# Allison Road (video game)
**Allison Road** is a canceled first-person survival horror video game developed by the British indie studio Lilith Ltd and widely described as a spiritual successor to *P.T.*, the 2014 playable teaser for the canceled *Silent Hills*.[1](https://www.techspot.com/news/66059-allison-road-isnt-cancelled-after-all.html) It was created by Christian Kesler, a 3D artist based in London, and was built in [Unreal Engine 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/unreal-engine-4).[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/) • [3](https://eu-southeast-2a.s3.dt.net.tr/level300/Level_Kasim-2015.pdf) The project was canceled in June 2016, announced a return to development in August 2016, and never received a release.[4](https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/alison-road-cancelled/) • [5](https://www.pcgamer.com/allison-road-the-pt-inspired-horror-game-is-back-in-development/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Genre and view | First-person narrative survival horror[6](https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-most-terrifying-games-let-players-create-their-own-fear/) |
| Developer | Lilith Ltd, a British studio of about six people led by creator Christian Kesler[7](https://jagatplay.com/2015/07/news/allison-road-game-horror-pengganti-p-t/) • [2](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/) |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4[3](https://eu-southeast-2a.s3.dt.net.tr/level300/Level_Kasim-2015.pdf) |
| Development start | September 2014, weeks after the release of *P.T.*[7](https://jagatplay.com/2015/07/news/allison-road-game-horror-pengganti-p-t/) |
| Kickstarter | Launched September 2015; canceled in October 2015 at 4,482 backers when Team17 took over publishing[8](https://www.playstationtrophies.org/news/news-17457-allison-roads-kickstarter-cancelled-as-team17-assumes-publishing-duties.html) • [4](https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/alison-road-cancelled/) |
| First cancellation | 4 June 2016, after the Team17 publishing arrangement fell through[4](https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/alison-road-cancelled/) • [9](https://www.engadget.com/2016-08-30-allison-road-silent-hills-back-development.html) |
| Revival | Development restarted in August 2016, with Kesler planning to seek new funding[5](https://www.pcgamer.com/allison-road-the-pt-inspired-horror-game-is-back-in-development/) • [9](https://www.engadget.com/2016-08-30-allison-road-silent-hills-back-development.html) |
## Origin and relation to P.T.
Lilith Ltd began work on Allison Road in September 2014, only weeks after Konami released *P.T.* on [PlayStation 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/playstation-4).[7](https://jagatplay.com/2015/07/news/allison-road-game-horror-pengganti-p-t/) When Konami canceled *Silent Hills* and removed *P.T.* from the [PlayStation Store](https://www.edgepedia.org/playstation-store), the unfinished game attracted attention as one of the few projects carrying its style forward, and Kesler said he found it almost unbelievable that people saw the game as a successor to *Silent Hills*, a series he grew up with.[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/)
**Similarities and differences.** The game borrowed *P.T.*'s photorealistic look and even included direct references and easter eggs to it, but Kesler emphasized that it had its own story, universe, and vibe.[10](https://www.pcgamer.com/allison-road-is-a-survival-horror-game-influenced-by-pt/) • [2](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/) Where *P.T.* confined the player to a looping corridor with scripted encounters and an ambiguous threat, Allison Road presented an explorable house, a mystery to solve through clues and items, an inventory system, a voiced protagonist, and a ghost that appeared to be a persistent entity within the environment rather than a scripted event.[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/) • [11](https://www.gameskinny.com/news/pt-inspired-allison-road-looks-like-what-silent-hills-could-have-been/) Commentators compared its clue-driven mystery to *Gone Home*.[12](https://www.gamespresso.com/2015/08/allison-road-carrying-p-t-s-spirit/)
## Setting and gameplay
The player woke in a detailed, cramped British townhouse that seemed ordinary at first, then explored it while avoiding a horrifying ghost-like presence.[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/) • [6](https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-most-terrifying-games-let-players-create-their-own-fear/) Early gameplay footage showed the player finding clues and items, equipping objects such as a bloodied butcher knife, and hiding in an office until the threat subsided.[11](https://www.gameskinny.com/news/pt-inspired-allison-road-looks-like-what-silent-hills-could-have-been/) A 13-minute prototype gameplay video released in mid-2015 was described by Kesler as real gameplay, staged separately from the story of the full game so as not to spoil it.[13](https://www.gamesradar.com/watch-10-minutes-gameplay-pt-replacement-allison-road/)
The team also designed its scares with virtual reality in mind, and the prototype drew positive attention after its release in June 2015.[14](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/how-i-allison-road-i-designs-its-scares-around-vr)
