Into the M.A.W.

Into the M.A.W. is a co-op space combat campaign for 2–4 players. You take on roles aboard a ship and work together to complete perilous intergalactic missions while caught in a mysterious time loop. Learn from previous attempts, manage growing threats to your ship and crew, and uncover the secrets of the M.A.W.—your ship’s Miniaturized Aperture Wormhole.

The time loop

Missions take you through branching story paths and different objectives. Completing an objective lets you activate the M.A.W. to travel to your next destination or reset time and try for a different outcome. The campaign begins when you leave the safety of Deadbeat Dick’s Deli and Dent Detection and venture into deep space, where celestial hazards, other ships and alien races threaten your crew and your ship’s integrity. Monitor the ship’s logs for narrative details, and complete each objective before the ship’s integrity fails.

Crew roles

The game is built around collaboration, which is essential to your crew’s survival. Each player chooses one of four roles:

• The Captain: make strategic and story decisions, scan for intel and interact with other vessels.
• The Pilot: maneuver through dangers, use cloaking to outsmart enemies and travel through time to restart the mission.
• The Gunner: command the ship’s arsenal, including color-dependent lasers and different types of missiles.
• The Engineer: manage power distribution, repairs and shields during enemy assaults.

Missions and enemies

The campaign includes 22 missions, with encounters that test your crew’s critical thinking and combat strategy. Distinct alien races use their own tactics and technology, requiring your crew to adapt. After discovering the story’s secrets and trying every role, you can take on Endless Waves and see how long your crew survives.