Skip to content
Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG

EntityQ240143· pop 24· linked from 116 articles

Maniac Mansion

Sign in to save

1987 video game

Game data

Released
1987-01-01
User rating
4.02 / 5
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle
Platforms
PC, macOS, Linux, NES, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST

via RAWG

Game details · IGDB

90Critic score · 1 ratings
84User score · 136 ratings

Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend from a mad scientist, whose mind has been enslaved by a sentient meteor. The player uses a point-and-click interface to guide Dave and two of his six playable friends through the scientist's mansion while solving puzzles and avoiding dangers. Gameplay is nonlinear, and the game must be completed in different ways based on the player's choice of characters. Initially released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II, Man…

Released
1987
Genres
Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes
Single player
Engine
SCUMM, ScummVM
Developer
Lucasfilm Games
Publisher
Lucasfilm Games

Internet Archive

audio

Folge 4: Maniac Mansion

Listen at Internet Archive →

via archive.org

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United States
Director
Ron Gilbert
Platform
macOS
Game engine
SCUMM
Distribution format
digital distribution
Designed by
Gary Winnick
Show 8 more facts
publication date
1988-09-13
distributed by
Steam
input device
computer keyboard
title
Maniac Mansion
different from
Maniac Mansion
language of work or name
English language
set in environment
mansion
compatible with
Q107542665
Sources (12)

via Wikidata · CC0