The influences are probably obvious. Allison Road takes great care in rendering an actual house, which means photorealism, along with attention to detail when it comes to even the smallest domestic minutia. It’s an aesthetic Silent Hills nailed so well that just walking around in this new house is automatically kind of scary. You know there’s more here than meets the eye. But what?

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Some notable things from the gameplay clip...

Allison Road wears its inspiration on its sleeve. Here’s an item with the phrase “dad was such a drag” scribbled on it, something which is said in P.T:

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There’s even a PlayStation controller:

The environments look stunning:

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Though it’s obvious SOMEthing is going on in this house...

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You can pick things up and interact with stuff in your environment:

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Or simply to inspect further:

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There’s even an inventory system.

And yes, Allison Road will have its own demon girl:

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While the footage is pre-alpha right now, and the developers note that what you see in the game won’t be in the full version, it’s already looking pretty good.