Choose Alice: Madness Returns
Choose Alice: Madness Returns if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. 10,588 Steam reviews back the pick.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Mina the Hollower
Alice: Madness Returns and Mina the Hollower 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 15 years older than Mina the Hollower (2026). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Alice: Madness Returns: 10,588 reviews, Mina the Hollower: 5,058). 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 Mina the Hollower
Choose Mina the Hollower if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,058 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Alice: Madness Returns and Mina the Hollower sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.9% vs 88.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Alice: Madness Returns |  Mina the Hollower | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (10,588 reviews) | 88.7% positive (5,058 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spicy Horse Games | Yacht Club Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Alice: Madness Returns (2011) is 15 years older than Mina the Hollower (2026).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Alice: Madness Returns: 10,588 reviews, Mina the Hollower: 5,058).
- Alice: Madness Returns is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Mina the Hollower (1.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Alice: Madness Returns is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mina the Hollower has no Deck rating yet.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Mina the Hollower — FAQ
- Which is better, Alice: Madness Returns or Mina the Hollower?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Alice: Madness Returns sits at 88.9% positive (10,588 reviews), Mina the Hollower at 88.7% (5,058). 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 Mina the Hollower first?
- If you want chronology, Alice: Madness Returns (2011) came out before Mina the Hollower (2026). 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 Mina the Hollower 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. Mina the Hollower doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.