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Awesomenauts

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

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August 1, 2012
14 years and 3 days ago
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Very Positive26,866 reviews84.5%

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About the Game

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!