Maniac Mansion
Fair · Narrative · 2017
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $5.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 3.1h 5.6h to 100%
- Value
- $1.93/hr
- Reviews
- 88% of 228 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.04 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7, 41 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 36 discounts in the 9 years tracked, the median cut is 65 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 10 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 82 percent of its genre. On the same math Thimbleweed Park™ ($19.99, scores 71) and Day of the Tentacle Remastered ($14.99, scores 72) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
What players say
Classic point & click released in 1987, a living fossil in the AI age. Control is wacky, no BGM (not sure if it's the game or my setting), pixelated graphics, still recommend all to all gamers, give it a try, see how far you will go.
2 more reviews
Brings back nice memories. I actually never finished the game when I was younger. The fact you can't save progress is the reason, plus I'm kind of dumb. Anyway, I wish the re-release of game would have had option to save progress. I guess that would've required time and money that the "big whigs" weren't willing to dish out money for. Oh well. Still a classic game.
Maniac Mansion, developed by Lucasfilm Games and now published under the stewardship of Lucasfilm and Disney, remains one of the foundational works of the graphic adventure genre. Even decades after its original 1987 release, it stands out as a pioneering blend of interactive storytelling, inventive humor, and emergent gameplay. The premise is deceptively simple: Dave Miller's girlfriend, Sandy, has been kidnapped...
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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Maniac Mansion scores 63/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/529890/maniac-mansionReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.