Allison Road (video game)

This article is about the upcoming video game. For the Gin Blossoms' single, see Allison Road.

Allison Road
Developer(s)	Lilith Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Team17
Programmer(s)	Alex Frerich Patrick Schnegg
Artist(s)	Chris Kesler
Composer(s)	Marco Genovesi
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Platforms	Linux Microsoft Windows OS X
Release date(s)	TBA Q3 2016
Genre(s)	Survival horror
Mode(s)	Single-player

Allison Road is an upcoming first-person survival horror video game for Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X. Created by British developer Lilith Ltd and published by Team17. It is considered to be a spiritual successor to P.T., the playable teaser for the cancelled video game Silent Hills. Before being funded by Team17 the game's development was fan-based.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Allison Road is similar to that of P.T., the playable teaser for Silent Hills, presenting a minimal storyline which the player must solve. While not wanting to reveal too much of the actual game, developers stated the full version may be slightly different. According to the development team, "pretty much all of our core mechanics are in place, however, some actually didn't make the cut-off for the video; the inventory is one of those things."

Plot

The player controls an unnamed protagonist who awakens in his British townhouse with a splitting headache, who exclaims that he needs to find some Aspirin. Exploring the ground floor of his house, the protagonist expresses confusion at seemingly-familiar objects and photographs, suggesting that he is also suffering from amnesia. After retrieving a packet of Lemsip tablets from the master bedroom, the protagonist exclaims that he needs water (to drink with the tablets), and ventures further around the house, gradually becoming stalked by a supernatural entity of some sort. As the player explores the house, evidence gathered from letters and photos suggest his family has been the victim of a heinous crime. Most rooms, including the back garden and patio of the house, can be explored by the player.

Though some doors are initially locked, some eventually open as the teaser progresses. In the final moments of the trailer, the player discovers a ghoulish figure, assumed to be the ghost of his wife, which attacks him just before the screen cuts to black.

Most of the objects found by the player in the house can be interacted with or inspected, and the player is shown in the teaser being able to equip bladed weapons such as a Meat cleaver.

Development

Currently a 13 minute long pre-alpha video has been released. The style is considered a homage to P.T., the playable teaser for Silent Hills. The game is being developed on Unreal Engine 4. To fund the game, developer Lilith Ltd. created a Kickstarter asking for GB£250,000. However, the campaign was cancelled, as Team17 became the game's publisher, which would provide funds for the team to develop the game. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 releases are not certain, as Team 17 has not promised that it will be released on these platforms. It was thought that it might when the game was being funded by Kickstarter, but now no such binding promise exists. According to their website, the developers are aiming to a Q3 2016 release.

External links

• Official website
• Video on YouTube