Choose Alice: Madness Returns
Choose Alice: Madness Returns if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. 10,588 Steam reviews back the pick.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Lost in Random™
Alice: Madness Returns and Lost in Random™ both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Alice: Madness Returns (2011) is 10 years older than Lost in Random™ (2021). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Alice: Madness Returns: 10,588 reviews, Lost in Random™: 2,571). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Lost in Random™
Choose Lost in Random™ if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,571 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Alice: Madness Returns and Lost in Random™ sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.9% vs 89.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Alice: Madness Returns |  Lost in Random™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (10,588 reviews) | 89.4% positive (2,571 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spicy Horse Games | Zoink, Thunderful |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Alice: Madness Returns (2011) is 10 years older than Lost in Random™ (2021).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Alice: Madness Returns: 10,588 reviews, Lost in Random™: 2,571).
- Alice: Madness Returns is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Lost in Random™ (1.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Lost in Random™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Alice: Madness Returns or Lost in Random™?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Alice: Madness Returns sits at 88.9% positive (10,588 reviews), Lost in Random™ at 89.4% (2,571). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Alice: Madness Returns or Lost in Random™ first?
- If you want chronology, Alice: Madness Returns (2011) came out before Lost in Random™ (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Alice: Madness Returns and Lost in Random™ similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.