# These Two Dark Fairytales Need to Unravel on Modern Consoles

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/these-two-dark-fairytales-need-to-unravel-on-modern-consoles/
- Published: 2026-10-27T10:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T10:15:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/american-mcgee-alice-madness-returns-console-retrospective/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Both Alice games deserve a return on modern consoles.
- The original is now difficult to play.
- Electronic Arts declined to fund or license Alice: Asylum.

## Summary

American McGee’s Alice and Alice: Madness Returns brought a darker, more disturbing take on the familiar Wonderland story to video games. The article argues that both games deserve remasters for modern consoles, so new players can experience their dark fairytale world and the series’ unfinished story.

The first game launched in 2000 and received an 85 Metacritic score; it later appeared on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as downloadable content in 2011. Alice: Madness Returns followed on 14 June 2011, earning a more mixed critical response, though players embraced its atmosphere. A proposed third game, Alice: Asylum, was not funded or licensed by Electronic Arts, and the original game is now difficult to access.

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