Cult Classic Game Returns to Steam After Being Removed

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Not every game can make waves in the industry and attain a wide audience, but that hasn't stopped plenty of titles from gaining a cult following. From individual titles like Psychonauts that eventually garnered a sequel thanks to fan supportto long running platformer franchises like Kao the Kangaroo, video games have produced plenty of cult classics over the years. They may not fully make it into the mainstream, but still manage to thrive due to an extremely dedicated, smaller community. Alice: Madness Returns is another game that falls under the cult classic category. However, many of its fans were confused and dismayed last week when it disappeared from Steam.

The action platformer was removed without warning from the online distribution platform. This isn't the first time Alice: Madness Returns was removed from Steam, as back in 2016, the game was delisted from the store due to verification problems with its publisher EA. This year, the unique take on the Alice in Wonderland story was brought back to Steam, only to be removed again shortly afterward, causing concern among fans of the game and confusion from creator American McGee.

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McGee, who was the creator behind American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness Returns, speculated on Twitter that the problem had arisen from someone pushing the wrong button. He later revealed that a member of his team had instructed Steam Support to «shut everything down.» This problem stemmed from the team member believing that games like Alice: Madness Returns had moved to McGee's new company, Mysterious Inc.

Alice: Madness returns has made its way back to Steam after once again being quietly taken off the platform. Its