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… Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
Fair to the player
Respect
95
Nourish
56
Stimulation
gentle
Has an endingStop anytime
On failure
Forgiving: quick retry, no lost progress
- Steam tag “Point & Click” (28 votes)
What it exercises
Problem solving
- Steam tag “Puzzle” (7 votes)
- Wikipedia: built around puzzles
Exploration and curiosity
- Steam tag “Exploration” (6 votes)
Story and reading
- Steam tag “Story Rich” (14 votes)
- IGDB keyword “multiple endings”
Medium confidence · 28 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.