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games like

The Maw

The Maw leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Platform, Strategy, Arcade - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

12 games like The Maw

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga cover art
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete SagaPracticed Mastery · action-adventure platformer

Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Planet of Lana cover art
Planet of LanaPracticed Mastery · puzzle platformer

Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Assassin's Creed II cover art
Assassin's Creed IIPracticed Mastery · stealth action-adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Counter-heavy combat stays forgiving

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South Park: The Stick of Truth cover art
South Park: The Stick of TruthPure Optimization · comedy turn-based RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 2) - Minor damage rolls; encounters are otherwise fixed

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Little Nightmares cover art
Little NightmaresPracticed Mastery · puzzle platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Stealth platforming demands timing.

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The Simpsons: Hit & Run cover art
The Simpsons: Hit & RunPracticed Mastery · comedy driving adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Forgiving driving and light platforming

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Night in the Woods cover art
Night in the WoodsPracticed Mastery · narrative platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 2) - Platforming and mini-games add light motor demands

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Unravel cover art
UnravelPracticed Mastery · puzzle platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Gentle platforming and yarn-swing timing

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Fable III cover art
Fable IIIPure Optimization · action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 6) - Treasury management and kingdom promises drive the endgame

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Human: Fall Flat cover art
Human: Fall FlatPracticed Mastery · physics puzzle platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Wrestling floppy physics limbs is the joke

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West cover art
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestPracticed Mastery · action adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Forgiving combat and automated climbing

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Unravel Two cover art
Unravel TwoPracticed Mastery · co-op puzzle platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Light platforming plus two-character swing coordination

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Game details

Released
2009
Developer
Twisted Pixel
Platforms
PC, X360
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
78/100
IGDB users
68/100
PlatformPuzzleStrategyAdventureIndieArcadeActionScience fictionComedy