predetermined route. The player is free to explore and can escape the game as long as the conditions required to open the town exit gate are fulfilled.
4. Collect Resources
Player decides how to use the keys and other resources collected in the game. The decisions the player makes will affect the difficulty of the game.
5. Solve Riddle on Tool Cards
Every Tool Card is its own little riddle. Figure out the meaning of the illustration to find out what the card can be used for.
6. Simple Controls
No need for virtual controllers—just swipe and tap to easily move around and interact with items.
Reviews
Love love love this game
jdfuh
I love the look and feel of this game, it is beautifully done. However, I have found a couple of bugs in getting the achievements. 1)Ready player one achievement-the game won’t give me this achievement even though I have used all 4 card machines multiple times. 2)the speedwalker achievement is for completing in under 4 hours, the game won’t let me have this even though I have the 3 hour, 2 hour and 1 hour achievements 3)the collector achievement- not sure if this is a bug or not. I have all the keys, tokens, and check-ins. Is there something else I have to get? Other wise the gameplay is smooth and the game works great
Completely Crashed
klystrona
It's a beautiful game, but it crashes each time I enter a new area (such as entering the library or bus area). I'm on an iphone 6 using ios version 12.4 (edited). I'd be very happy to rewrite my review once it gets resolved! A little while later: Now it's completely crashed. It has no resume option anymore and won't launch when I click start.
Great Game. Beautifully Conceived.
Aurans
Loved this game because it’s not like anything else I’ve played. The designer did a great job of not only designing the world and the levels but also the interface with that world — such as the use of tool cards and a hint system which doesn’t take away all of the fun. I played through the whole game on an iPhone 6S with iOS 13.1.2 and didn’t have any issues.
Just Amazing
Yuko53
Really like this game. Lots of atmosphere, and no voices to ruin vibe. Lots to do, choose your own path. The controls are still balky: sometimes you can’t move; sometimes the world goes spinning. The tool card at the shop wasn’t there the first time I played! Didn’t get the Speedwalker achievement. Nevertheless love this game. Hope to see additions, and some more bug fixes.
My kind of game, but stuck at end
Kiwi75579890
This exactly the kind of game I’ve been waiting to see in the App Store. I love exploring and enjoying the artwork of the game. However, I have escaped Chester Wilcox’s house but am stuck in the mine— the phone booth is inoperable and there are chairs blocking my way out. Have I come to the end of the game? If so, will future updates allow the player to experience alternate endings of the game? I love to be able to go back without re-playing the entire game. Overall a fun experience!
One of the best
Longtallcyn
Highly recommended! This one goes on my Favorites list, with others like Rooms, Samorost, Botanicula and Machinarium. I love peaceful games like this, that have immersive environments worth exploring. I spent nearly 9 hours playing this game, and didn’t want it to end. Beautifully rendered, Alleys has depth not found in many other games. Every area has multiple layers, from attics to sewers. Transitions are logical, and often you can peek through to further locations. Like another reviewer said, one of the joys of this game is the fact that you can complete it in multiple ways. You never need to worry that you’ll miss a critical step, or be a slave to a walkthrough. Wander and have fun! And once you finish, you can replay to better your time or master a long list of achievements. Many thanks, Shi-Chi!
A simply outstanding game!
Suzsho
This game is special! If you love escape games, play this one. The first time I heard of it I didn’t think I would like it. I was so wrong. It’s one of the best games I’ve played. It’s a huge game with a world you can get immersed in. The graphics are detailed and beautiful, the music is perfect - it’s there but not intrusive, the 3D controls work well, and there is so much to see and discover and explore and find. I didn’t want to leave. There are some things I would tweak - the map could be more useful - I’d love to see a ‘you are here’ like some others have said, and I think there are places that aren’t on the map? I’d also love to have a hint function that could somehow tell you where you need to look when you’re stuck. It took a little getting used to since it has its own kind of puzzles and inventory, but once I did I was happy, and deliberately didn’t exit as soon as I could because I wanted to get every last experience possible from this town. To the developer: amazing first game!! Congratulations! I do hope you’ll update to add more places (personally I’d pay for an update. $2.99 is cheap for what you get). And I hope you’ll make more games! Well done!!
Some other guy
Irkedmiffedpeeved
Great graphics that provide a great environment to explore but when all is said and done you just do a lot of running around pixel hunting so you that you can either unlock something or buy something. The controls are good for moving about but hit and miss for acquiring items. There is a story that provides some sense of purpose but doesn't provide any meaningful information about what to do or where to go. Instead you are given a list of goals telling you what to do once you get somewhere. The map is next to worthless. For those who like hidden object games this is worth the money. But for someone looking for for a good point-and-click puzzle adventure game this is not it.
Love the game sad to see the developers have seemed to have abdanoned it
Alex1646
This game is such a gem I’m just so sad to see updates and expansions aren’t coming
Kept crashing, now unplayable
sgw1978
Same issue as others have had apparently (wish I read all reviews before buying). Game kept crashing at every scene transition. Now cannot restart. I would like a refund.
