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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 345 reviews of which 289 were positive and 56 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

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


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System 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

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May 2025
I had a ton of playing maaaaaaaaawwwwwwww and you will too! The retro look to the game roped me in as it reminded me of something I would have played on the PS1 as a kid. What I was met with was a cute story with hilarious reactions and voice acting. The gameplay is honestly kind of mid and got annoying at times but I stayed intrigued with the story the entire time. It's worth your night! The 100% was pretty easy as well and pretty much unlocked as you played.
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April 2025
Great game from the past. One of my fav Xbox 360 games that I still play on my Xbox Series X. But great to be able to max the pixels up.
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Feb. 2025
I played the demo to this game back on the Xbox 360 years ago. I'm glad I finally got to enjoy the full game and live out my childhood again. <3 Maw
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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.
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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.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Maw is currently priced at 2.49€ on Steam.

The Maw is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 2.49€ on Steam.

The Maw received 289 positive votes out of a total of 345 achieving a rating of 7.80.
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The Maw was developed and published by Twisted Pixel Games.

The Maw is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Maw is not playable on MacOS.

The Maw is not playable on Linux.

The Maw is a single-player game.

There are 3 DLCs available for The Maw. Explore additional content available for The Maw on Steam.

The Maw does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Maw does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Maw 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Maw.

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The Maw
7.8
289
56
Game modes
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Online players
3
Developer
Twisted Pixel Games
Publisher
Twisted Pixel Games
Release 09 Mar 2009
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