Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
- Released
- 2011
- Developer
- Spicy Horse
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- 75
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Alice: Madness Returns?
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 14 June 2011 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Spicy Horse |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure, Horror |
| Languages | 6 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q648980, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Alice: Madness Returns received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Alice: Madness Returns on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes99 of 300 (33%)
But it hurts even more to not being able to finish it, because of some random error and crash on final chapter...
Steam review, 5 June 2026 · 16 hours played · 146 readers marked it helpfulI enjoyed the game, but the amount of bugs and crashes is just unbearable for me.
Steam review, 16 November 2025 · 9 hours played · 116 readers marked it helpful - Performance and stutter24 of 300 (8%)
Unlock the low FPS cap by manual edition in code.
Steam review, 29 July 2025 · 23 hours played · 55 readers marked it helpfulI will not refund this game because it "kinda" works for me (after editing config files manually) You have to edit the FPS cap manually in a config file buried deep inside the file system.
Steam review, 7 May 2026 · 1 hours played · 44 readers marked it helpful
A further 27 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Alice: Madness Returns
24 games overlap with Alice: Madness Returns on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Fran Bow and My Beautiful Paper Smile.
Common questions about Alice: Madness Returns
What platforms is Alice: Madness Returns on?
Alice: Madness Returns is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam Deck. It first released in 2011.
How much does Alice: Madness Returns cost?
$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Alice: Madness Returns?
91% of 30,764 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Alice: Madness Returns?
75 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Alice: Madness Returns work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Alice: Madness Returns as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Alice: Madness Returns?
Alice: Madness Returns was developed by Spicy Horse and published by Electronic Arts.