Choose Alice: Madness Returns
Choose Alice: Madness Returns if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. 10,588 Steam reviews back the pick.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Three Defilements
Alice: Madness Returns and Three Defilements 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 12 years older than Three Defilements (2023). Alice: Madness Returns is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Three Defilements (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Three Defilements
Choose Three Defilements if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Three Defilements launched in 2023.
Both Alice: Madness Returns and Three Defilements sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Alice: Madness Returns |  Three Defilements | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (10,588 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spicy Horse Games | Wisan Saekor |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Alice: Madness Returns (2011) is 12 years older than Three Defilements (2023).
- Alice: Madness Returns is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Three Defilements (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Alice: Madness Returns is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Three Defilements has no Deck rating yet.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Three Defilements — FAQ
- Should I play Alice: Madness Returns or Three Defilements first?
- If you want chronology, Alice: Madness Returns (2011) came out before Three Defilements (2023). 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 Three Defilements 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.
- Does Alice: Madness Returns run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Alice: Madness Returns is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Three Defilements doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.