The Maw
- Genres
- Platform Puzzle Strategy Adventure Indie Arcade
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360
- Release
- Xbox 360 Jan 21, 2009 PC (Microsoft Windows) Mar 09, 2009
- Credits
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MG
Microsoft Game Studios
HG
Hothead Games
TP
Twisted Pixel
- Board status
- —
About
In The Maw players control Frank, who in turn controls The Maw via an electrical leash that he uses keep him at his side. Gameplay involves guiding The Maw in specific directions to clear obstacles and complete levels. The Maw also has the ability to eat objects and creatures, taking on some of the properties of the thing it eats, such as breathing fire, flying, or simply growing in size. Players then use The Maw's increased abilities to navigate previously impossible sections of a level.