Games like Alice: Madness Returns
If you like Alice: Madness Returns (platformer, action and dark fantasy), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Psychonauts
- In common: story
When you fancy a platformer with tons of personality, level by level, in hour-long sessions.
Bob Esponja: The Cosmic Shake
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want a light, cheerful platformer for a weekend: the story is over in around seven hours.
Sonic Adventure DX
When you fancy going back to the Dreamcast Sonic: according to GamingBolt, the Sonic and Tails stages have aged best.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action and story
- Difference: longer sessions
When you're in the mood for a spectacular action adventure of around 15 hours, with areas you explore at your own pace.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action and story
- Difference: longer sessions
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
Little Nightmares
- Difference: less progression
When you want an unsettling experience you can finish in one or two sessions.
Papo & Yo
- In common: story
- Difference: less action
When you have a free afternoon and want a short story that's hard to take in: it's over in about four hours.
Bastion
- In common: action and story
When you want a short action adventure with lots of personality, in hour-long sessions.
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want a calm, unhurried platformer where you clear levels and track down every last gem.
Gothic II: Gold Edition
- In common: story
- Difference: longer sessions
When you fancy a long RPG with quests that have several solutions and a world where every resident follows their own routine.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Alice: Madness Returns
Third-person platforming and combat through a dark Wonderland: Alice jumps, glides with her dress, shrinks to see hidden platforms and fights with the Vorpal Blade or the Pepper Grinder, which you upgrade with teeth.
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