Choose Alice: Madness Returns
Choose Alice: Madness Returns if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 10,588 Steam reviews back the pick.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Fran Bow
Alice: Madness Returns and Fran Bow both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Alice: Madness Returns (2011) is 4 years older than Fran Bow (2015). Fran Bow scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Alice: Madness Returns (88.9% positive). 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 Fran Bow
Choose Fran Bow if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.7% positive across 8,241 reviews.
Both Alice: Madness Returns and Fran Bow sit in 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 |  Fran Bow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (10,588 reviews) | 96.7% positive (8,241 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spicy Horse Games | Killmonday Games AB |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Alice: Madness Returns (2011) is 4 years older than Fran Bow (2015).
- Fran Bow scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Alice: Madness Returns (88.9% positive).
- Alice: Madness Returns is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Fran Bow (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Alice: Madness Returns is Deck Playable, Fran Bow is Deck Verified.
Alice: Madness Returns vs Fran Bow — FAQ
- Which is better, Alice: Madness Returns or Fran Bow?
- On Steam reviews Fran Bow scores higher (96.7% positive) than Alice: Madness Returns (88.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Fran Bow is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Alice: Madness Returns or Fran Bow first?
- If you want chronology, Alice: Madness Returns (2011) came out before Fran Bow (2015). 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 Fran Bow similar?
- They overlap on 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.