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adventure video game
Maniac Mansion
By Lucasfilm Games, released 1 Jan 1987
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- DOS
- Commodore 64
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Apple II series
- point-and-click adventure
What it is
Maniac Mansion is a point-and-click adventure from Lucasfilm Games, first released in 1987. Dave and a group of friends enter the mansion to rescue Sandy before Dr. Fred uses her in an experiment. You investigate rooms, collect unusual objects, and uncover mysteries involving the meteor, the mansion’s residents, a Green Tentacle, a kitchen chainsaw, and a basement nuclear reactor. The game lets you choose a rescue trio from seven volunteers, with five ways to unravel the mystery and many possible wrong turns. Point-and-click controls select characters, objects, and actions without typing. The package includes both Original and Enhanced versions. Steam lists single-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. Listed platforms include Windows, macOS, DOS, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, Apple II series, and Atari ST; Steam versions are Windows and macOS.
What players like, and what they don't
- Choose three characters from seven volunteers
- Five ways to solve the mystery
- No typing required
- Original and Enhanced versions included
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing
- Single-player only
- Released in 1987
- Older platform versions are separately listed
- Steam supports Windows and macOS
Who it suits
It suits players who enjoy humorous, spooky point-and-click adventures with multiple characters, puzzles, and different story routes. Windows and macOS players can use the listed Steam versions, while many older platforms are also listed.
Maniac Mansion combines character selection, object-based puzzles, and multiple rescue paths in a comic mystery setting. Its no-typing interface and included Original and Enhanced versions make the adventure accessible to point-and-click players.
