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Alice: Madness Returns

Dark fantasy action-platformer through a shattered, hostile Wonderland

Spicy Horse Games · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jun 17, 2011

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 30K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 352 in 30 days
Players
272
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Jan 14, 2022
Minimum PC
* 7600 256MB
2 GB RAM · 8.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Alice: Madness Returns?

A third-person action-adventure and 3D platformer set in a dark, fractured Wonderland. As Alice searches for the truth about her past, you cross levels, fight enemies with upgradeable weapons, use size-changing and floating abilities, and solve environmental, musical, chess, and picture-block puzzles.

For you if...

  • +you like gothic, surreal takes on familiar fantasy worlds
  • +you want platforming, combat, and puzzles in one adventure
  • +you prefer a story-focused single-player game

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike horror imagery and psychological themes
  • −you want combat without platforming or puzzles

What players say

90% of 29,914 reviews are positive · 91% of 352 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the gothic art direction, dark Wonderland setting, story, and level design. The main complaint is the PC port: players report crashes, freezes, endless loading screens, broken mechanics, a low frame-rate cap, and config edits or community patches that may not resolve every issue.

Players over time

▼ -34% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 437 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Alice: Madness Returns screenshot 1

Alice: Madness Returns system requirements

Minimum: * 7600 256MB, 2 GB RAM, 8.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista with SP2, Windows XP with SP3
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.60GHz or greater; AMD Athlon X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.60GHz or greater
Graphics
*NVIDIA GeForce 7600 256MB or ATI Radeon X1650 256MB or greater
Memory
2048MB or greater
Storage
8.5 GB

Does Alice: Madness Returns have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Alice: Madness Returns run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Japanese.

Does Alice: Madness Returns use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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