Games like Maniac Mansion
If Maniac Mansion is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™, The Curse of Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its emergent puzzles encourage experimentation, comedic and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
WHY THIS
Top pick for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.
The Curse of Monkey Island
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Maniac Mansion.
Second-strongest match for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Maniac Mansion.
Third-strongest match for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Maniac Mansion.
Ranked #4 for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Space Aliens have built a stupidity machine that's slowly reducing everyone's IQ to single digits. Worse yet, the only person who can stop them is Zak McKracken, reporter for the disreputable National Inquisitor, who dreams up stories about carnivorous cantaloupes and vegetarian vampires.
Full Throttle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Maniac Mansion.
Ranked #5 for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
Sam & Max Hit the Road
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Maniac Mansion.
Ranked #6 for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
The Night of the Rabbit
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Maniac Mansion.
Ranked #7 for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
The Book of Unwritten Tales
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Maniac Mansion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
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Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Maniac Mansion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade™
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Maniac Mansion.
Reviewers of Maniac Mansion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Europe, 1938: The lost Ark was just a warm-up! Now Adolf Hitler is after the most powerful talisman of all - the Holy Grail. A few brave men stand in his way. Fortunately, one of them is Indiana Jones, and this time he has his dad with him.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Maniac Mansion.
Reviewers of Maniac Mansion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Maniac Mansion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Until Dawn™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Maniac Mansion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
The Rocky Horror Show Video Game
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Maniac Mansion.
Reviewers of Maniac Mansion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
A strange journey
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Maniac Mansion at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Maniac Mansion on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Maniac Mansion on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Maniac Mansion on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Maniac Mansion on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Sally Face - Episode One
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Maniac Mansion on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Maniac Mansion on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Maniac Mansion.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Maniac Mansion
- Does Maniac Mansion run on Steam Deck?
- Maniac Mansion is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Maniac Mansion cost?
- Maniac Mansion is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Maniac Mansion?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maniac Mansion are Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™, The Curse of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle Remastered.
- Who developed Maniac Mansion?
- Maniac Mansion was developed by Lucasfilm Games and published by Lucasfilm, Disney.
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