# Maniac Mansion Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/maniac-mansion/ 5 people recommended Maniac Mansion in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Recommended as a LucasArts adventure that pushes players forward with reasonable hints, and as a series that still gets new fan episodes. Summary written by Claude from 4 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Pushes players forward with reasonable hints (1 comment in the sample): "the Lucasarts multi-character games, like Dott and Maniac Mansion at least try to push you forward and have reasonable hints." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49110330)) - Commenters' personal favourite (1 comment in the sample): "I like Maniac Mansion the best." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49111941)) ## Other adventure games people recommend - [Sid Meier's Pirates!](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sid-meier-s-pirates/): 41 recommend, 16 mixed, 10 criticize - [Grim Fandango](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grim-fandango/): 30 recommend, 10 mixed, 6 criticize - [Myst](https://hackerapproved.com/p/myst/): 22 recommend, 8 mixed, 7 criticize - [Doki Doki Literature Club](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doki-doki-literature-club/): 22 recommend, 1 mixed, 6 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Maniac Mansion", https://hackerapproved.com/p/maniac-mansion/ (5 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.