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Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!

Maniac is a singleplayer, simulation and action roguelike game developed by Transhuman Design and published by Skystone Games.
Released on March 28th 2024 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 17 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Greek, Romanian, Turkish and Hebrew.

It has received 1,455 reviews of which 1,344 were positive and 111 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)
  • Processor: X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: High Sierra 10.13+
  • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 18.04
  • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

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Dec. 2024
GTA without all the silly missions, story and characters to get in the way of the actual GENOCIDE, TERROR and ASSWHOPPING. Be the fire in which this city burns.
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Dec. 2024
This little game is an absolute blast. I didn't have high expectations but Maniac is some genuine run & gun mayhem. The reviews and the description on the store page make this game out to be a roguelike old school GTA, which is fairly accurate. However, while in GTA you get a variety of missions and side quests that advance an overarching story, Maniac has just 1 mission. Stay alive for 20 minutes and kill & destroy as much as you can before a nuclear strike hits the area. Don't be fooled by the (dare I say) "cute," even "cozy" graphics, Maniac is incredibly violent and bloody, people scream in terror and pain, lots of death and things blowing up, you get to steal and destroy all sorts of vehicles.. it's really quite sensational. I have to admit I was blown away by how mindlessly fun this game is. I'm hopeful that the developers plan on releasing more content for the game, the potential for DLC, expansions, sequels, etc., is virtually limitless. Also it plays great on Steam Deck. I highly recommend this game.
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July 2024
Not perfect, but Maniac is exactly what I wanted it to be. It is a love letter to the original Grand Theft Auto but with no story quests, more weapons, and different characters that each have individual stat/unlock progression. Each game is a GTA kill frenzy that more or less plays out the same regardless of character, yet offers enough options and Achievements to incentivize the player to use certain weapons, target certain foes, or hijack certain vehicles during a single play session. I'm 9 hours in at time of writing, and can vouch that the asking price, on sale or not, is apt for what you get.
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June 2024
I like simple, stupid video games. This is one. But you need to understand that those qualities can be a great thing. Run around murdering people and blowing things up. Destroy enough of one thing (children, hot dog stands, taxis) and you unlock new characters, Last 20 minutes and get nuked. Fun, simple, violent, offensive. What is not to love?
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June 2024
It's a fun roguelike that's basically if the original GTA just focused on the actiony bits. Overall I didn't find it to have as much lasting appeal as I had hoped, as despite the different characters it always feels like I'm doing the same thing. To be blunt, it got boring pretty quickly. I don't think the game's bad at all though. It does the driving and shooting really well, and overall it's fun. That fun level just doesn't last long for me. It's certainly worth the full price of 5 smackeroos though.
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Maniac
8.8
1,344
111
Online players
10
Developer
Transhuman Design
Publisher
Skystone Games
Release 28 Mar 2024
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