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We filtered the 50 games similar to Alice: Madness Returns down to the 7 that fit the “Puzzle” category. The Sinking City, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls and MediEvil top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alice: Madness Returns.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2011Dev Electronic Arts

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Alice: Madness Returns is The Sinking City — scoring 98/100 on our similarity scale. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls and MediEvil follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Alice: Madness Returns

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alice: Madness Returns. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

The Sinking City
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 5.3KIGDB70· 15OC69· 159
Year 2019Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and open world exploration, while skipping precision platforming

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 7.3KIGDB74· 9OC73· 56
Year 2015Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

MediEvil
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMedieval
IGDB64· 10OC68· 83
Year 2019Dev Other Ocean Interactive · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting medieval, while skipping horror tension

DmC: Devil May Cry
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 32KIGDB82· 12
Year 2013Dev Ninja Theory · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 18KIGDB81· 11OC77· 63
Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonCasual
Steam👍 88%· 413IGDB68
Year 2009Dev TelltaleOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling, vibe casual and visual 3d, while skipping horror tension

Infamous 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB85· 6
Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

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