The Maw

The Maw

Steam Deck Unsupported

Twisted Pixel Games · Indie · Mar 10, 2009

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

84%
Very Positive
383 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 243 sampled reviews

Based on 383 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 243 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The characters are undeniably cute, and have funny interactions during cutscenes.
40 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
So how's the gameplay like, you may ask?
25 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The sound design complements the visuals beautifully, with upbeat and atmospheric music that mirrors the tone of each level.
21 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The control scheme is pretty good - I can't speak for the keyboard functions, but the game handles very well with an xbox 360 controller, providing button prompts in the game where needed.
14 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design complements the visuals beautifully, with upbeat and atmospheric music that mirrors the tone of each level.
9 of 243 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters40 reviews
Gameplay25 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
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