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We filtered the 50 games similar to Alice: Madness Returns down to the 22 that fit the “Horror” category. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and Onimusha: Warlords 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 “Horror” category, the closest game to Alice: Madness Returns is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden — scoring 100/100 on our similarity scale. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and Onimusha: Warlords follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Alice: Madness Returns

22 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

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.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137
Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping precision platforming

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30
Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, open world exploration and setting medieval, while skipping horror tension

Onimusha: Warlords
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 3.3KRAWG👍 92%· 103MC86IGDB75· 8
Year 2001Dev Capcom · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping precision platforming

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 4.0KIGDB90· 1
Year 2006Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and fighting mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 21KRAWG👍 89%· 566IGDB80· 8OC84· 29
Year 2015Dev CapcomPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, punishing difficulty and setting anime, while skipping horror tension

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 76KIGDB84· 22OC84· 156
Year 2017Dev Ninja TheoryOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, setting mythology and historical setting, while skipping precision platforming

Devil May Cry 4
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 2.3KIGDB81· 7
Year 2008Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, punishing difficulty and loot and gear systems, while skipping horror tension

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person
IGDB78· 3
Year 2003Dev KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

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

Legacy of Kain: Defiance
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.3K
Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Vampyr
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 77%· 24KIGDB68· 17OC72· 172
Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3
Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, combat magic and stealth mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

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

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 8.4K
Year 2015Dev Quantic Dream · Aspyr MediaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and horror tension.

≠ Missing: action RPG combat.

Dead Rising
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 7.1KIGDB82· 5
Year 2006Dev QLOC · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and punishing difficulty, 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

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