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Maniac

Maniac

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!

Released Mar 28, 2024 Developer Transhuman Design Publisher Skystone Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SingleplayerSimulationAction RoguelikeTop-Down ShooterBullet Hell
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.0%positive1,544 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“If you get it for like 3 bucks or so, it's worth it. Anything over that, no. It has the depth of an Atari 2600 game. But it's fun once a week for 10 minutes, for about 10 weeks.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Plays like GTA and GTA 2. Great callback to those classics while adding a modern twist. Solid controls, fun repeatitive gameplay. Overall I had a really good time with this one. Worth picking up even at full price but it's a steal on sale.”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Like playing the original GTA games on steroids, with added meth and bath salts to give it the most chaotic and destructive police chases ever. There's not much to it - it's a one trick pony of a game, but it nails the trick perfectly.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

19playing at last check
1824-hour peak
668all-time peak
0 100 200 2025 2026 106 avg · Apr 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

65achievements
8.1%median completion
0.8%rarest: Messiah x5
65.2% of players 64.8% of players 59.5% of players 52.0% of players 49.8% of players 47.7% of players 46.3% of players 45.3% of players 40.2% of players 38.6% of players 28.7% of players 27.5% of players 26.3% of players 25.2% of players 25.1% of players 25.0% of players 22.5% of players 19.0% of players 18.5% of players 18.4% of players 18.3% of players 15.7% of players 14.7% of players 13.8% of players 13.3% of players 12.7% of players 11.5% of players 11.4% of players 11.2% of players 9.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 65.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.2%Chain Explosion — Explode 2 cars in a row
64.8%Friendly fire 2 — Make policemen destroy a police car
59.5%Killer — Kill 100 people
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Messiah x5 — Enlist 50 strangers in your Maniac Work
0.8%Little Green Men — Steal a flying saucer
0.8%Jet Captain — Steal a jet

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan699 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China29.99 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.3 Japan China Canada US Australia EU UK≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 05, 2026
JACKAL IS LIVE! - from the creator of Maniac

Jackal kicks the door wide open with its ultraviolent launch on Steam. Made by MM the creator of Soldat, King Arthur's Gold & Maniac. Sofas fly. Superpowers are just narcotics with cooler names. A car

Sep 15, 2025
Jackal - from the creator of Maniac - Demo Available

You're a drug-enhanced hitman with the moral compass of a broken slot machine, turning iconic Vegas hotels into impromptu abattoirs. Every table, chair, and kitchen utensil becomes a weapon in your ha

Jan 14, 2025
JACKAL - a new game by the creator of Maniac

Just a bit of cross promotion, because if you enjoy my games and like top-down shooters with brutal close-combat you'll love JACKAL - which I've just announced on Steam. Here's the announcement traile

Sep 03, 2024
Chaotic Evil Bundle Released!

The Chaotic Evil bundle is officially live and ready for you to dive into! Featuring two adrenaline-pumping games, Maniac and Fatal Zone, this bundle is a must-have for fans of chaos and destruction.

Jul 18, 2024
Steam Cards, Discount & Steam Deck

Happy Christmas again!! I've got a new patch and some goodies for you kids! First of all there's some new achievements some of you begged for. You wanted milestones for kills. I made them for people k

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, Racing, RPG, Simulation
Player tagsSingleplayer · Simulation · Action Roguelike · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down · Rogue-like · Action · Sandbox · Arcade · Open World · Twin Stick Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Hebrew
ControllerFull support
Achievements65
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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