Alley Cat Port: alleycat.exe

1983Windows, macOS, LinuxBeta

alleycat.exe

Recomp · by petarov · petarov.github.io

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Original console: PC
Runs on: Native PC
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser
Method: RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
Status: Beta
Latest release: 1.3 ↗
Last update: Oct 2026
AI use: AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.

Listing updated 20 Oct 2026.

About Alley Cat

Alley Cat is an early video game in which the player controls a cat, navigating an alley screen and various challenge rooms. The player must enter a room and complete the objective inside, while avoid hazards such as objects being thrown out of windows, wandering dogs, giant spiders and the broomstick.

Released: 31 Dec 1983
Genre: Platform, Arcade
Developer: Synapse Software Corporation

About the original game, from IGDB ↗.

Alley Cat port: quick answers

Do I need to own Alley Cat?: Yes. alleycat.exe needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
Is the Alley Cat port finished?: It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Oct 2026, and the latest release is 1.3.
Which systems does it run on?: Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is it an emulator?: No. alleycat.exe translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.

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