The Maw
A 3D action platformer about feeding a growing alien companion
Twisted Pixel Games · Published by Twisted Pixel Games, Xbox Game Studios · Released Mar 9, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 348
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Maw?
In this single-player 3D action-adventure, Frank and his alien companion Maw work toward freedom. Across eight levels, you use a leash to manipulate creatures and objects, feeding Maw creatures whose powers help you solve puzzles and get past traps.
For you if...
- +you want a short, casual break from demanding games
Not for you if...
- −you prefer combat-heavy games over environmental puzzles
What players say
83% of 348 reviews are positive
Players praise the character designs, animations, and humor. Some find the gameplay repetitive or lacking variety.
Screenshots and trailer
The Maw system requirements
Minimum: ® ® 7600 256 MB, 1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
- Processor
- AMD® Athlon® 64 2.2 GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- Nvidia® Geforce® 7600 256 MB or equivalent, (ATI® 2400 worked just as well)
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB Available HDD Space
Recommended
- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
- Processor
- Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- Nvidia® Geforce® 8800 GT 512 MB or equivalent, (ATI® 3870 on the ATI side)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB Available HDD Space
Does The Maw have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Maw run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.
Does The Maw use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
3 DLC available.
