Maniac Mansion

ReleasedOctober 1987

Commodore C64/128/MAX
Atari ST/STE
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
DOS
Amiga
Apple II

About

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, Maniac Mansion was Lucasfilm Games' first self-published product.

Developer: Lucasfilm Games
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Themes: Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Comedy
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 3 h normally
IGDB rating: 87 / 100 (138 ratings)
Also known as: scummvm.exe