Maniac Mansion

About

Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...

Read more
8
Based on
203 reviews
Country Compatibility:
Languages:
Developer:
Lucasfilm Games
Release date:
18 December 2017
Genre:
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (203)

Game features

Similar offers

Description

Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...

Dave and his friends have come to rescue Sandy before she donates her brains to Dr. Fred. And you are the brains behind their efforts to solve the many mysteries of Maniac Mansion…
• What really happened when that meteor landed 20 years ago?
• How did it change Dr. Fred, Nurse Edna, and Weird Ed?
• What is a Green Tentacle and how do you feed it?
• Why is there a chainsaw in the kitchen?
• Why is there a nuclear reactor in the basement?
• How does Razor get her hair to stand up like that?
• Why does Dr. Fred keep going, ""Heh, heh, heh...""?

• Explore room after room. Collect weird stuff. Laugh out loud. Feel a little spooky.
• Choose your own reckless rescue trio from seven unlikely volunteers.
• Five exciting ways to unravel the mystery. Hundreds of hilarious ways to guess wrong!
• No typing ever! Point 'n' click to select characters, objects and actions.

Includes both Original and Enhanced versions.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor:
1 GHz
Memory:
256 MB RAM
Graphics:
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
DirectX:
Version 7.0
Storage:
40 MB available space
Sound Card:
16-bit sound card
Additional Notes:
Mouse, Keyboard

recommended*

Processor:
1.4 GHz
Memory:
512 MB RAM
Graphics:
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9

User reviews

ElectricKoatHanger
Recommended | 29 Sept 2024
9.5h played

Honestly, the fact that Maniac Mansion isn't more popular despite it's major influence on gaming as a whole is a shame. I feel like everyone should play this game at least once.

Helpful: 18
ChiakiShura
Recommended | 27 Apr 2024
4.2h played

I would sound very repetitive if I were to say what we all know about this game. A sacred monster of the graphic adventure genre, due to the presence of characters with different abilities and multiple endings,

Helpful: 12
bloodonsnow
Recommended | 28 Sept 2025
8.3h played

I grew up playing this game on PC with my dad as a bonding exercise. We'd figure out the puzzles together, side by side, each of us with a pen and notepad. We screamed when Nurse Edna found us, and screamed more when a

Helpful: 6
xxadonisxx
Recommended | 07 Dec 2025
11.1h played

Maniac Mansion, developed by Lucasfilm Games and now published under the stewardship of Lucasfilm and Disney, remains one of the foundational works of the graphic adventure genre. Even decades after its original 1987

Helpful: 2
slamjoetry
Recommended | 17 Apr 2024
5.5h played

More than a bit obtuse, but very charming, short and sweet. It's also really cool that the ending you get and the puzzles you solve to get it are different depending on the characters you pick. Can't go wrong with

Helpful: 2
Raepriest
Recommended | 04 Jul 2024
4.3h played

This was my absolute favourite game as a child and I'm so happy that I've been able to find it again! My only problem is that its not exactly graphically the same version that I played on the NES but it still feels so

Helpful: 8