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Also known as Awesomenauts - the 2D moba

Awesomenauts is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed by Dutch company Ronimo Games. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles in May 2012, and Windows in August 2012. It was ported to OS X and Linux. Another version of the game, Awesomenauts Assemble!, incorporating all the changes and additions available on Windows, OS X and Linux, was released for the PlayStation 4 in March 2014 and for the Xbox One in September 2016.

Game data

Metacritic 78
Released
2012-05-01
User rating
3.06 / 5
Genres
Platformer, Strategy, Indie, Action
Platforms
PC, macOS, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
ESRB
Teen

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Game details · IGDB

73Critic score · 8 ratings
66User score · 72 ratings

Two teams battle each other to take down the opposing sides turrets and base. There's multiple stages and some with hidden traps in the environment. Each team defends multiple lanes, and has to plan and coordinate properly to take down the other team.

Released
2012
Genres
Platform, Strategy, Indie, MOBA
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Engine
Custom built engine
Developer
Ronimo Games
Publisher
Ronimo Games

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
Netherlands
Developer
Ronimo Games
Game mode
co-op mode
Distribution format
digital distribution
Official website
www.awesomenauts.com
Image
Awesomenauts - Screenshot 06.jpg
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Commons category
Awesomenauts
review score
8.0/10
publication date
2013-05-28
input device
computer keyboard
distributed by
PlayStation Store
business model
free-to-play
language of work or name
Simplified Chinese
has characteristic
indie game
compatible with
Linux
Sources (10)

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Gameplay
  • Development
  • ''Starstorm'' expansion
  • ''Overdrive'' expansion
  • Transition to free-to-play
  • Closure of servers
  • Reception
  • Sales
  • References
  • External links

Awesomenauts is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed by Dutch company Ronimo Games. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles in May 2012, and Windows in August 2012. It was ported to OS X and Linux. Another version of the game, Awesomenauts Assemble!, incorporating all the changes and additions available on Windows, OS X and Linux, was released for the PlayStation 4 in March 2014 and for the Xbox One in September 2016.

In May 2017, the Windows version of the game transitioned to a free-to-play title, incorporating an in-game currency and reward system to allow players to gain access to new characters and other customization aspects. In September 2019, Ronimo Games announced that development on the game had stopped indefinitely. Despite this, Awesomenauts was still available to play until the servers went offline on September 15, 2023 due to Ronimo's bankruptcy. In January 2025, the game was acquired by Atari and reverted officially to version 3.2.8, reintroducing matchmaking and announcing a plan to fully restore the game to previous functionality over time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Awesomenauts” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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