Side Alley

Side Alley follows Dave, an office worker who enjoys his job and bantering with colleagues, though he often stares out the window. His routine changes when he is assigned the desk of a coworker who reportedly had a nervous breakdown. As things unravel, Dave must find out why Joanne is locking her room, what a treatise on demonology is doing in the desk drawer and where the side alley shortcut leads.

Investigate the curse

Side Alley combines visual-novel storytelling with first-person point-and-click interactions. You talk with colleagues to get them to open up and offer help, investigate your surroundings for clues about how to battle the curse and, at times, run.

A city of narrow paths

The story takes place in an oppressive urban setting where the sky is rarely visible, and bleak interiors have a backrooms aesthetic. Stylized visuals intensify the pressure and stress as the curse tightens its grip. The city is a labyrinth, and finding different paths becomes a necessity.