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Awesomenauts

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…

73 1 May 2012

Awesomenauts is an indie developed by Ronimo Games, released 1 May 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux and Mac.

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What Awesomenauts is

Awesomenauts is an indie game developed by Ronimo Games and released in 2012. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Custom built engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 46 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Awesomenauts holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 45% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 82 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Any processor with 2 Cores, 2 GB RAM and AMD or NVIDIA videocard with at least 512MB, or Intel HD Graphics. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Awesomenauts launched on 1 May 2012, within three weeks of The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead and Max Payne 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead, Max Payne 3.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Awesomenauts yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Awesomenauts — frequently asked questions

When did Awesomenauts come out?
Awesomenauts was released on 1 May 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Awesomenauts?
At minimum, Awesomenauts needs Any processor with 2 Cores, 2 GB RAM, AMD or NVIDIA videocard with at least 512MB, or Intel HD Graphics graphics, 3.5 GB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Awesomenauts?
The PC version needs about 3.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3.5 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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