Awesomenauts
Side-scrolling MOBA with three-on-three battles and customizable skills
Ronimo Games · Published by Atari · Released Aug 1, 2012
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 27K
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 20
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 8 months ago
- Dec 31, 2025
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is Awesomenauts?
As mercenaries hired during a galactic robot war, players fight three-on-three matches in a 2D platformer MOBA. They battle opponents and enemy units, push past turrets toward enemy bases, and upgrade their characters' skills. Online and local split-screen play are supported.
For you if...
- +you enjoy quick team fights with platforming movement
- +you like experimenting with character abilities and upgrades
- +you want local split-screen or online team matches
Not for you if...
- −you prefer solo play to competitive team battles
- −you want slower matches that forgive early mistakes
What players say
85% of 26,850 reviews are positive
Players praise the quick team fights, varied characters and builds, and music. Many complain that the small player pool makes matches difficult for newcomers and that other players can be hostile. Some also report bugs and lag since the game's return.
Screenshots and trailer
Awesomenauts system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10
- Processor
- Any processor with 2 Cores
- Graphics
- AMD or NVIDIA videocard with at least 512MB, or Intel HD Graphics
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3.5 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10
- Processor
- Any processor with 2 Cores
- Graphics
- AMD or NVIDIA videocard with at least 1024MB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3.5 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
- Single-player
- Multiplayer
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Split-screen co-op
- Split-screen
- Remote Play Together
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- MOBA
- Multiplayer
- 2D
- Platformer
- Action
- Indie
- Local Co-Op
- Co-op
- Great Soundtrack
- Strategy
- Free to Play
- Controller
- Local Multiplayer
- Sci-fi
- Online Co-Op
- Competitive
Recent updates
- Dec 31, 2025 · Update 5.0.1a
- Nov 18, 2025 · Achievement Update
- Jun 17, 2025 · Awesomenauts Premium Relaunch - Update For June 17th, 2025
- Jan 17, 2025 · Awesomenauts Community Update – Patch Notes For January 17th
79 DLC available.
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