Action · August 1, 2012

Awesomenauts (2012)

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Awesomenauts is a MOBA fitted into the form of an accessible 3-on-3 action platformer. Head out to the online battlefields together with your friends as an online party or in local splitscreen! Devise strategies as you upgrade and customize each character's skills to suit your playing style. The year is 3587. Conflict spans the stars as huge robot armies are locked in an enduring stalemate. In their bid for galactic supremacy, they call upon the most powerful group of mercenaries in the universe: the Awesomenauts! Saturday morning is back – 3v3 online platforming action in true Saturday Morning cartoon style! It’s a MOBA! – classes, upgrades, creeps, turrets, bases and tactical depth are all present. Awesomenauts adds fast paced platforming gameplay to create a truly unique and accessible MOBA experience The Awesomenauts – take control of an extensive cast of highly customizable Awesomenauts, each with their own set of abilities, upgrades, skins, and character themes! Play it your way! - a fully-featured map editor with Steam Workshop integration, custom games, shareable game modes, and lots of crazy community-created content to enjoy! Splitscreen action – Online and offline play with up to 3 players in local splitscreen! Get some friends together and take on the world! Unlock it all! - earn Awesomepoints to unlock customization options! Push it to the limit – Face melting battles across multiple exotic planets and alien spaceships!

Action releases from 2012

71 Action titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume26.7k Steam reviewsTop 20% in Action
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Engagement hours62 h averageTop 6% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • MOBA · 925
  • Multiplayer · 715
  • 2D · 612
  • Platformer · 604
  • Action · 531
  • Indie · 490
  • Local Co-Op · 411
  • Co-op · 367
  • Great Soundtrack · 333
  • Strategy · 313
  • Free to Play · 308
  • Controller · 230
  • Local Multiplayer · 207
  • Sci-fi · 201
  • Online Co-Op · 196

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 26.7k reviews

22.7k positive · 4.0k negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

11.8k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

62h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

277h

Current engagement

Achievements

46

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 1, 2012
DeveloperRonimo Games
PublisherAtari
Base price$13.99 -30%
DLC / Add-ons79 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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