I have to politely disagree that the reaction to Alice is a knee jerk. I am personally a straight male, who enjoys dominance and corruption. I do not judge those who enjoy submission, or other power exchange play from the submissive side but it is definitively not my personal cup of tea. When I play this particular game, I don't do anything other than make money and work on getting rid of Eric ASAP until he is gone. It was satisfying to me to defeat him, to tell him to his face that I had the upper hand, and then to immediately arrange to have him vanished and probably killed. Then I get to enjoy my new authority and control in my own personal harem without ever thinking about him again.
My point being is that a negative reaction to a reversal of power dynamic, especially one that is not welcome or anticipated is to be expected. The knee jerk reaction was when I yelled at the computer and turned it off. It is not my current lack of desire to play this game in its present format. I think all people should have their kink catered to, and stroked. I also sincerely hope that the author finds a way to stroke the kinks of those who enjoy that kind of power shift, while at the same time allowing me the option of putting an uppity Alice back on her knees.
Go back to the game, play through the rest of the content, and you'll see that everything I said was correct.
Including my comment about knee jerk reaction, and yes, your response to what was happening at the point you quit is very much a knee jerk reaction - you reacted in a reflex manner that made you stop playing the game just because you didn't like where it was leading you.
I understand where you're coming from, but seriously, go back and finish what's available.
You already acknowledge the fact that the blackmail material leaves her in as much a bad position as both Max & Lisa, and after Kira, Alice is the next most cunning in the family, followed by Max (with guidance from Kira for more "advanced" matters) with Lisa coming in almost joint position during this update, and she's not stupid enough to actually follow through on her hollow threat.
Max & Lisa don't know, but as the outsider looking in, we the players are (or should be) smart enough to know she won't ever do jack shit with the recording, aside from masturbate a few times when nobody's around.
There's absolutely no "submission" to Alice in the way of being her bitch.
It's a temporary illusion she's using to get closer, physically and emotionally with
both her siblings, not just occasional fucking & sucking with Max.
Hell, for things only relating to Max, it very quickly turns into mutual pleasuring of each other (leading to a new dynamic with Ann when she catches them).
Going from what I've seen in the update (continuing from a 0.10 save at the end of the last content) everyone else is maneuvering themselves into helping Max get with the mother for more than just handjobs & oral, and that includes Alice and Lisa, as a direct result of Alice's initial "blackmail", and how it proves to be more than what was initially thought.