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Muffin Man Games · Published by Muffin Man Games
6 user reviews — 100% positive (6 reviews) · 14 achievements
Last updated 6 Oct 2026
The Map Is the Thing is a casual, mind-bending puzzle game. Explore a dungeon where you solve puzzles by folding your map to open new paths. Find keys to defeat barriers and find the fabled GaMuffin.
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Indie, Casual · 2025 · More under £5 games
Discover a mind-bending journey through a dungeon where folding your map reveals new routes.解开谜题，找到通往GaMuffin的钥匙。
About this game
When navigating a dungeon, a map is always a handy tool. But what if the dungeon IS the map? In this lighthearted puzzle game, you'll fold the map in various ways to find new rooms and uncover paths to rooms that initially look inaccessible.
Fold and unfold, find loot, and unlock doors to make your way to the chest containing (hopefully!) the legendary GaMuffin! After all, map solving is hungry work.
Innovative Map-Folding Mechanics: Alter the landscape by folding the map to solve puzzles and navigate obstacles.
Challenging Puzzles: Engage with a variety of puzzles that test your creativity and strategic thinking.
Captivating Visuals: Enjoy a beautifully crafted 2D world with a unique art style.
Let's make the world a little bit better:
10% of all profits will go to the Project for Awesome and the Foundation to Decrease World Suck.
Rock walls will block your progress:
Other barriers can be removed:
You just need the right "key":
Even a rock wall isn't an impossible barrier when you can control the map itself:
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10, 11
- Processor: any x86_64 CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any GPU with full Vulkan 1.0 support
- Storage: 128 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Easter Update
Happy Easter!For the week before and the week following Easter, you'll get some special Easter-themed graphicsRead full article on Community Announcements (MuffinManKen)Patch NotesOfficial
Halloween Update
For the 2 weeks leading up to Halloween, the graphics will be a little bit spookier!Read full article on Community Announcements (MuffinManKen)Patch NotesOfficial
Update v1.0.0.4
Changed the Coins being used as a level score to Stars so they aren't confused with the in-level Coins that add to your score On the first level, the "how to play" instructions auto-popup Added an indicator of which level you're currently playing Fixed an issue where some German text was cutoff Level Select screen now uses sealed maps for locked levels and thumbnails of the actual level for available ones Dotted lines on the last screen of the Level Select no longer continue off-screen so it's more apparent that's it's the last page.Read full article on Community Announcements (MuffinManKen)Patch NotesOfficial
Bug Fix v1.0.0.3
FIXED: The game could crash if you clicked on a door for the first time and you don't have the key.Read full article on Community Announcements (MuffinManKen)Patch NotesOfficial
More Fixes: v1.0.0.2
FIX: If you double-clicked a door (or double-moved into it with keyboard/gamepad), it would show you the "missing key" dialog. FIX: If you double-clicked the fold/unfold buttons, it would sometimes allow illegal folds/unfolds.Read full article on Community Announcements (MuffinManKen)
