Maniac Mansion

Point-and-click adventure about rescuing a captive from a scientist's mansion

Lucasfilm Games · Published by Lucasfilm, Disney · Released Dec 18, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 215
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 8 years ago; Mar 16, 2018
Minimum PC: DirectX 7 GPU; 0.3 GB RAM · 0 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Maniac Mansion?

A 2D adventure in which Dave and his friends try to rescue Sandy from Dr. Fred's experiment. You choose a team of three from seven characters, explore rooms, collect objects, and select actions with the mouse to solve puzzles. This release includes both the original and enhanced versions.

For you if...

+you enjoy retro pixel art and offbeat humor

Not for you if...

−you prefer action over exploring rooms and solving object puzzles

What players say

87% of 215 reviews are positive

Players praise the character choices and branching paths for encouraging different approaches and repeat play. Recurring complaints concern awkward mouse controls, an unintuitive interface, and missing music from the NES version.

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Maniac Mansion system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

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

Does Maniac Mansion have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Maniac Mansion run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Maniac Mansion use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam