Flashback: American McGee’s Alice

Still kicking, 23 years later!

A WORD ON THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE: It is my understanding that there is nothing illegal about following the instructions contained herein. Not only does American McGee’s Alice fall under the category of “abandonware”, but the full content was originally included in Alice: Madness Returns and it appears that its removal was not intentional.

NOTE: Alice: Madness Returns is on sale right now until August 10th, and you’ll need it if you want to play the original American McGee’s Alice!

A Chat with the Cat — Screenshot from American McGee’s Alice

The Original Works

Once upon a time — about 150 years ago — there was a little girl named Alice Liddell, who inspired a rather quirky math teacher named Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson to write a book about her adventures in Wonderland.

That book, along with its sequel (also inspired by an Alice, but a different Alice), has become a cultural touchstone for most of the generations since its publication, and has led to a wide variety of spin-offs, reboots and…