Maniac Mansion
Ranked 17 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
Recommended as a LucasArts adventure that pushes players forward with reasonable hints, and as a series that still gets new fan episodes.
Recommended as a LucasArts adventure that pushes players forward with reasonable hints, and as a series that still gets new fan episodes.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Pushes players forward with reasonable hints
“the Lucasarts multi-character games, like Dott and Maniac Mansion at least try to push you forward and have reasonable hints.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” New fan episodes continue the series
“they're releasing fun new adventure episodes in the Maniac Mansion universe”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Adventure Game Studio: OSS software for creating adventure games” Commenters' personal favourite
“I like Maniac Mansion the best.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Maniac MansionThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I like Maniac Mansion the best.”
“the Lucasarts multi-character games, like Dott and Maniac Mansion at least try to push you forward and have reasonable hints.”
“they're releasing fun new adventure episodes in the Maniac Mansion universe”
“as well as Maniac Mansion”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.