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We filtered the 46 games similar to Maniac Mansion down to the 8 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, A Plague Tale: Innocence and Return of the Obra Dinn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Maniac Mansion.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm Games
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Maniac Mansion is Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. A Plague Tale: Innocence and Return of the Obra Dinn follow close behind.

#1Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers96#2A Plague Tale: Innocence93#3Return of the Obra Dinn93#4Life Is Strange93#5Life is Strange: Before the Storm93
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The best games with a fantasy setting like Maniac Mansion

8 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Maniac Mansion. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
96
iRank89
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyPixel Art
Steam👍 89%· 192
Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension and visual third person, while skipping setting scifi

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SteamGOG
#2A Plague Tale: Innocence
93
iRank87
A Plague Tale: Innocence
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror
Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

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SteamGOGEpic
#3Return of the Obra Dinn
93
iRank91
Return of the Obra Dinn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, punishing difficulty and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

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SteamGOGXbox
#4Life Is Strange
93
iRank90
Life Is Strange
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiExploration
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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SteamGOGXbox
#5Life is Strange: Before the Storm
93
iRank86
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiMelee
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

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SteamGOGXbox
#6To the Moon
94
iRank86
To the Moon
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasy
OC86· 16
Year 2015Dev Design By CloudOn Web

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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#7Life is Strange: True Colors
93
iRank86
Life is Strange: True Colors
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration
Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167
Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

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SteamXboxPS
#8Blacksad: Under the Skin
93
iRank74
Blacksad: Under the Skin
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration
Steam👍 83%· 6.8KIGDB66· 4OC62· 43
Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping horror setting

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