The Maw

The pinnacle of alien evolution, Maw is a cowardly fat blob concerned mostly with snacking and lounging. He can, however, absorb the traits of anything he eats, is virtually indestructible, and can grow to unlimited size. If he wasn't a danger to all life in the universe, he'd make the perfect pet.

The Maw is a indie, action and platformer game developed and published by Twisted Pixel Games.
Released on March 09th 2009 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 330 reviews of which 277 were positive and 53 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 2.49€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Maw into these genres:

Indie Action Platformer Cute Adventure 3D Platformer Puzzle Comedy Casual Aliens Funny Singleplayer Family Friendly

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Requirements

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Windows

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
Processor: AMD® Athlon® 64 2.2 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 300 MB Available HDD Space
Video Card: Nvidia® Geforce® 7600 256 MB or equivalent, (ATI® 2400 worked just as well)
Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible
DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c
Controller Support: Xbox 360 controller and other DirectInput supported controller

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

Was looking for a similar looking game of my childhood, found this instead. I don't regret it, very fun game and easy to learn. Camera controls are a bit meh though.

Dec. 2024

This is one of my childhood games, i am so happy i get to play it again and its still so good. I wish Twisted Pixel would remaster this game for the newer consoles and maybe even make a sequel some how. So if anybody who has played this before when they were kids this is just to let you know its still as good as ever.

April 2024

the game is pretty good and exceeded my expectations, im definitely 100%ing this

Jan. 2024

The Maw is a casual, short adventure with light platforming and puzzle elements. There are no game overs, and the few instances where you can "die" you will quickly re-spawn with no loss in your progress. So if you're looking for a meaty, challenging experience, you won't find it here. Originally released on Xbox live arcade, the Maw often feels more like an experiment on what type of experiences could be offered on the service rather than a fully fleshed out game. The character designs are cute and the lack of dialogue makes the simple story very accessible without any language barriers. This would be a great game to introduce younger players to 3D game mechanics, without the frustration of a game over. The DLC content adds more levels which offer some slight variation to the game play. They are significantly longer than the core game levels and it felt like they dragged on at points, but they're still fun. A straight play through would probably run about 4 hours if you're not trying to find every last creature to eat or get 100% achievements, so if you're looking for a simple, lighthearted experience you can finish in just a few sessions, this is a great choice. Because it's so short, I'd say wait for a sale though. I picked this game up during a winter sale for about $3 for the complete version.

Jan. 2024

Good old 3d platforming fun with some nice puzzle solving elements. I'm not sure why it says it wasn't designed for a controller, since it was originally released om Xbox 360. Grab a community controller layout and you're all set

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Steam price	23 December 2024 20:45
Steam reviews	23 December 2024 03:52

-75% 9.99€ 2.49€

7.8

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Developer

Twisted Pixel Games

Publisher

Twisted Pixel Games

Release 09 Mar 2009

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