# Games like Maniac Mansion

> The closest matches to Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Thimbleweed Park™, Escape from Monkey Island™, and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Also Cult Classic and Remake, like Maniac Mansion. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
2. [Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders](https://imho.run/games/559070/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 77 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/559070/)
3. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Also 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
4. [Escape from Monkey Island™](https://imho.run/games/730830/escape-from-monkey-island) — A frequent pick in Maniac Mansion players' libraries, and another Adventure. 391 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/730830/)
5. [The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/32360/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition) — Also Cult Classic and Remake, like Maniac Mansion. 3,019 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/)
6. [Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition  Double Pack](https://imho.run/games/37400/time-gentlemen-please-and-ben-there-dan-that-special-edition-double-pack) — A frequent pick in Maniac Mansion players' libraries, and another Indie. 377 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/)
7. [Not Another Weekend](https://imho.run/games/1432200/not-another-weekend) — Also 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 69 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432200/)
8. [Grim Fandango Remastered](https://imho.run/games/316790/grim-fandango-remastered) — Also Cult Classic and Remake, like Maniac Mansion. 3,723 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/316790/)
9. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — Also 1980s and 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
10. [Sam & Max Hit the Road](https://imho.run/games/355170/sam-max-hit-the-road) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 714 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355170/)
11. [Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/674150/simon-the-sorcerer-25th-anniversary-edition) — Also Remake and 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 64 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/674150/)
12. [The Book of Unwritten Tales](https://imho.run/games/215160/the-book-of-unwritten-tales) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 958 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215160/)
13. [Harvester](https://imho.run/games/287020/harvester) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 1,005 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287020/)
14. [Shadowgate](https://imho.run/games/294440/shadowgate) — Also Cult Classic and Remake, like Maniac Mansion. 394 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294440/)
15. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Same comedic mood as Maniac Mansion. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
16. [Runaway: A Twist of Fate](https://imho.run/games/58560/runaway-a-twist-of-fate) — Also Remake, like Maniac Mansion. 136 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58560/)
17. [The Night of the Rabbit](https://imho.run/games/230820/the-night-of-the-rabbit) — Also Cult Classic and Remake, like Maniac Mansion. 1,095 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230820/)
18. [A Vampyre Story](https://imho.run/games/313870/a-vampyre-story) — Also Remake and 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 140 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313870/)
19. [Destroy All Humans!](https://imho.run/games/803330/destroy-all-humans) — A frequent pick in Maniac Mansion players' libraries, and another Action. 6,456 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803330/)
20. [The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition](https://imho.run/games/497730/the-wardrobe-even-better-edition) — Also 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 161 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497730/)
21. [Voodoo Vince: Remastered](https://imho.run/games/545980/voodoo-vince-remastered) — Also Cult Classic and Remake, like Maniac Mansion. 412 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545980/)
22. [Kelvin and the Infamous Machine](https://imho.run/games/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machine) — Same comedic mood as Maniac Mansion. 465 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376520/)
23. [Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor](https://imho.run/games/31830/nancy-drew-curse-of-blackmoor-manor) — Also 1990's, like Maniac Mansion. 363 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31830/)
24. [McPixel](https://imho.run/games/220860/mcpixel) — Shares trial and error with Maniac Mansion. 1,368 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220860/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=529890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=529890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=529890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=529890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/529890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Maniac Mansion

Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 529890
- **Developer:** Lucasfilm Games
- **Publisher:** Lucasfilm, Disney
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 18, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/529890/maniac-mansion)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=529890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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