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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 1,544 reviews of which 1,420 were positive and 124 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Maniac into these genres:

Singleplayer Simulation Action Roguelike Top-Down Shooter Bullet Hell Top-Down Rogue-like Action Sandbox Arcade Open World Twin Stick Shooter 3D Dark Humor Gun Customization Score Attack Character Customization Driving Funny RPG

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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 or higher
  • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
A mindlessly violent game about going postal, with the end goal of nuking the city. Not much more too it. Maniac is fast food gaming. Not much nutrition, easy to consume. Achievement Hunters: Super super grindy, not recommended unless you have a lot of hours and not much brain cells. Although there is an Editor mode that can shortcut you to 100% much quicker than playing the actual game. For example Destroying 100000 cars (which is perhaps the final) achievement is an epic grind of around 40 hours (in game without the Editor. ) So Editor is recommended, just not as fun.
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Dec. 2024
Very similar to Hatred but the Color version. Chaos around every corner, the explosions are something to experience
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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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Frequently Asked Questions

Maniac is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Maniac is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Maniac received 1,420 positive votes out of a total of 1,544 achieving a rating of 8.74.
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Maniac was developed by Transhuman Design and published by Skystone Games.

Maniac is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Maniac is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Maniac is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Maniac is a single-player game.

Maniac does not currently offer any DLC.

Maniac is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Maniac does not support Steam Remote Play.

Maniac is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Maniac
4.99€
8.7
1,420
124
Game modes
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25
Developer
Transhuman Design
Publisher
Skystone Games
Release 28 Mar 2024
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