Awesomenauts - the 2D moba

Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game for FREE now! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!

Awesomenauts - the 2D moba is a moba, multiplayer and 2d game developed by Ronimo Games and published by Atari.
Released on August 01st 2012 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 26,663 reviews of which 22,561 were positive and 4,102 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Awesomenauts - the 2D moba into these genres:

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 Space Side Scroller Cartoon Funny

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *:Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10
Processor: Any processor with 2 Cores
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD or NVIDIA videocard with at least 512MB, or Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drive: 3.5 GB HD space
Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

MacOS

OS: OSX version 10.7 (Lion) or later
Processor: Any processor with 2 cores
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD or NVIDIA videocard with at least 512MB, or Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drive: 3.5 GD HD space
Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Any processor with 2 Cores
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video Card: AMD or NVIDIA videocard with at least 512MB, or Intel HD Graphics
Hard Disk Space: 3.5 GD HD space
Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Jan. 2025

I'm so happy they brought this game back. I know it says I have 1700 hours in this game, but that's not actually true--I played hundreds of hours on PS3 before this game even launched on PC. I've also played Lol, DotA, Smite, HotS... if you can think of a MOBA, I probably at least tried it, and a few of those a sank hundreds of hours into. Awesomenauts tops all of them. It's just better. If you want to be able to compete against another team using complex mechanics and teamwork to conquer your enemies in a 1980's Saturday-morning cartoon-inspired universe, this right here is your jam. If you don't want that, then we can't be friends. Maybe you'd rather have some oat bran to watch or a hoop and stick you could play with. You might prefer watching paint dry. If you want to play a game that is super duper fun and occasionally also super frustrating, look no further.

Jan. 2025

With the talks of deadlock going around and stuff, I was reminded of this childhood favorite and went back to see if it was still kicking. Unfortunately, it's not. Turns out the devs behind it went bankrupt last year and the official servers are down. The game is still playable online through an old build of the game in the beta tabs, an old build that goes back to 2016. Fan discords and third party que systems are in place to make matches possible. It's just such a shame that there's so much content that was put in the game that isn't at all available anymore. I'm leaving a positive review as a nod of appreciation to the community who still continue to keep it alive but its a real gut punch to find out about everything this way. Edit as of January 18th: Hey Atari, thanks for making a statement that you're picking up the pieces and making the old version the main branch, I'll be eagerly looking forward to trying out the game again and maybe roping some friends into it too.

Jan. 2025

YOU CAN NOW PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN! Works as of January, 2025. Instructions: - Right click Awesomenauts in your steam library. - Click "Properties..." at the bottom. - Go to the "Betas" tab. - Next to "Beta Participation", select "3.2.8 Steam matchmaking edition" - This version of the game should download and you will be able to play. Notable differences: - No global chat. - Some skins carry over. - These characters are no longer in the game: --- - Snork Gunk --- - Qi'Tara --- - Commander Rocket --- - Smiles --- - Dizzy --- - Samuel 'Deadlift' Gains --- - Max Focus - No dailies. - No currency. - No unlockable drop pods, characters, or icons. - No modding features Future: - Atari is relaunching this version of the game some time soon. - There will be more changes. - Check here for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/Awesomenauts/comments/1hiip74/ataris_update_on_the_future_of_the_game_tldr_back/

Dec. 2024

Played this game alot some years ago. Wanted to experience the joy it gave me just to find out that the servers are down. Great game and concept. Shame it stopped. Same feeling for the game "Loadout". Damn i miss my classic games. Shame that AI/bot game isn't possible tho.

Nov. 2024

I played this game in early Beta, and fell absolutely in love with it! When the game got shelved I was so heartbroken about the whole thing, never in my wildest dreams did I think I could play again. Then lo and behold I discovered the game is still playable online! There are still people playing it, and it's not that hard to get a full lobby of randoms. Also helps that you can get into a Discord server and set up matches pretty easily. What a time to be an Awesomenaut!!

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Free to play

8.3

22,561

4,102

Online players

159

Developer

Ronimo Games

Publisher

Atari

Release 01 Aug 2012

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