Modern Gamers Still Can’t Beat Maniac Mansion Without A Guide And That’s How It’s Supposed To Be
Kotaku | 06.03.2026 19:30
A story is buzzing around the gaming world this morning about a stunt by excellent indie developers Woe Industries, in which 831 players attempted to complete Lucasfilm Games’ 1987 adventure game Manaic Mansion in four hours. Only two people succeeded! Cue much lamenting about the state of modern gamers, decrying of the handholding in current games, and how far we’ve fallen as a species. Except, no! Because no one was ever supposed to complete Maniac Mansion in four hours. It was supposed to take days, weeks even.
