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The Maw

The Maw overview

Twisted Pixel Games | Mar 9, 2009 | game

Released

0players observed · 9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC

ActionIndiePlatformerCuteAdventureSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)67,704
  • Revenue (VGI)$410,000
  • Review score84% positive

The Maw dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)67,704
  • Revenue (VGI)$410,000
  • Review score84% positive
  • Total reviews375
  • Release dateMar 9, 2009
  • DeveloperTwisted Pixel Games
  • PublisherTwisted Pixel Games, Xbox Game Studios

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Twisted Pixel GamesPublisher: Twisted Pixel Games, Xbox Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

The Maw comes from Twisted Pixel Games and is published by Twisted Pixel Games, Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Mar 9, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Maw's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 84% positive across 375 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Maw is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainKoreanJapaneseTraditional Chinese

6 regional rating boards including esrb, oflc, nzoflc, dejus, and steam germany

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedAMD® Athlon® 64 2.2 GHz or equivalent1024 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)Not listedNot listed
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or equivalent2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 300 MB Available HDD Space Video Card: Nvidia® Geforce® 8800 GT 512 MB or equivalent, (ATI® 3870 on the ATI side)Not listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Maw has sold up to 67,704 units and has 328 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $410,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Maw overview details

The Maw combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. In this action/adventure game, he's the best friend of our hero Frank, and only by working together can Maw eat their way to freedom. The Maw was honored with the Audience Choice Award in the 2008 PAX-10 showcase of independent games, and is a finalist at this year's Independent Games Festival for Technical Excellence. Unlock all the Steam Achievements! Full featured 3D action/adventure Winner of the 2008 PAX 10 Audience Choice Award Finalist in the 2009 Independent Games Festival Unstoppable and insatiably hungry Maw that grows to limitless proportions Cinemas with lots of personality and humor throughout the entire buddy-comedy storyline Versatile leash for manipulating creatures and objects Eight levels with varying puzzles and traps to overcome Five unique creatures that instill Maw with five unique powers Interactive soundtrack by award-winning composer Winifred Phillips Additional levels available as downloadable content

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Maw is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 84% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Maw
Steam App ID26000
Typegame
Release dateMar 9, 2009
DeveloperTwisted Pixel Games
PublisherTwisted Pixel Games, Xbox Game Studios
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Positive reviews314
Negative reviews61
Total reviews375
Positive percent84%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations328
Average playtime256 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMar 9, 2009
Official Steam feed update (UTC)12 October 2011 - 07:00:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
All Growed UpNo description
Destroyer of YumsNo description
EnergizeNo description
Eyes of the BelooferNo description
You're totally MAWESOME!No description
Ground and PoundNo description
Hard-HeadedNo description
Little Planet of HorrorsNo description
Six Meals a DayNo description
Tastes like SnotNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeCopyright © 2008 Twisted Pixel Games, LLC. All rights reserved. Uses Granny Animation. Copyright © 1999-2008 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Uses Fork Particle Tool & SDK. Copyright © 2008 Fork Particle, Inc. Uses Bullet Continuous Collision Detection and Physics Library. Copyright © 2003-2008 Erwin Coumans. The Maw uses Lua and includes the following rights to use Lua: Copyright © 1994-2008 Lua.org, PUC-Rio. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, in…

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/26000
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/26000/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/26000
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Maw

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Maw?

The Maw's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 02:59:22 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 4 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Maw growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Maw?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (46.2%), United Kingdom (9.9%), Canada (7.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.1%), United Kingdom (8.7%), Canada (6.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (49.4%), United Kingdom (8.4%), Canada (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.3%), United Kingdom (7.6%), China (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Maw?

The Maw currently sits at 84% positive across 375 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 314 positive reviews and 61 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Maw have?

The Maw currently has about 1K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Maw?

The Maw is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 328, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

84% positive, 314 positive, 61 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

15

Platform releases
  • Steam 9 March 2009
  • Xbox 21 January 2009

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

XGS Classics 1Bundle #25566 - 20% off$16.39
The Maw: Brute ForceIn this "deleted scene" from The Maw, the Bounty Hunters have sent in members from their new elite strike force, the Brutes, to stop Frank and Maw. The two must use powers from the Beetull and Gastro creatures to avoid capture. This part of the story takes place between the Bulb Valley and Chaindown levels.dlc #26005$1.00The Maw: River Redirect<p>In this "deleted scene" from The Maw, raging fires block Frank and Maw's way, but with the powers of the Gastro and Puff-tor creatures, they change the course of a river and reopen their path. This part of the story takes place after the Looferland level.dlc #26006$1.00The Maw: Speeder Lane<p>In this "deleted scene" from The Maw, Frank steals a Bounty Hunter Speeder and uses it to break through their blockade. This part of the story takes place before the Mesas level. </p> <ul> <li>Maw follows Frank as he rides a Speeder!dlc #26007$1.00
The MawBuy The Maw #1441$1.99The Mawesome PackBuy The Maw #1582$2.39

System requirements

Minimum requirements

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

Recommended requirements

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista Processor: Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 300 MB Available HDD Space Video Card: Nvidia® Geforce® 8800 GT 512 MB or equivalent, (ATI® 3870 on the ATI side) Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c Controller Support: Xbox 360 controller and other DirectInput supported controller

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