## Funding and the Team17 deal
Lilith launched a [Kickstarter](https://www.edgepedia.org/kickstarter) campaign for the game in September 2015.[8](https://www.playstationtrophies.org/news/news-17457-allison-roads-kickstarter-cancelled-as-team17-assumes-publishing-duties.html) The following month, after the campaign had reached 4,482 backers, the [Worms](https://www.edgepedia.org/worms-series) developer Team17 offered to publish the game, and the Kickstarter was canceled since funding would be handled by the publisher.[4](https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/alison-road-cancelled/) • [8](https://www.playstationtrophies.org/news/news-17457-allison-roads-kickstarter-cancelled-as-team17-assumes-publishing-duties.html) • [9](https://www.engadget.com/2016-08-30-allison-road-silent-hills-back-development.html) Further details were promised in early 2016.[8](https://www.playstationtrophies.org/news/news-17457-allison-roads-kickstarter-cancelled-as-team17-assumes-publishing-duties.html)
## Cancellation and revival
On 4 June 2016, Lilith Ltd announced that the project was canceled, giving no explanation at the time; the official account stated only that the game "had to be cancelled" and thanked supporters.[4](https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/alison-road-cancelled/) • [15](https://www.pcgamer.com/pt-inspired-horror-allison-road-cancelled/) The game had been projected for a 2016 release on PC, with console versions described as almost certain.[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/) • [16](https://twinfinite.net/news/pt-inspired-horror-game-allison-road-cancelled-by-developer/) Kesler later said the Team17 deal had fallen apart by June 2016 and that he shut down development altogether; for him the cancellation was not bittersweet but only bitter.[9](https://www.engadget.com/2016-08-30-allison-road-silent-hills-back-development.html)
**Return to development.** In August 2016, Kesler announced that Allison Road was back in development as an independent project with no publisher attached.[5](https://www.pcgamer.com/allison-road-the-pt-inspired-horror-game-is-back-in-development/) He said he planned to begin actively searching for funding or support within a few months, and might revisit some of the funding tiers promised in the original Kickstarter, including ones that gave fans a chance to appear in the game.[9](https://www.engadget.com/2016-08-30-allison-road-silent-hills-back-development.html) No release target was announced at that time.[5](https://www.pcgamer.com/allison-road-the-pt-inspired-horror-game-is-back-in-development/) The game was never released.
## References
1. ['allison road' isn't being cancelled after all | techspot](https://www.techspot.com/news/66059-allison-road-isnt-cancelled-after-all.html)
2. [PT's not dead yet: How Allison Road is keeping the nightmare alive, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/pt-silent-hills-allison-road/)
3. [Level magazine (November 2015), Allison Road coverage](https://eu-southeast-2a.s3.dt.net.tr/level300/Level_Kasim-2015.pdf)
4. [Allison Road Cancelled, CGMagazine](https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/alison-road-cancelled/)
5. [Allison Road, the PT-inspired horror game, is back in development, PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/allison-road-the-pt-inspired-horror-game-is-back-in-development/)
6. [The Most Terrifying Games Let Players Create Their Own Fear, Vice](https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-most-terrifying-games-let-players-create-their-own-fear/)
7. [Allison Road – Game Horror "Pengganti" P.T.?, Jagat Play](https://jagatplay.com/2015/07/news/allison-road-game-horror-pengganti-p-t/)
8. [Allison Road's Kickstarter Cancelled as Team17 Assumes Publishing Duties, PlayStationTrophies.org](https://www.playstationtrophies.org/news/news-17457-allison-roads-kickstarter-cancelled-as-team17-assumes-publishing-duties.html)
9. [The resurrection of 'Allison Road', Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2016-08-30-allison-road-silent-hills-back-development.html)
10. [Allison Road is a survival horror game influenced by P.T., PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/allison-road-is-a-survival-horror-game-influenced-by-pt/)
11. [PT-inspired Allison Road looks like what Silent Hills could have been, GameSkinny](https://www.gameskinny.com/news/pt-inspired-allison-road-looks-like-what-silent-hills-could-have-been/)
12. [How Allison Road is carrying on P.T.'s spirit, Gamespresso](https://www.gamespresso.com/2015/08/allison-road-carrying-p-t-s-spirit/)
13. [Watch 10 minutes of gameplay from PT replacement, Allison Road, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/watch-10-minutes-gameplay-pt-replacement-allison-road/)
14. [How Allison Road designs its scares around VR, Game Developer](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/how-i-allison-road-i-designs-its-scares-around-vr)
15. [PT-inspired horror Allison Road cancelled, PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/pt-inspired-horror-allison-road-cancelled/)
16. [PT-Inspired Horror Game Allison Road Cancelled by Developer, Twinfinite](https://twinfinite.net/news/pt-inspired-horror-game-allison-road-cancelled-by-developer/)
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