Fans of American McGee's Aliceare finally getting a spiritual successor to Alice: Madness Returns in the form of Ravenlok. This sequel to the PC cult classic American McGee's Alice came out in 2011, and fans have been clamoring for a third game to round out a trilogy for the series ever since. While news of a TV show and even a new game have kept tongues wagging about the series, Ravenlok may be the closest thing fans are likely to get to a proper new entry — at least for the time being.
American McGee's Alice is one of the most interesting modern retellings of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Most notable for its dark, psychological tone, this series leans in hard on the twisted psychological implications of the world of Wonderland existing in Alice's head. While plans for an Alice sequel story have been shared by American McGee himself, fans have had to make do with the only two games in the series up until now.
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Ravenlok was announced at the 2022 Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. With its style of graphics, character designs reminiscent of Carroll's most famous characters, and implications of something more psychological going on under the surface, Ravenlok looks to be the closest American McGee fans are going to get to a third Alice game, at least until there are any further announcements about Asylum.
As niche as American McGee's Alice is as a series, perhaps due to the length of time between its entries so far, that doesn't mean it isn't influential. Other games, such as last year's Lost In Random, often emulate the Alice games, and American McGee remains a known name in game development, working on multiple other titles
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