Underplayed Gems

Maniac Mansion (2017)

Maniac Mansion cover
Developer
Lucasfilm Games
Publisher
Lucasfilm, Disney
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure
Rating
4.4 of 5, 226 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A goofy, retro point-and-click adventure full of weird puzzles and deadpan humor.

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What players say

Players call this a foundational point-and-click classic that defined the adventure genre, though the Steam version is a bare-bones ScummVM wrapper with no save option, no remastered graphics, and no music for some. Nostalgia is the main draw, but newcomers find the puzzles obtuse and the controls wacky.

Screenshots

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