Tonight at a glance
- Platforms
- C64 · Atari-ST · PC · Mac · DOS · Amiga +1
- Mode
- Single player
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- Fantasy
- Science fiction
- Horror
- Comedy
- aliens
- world domination
- female protagonist
- hamster
- multiple protagonists
- multiple endings
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
Production
- Players
- 84 / 100 · 136 players
- Critics
- 90 / 100 · 1 critic
- Developer
- Lucasfilm Games
- Publisher
- Lucasfilm Games
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
