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Awesomenauts

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Awesomenauts
Awesomenauts cover
Developers
Ronimo Games
Linux Edward Rudd
Release dates
Windows August 2, 2012
macOS (OS X) December 6, 2012
Linux May 28, 2013
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
Awesomenauts on MobyGames
Awesomenauts on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Awesomenauts Website
Official Awesomenauts Forums
Steam Community Discussions
General FAQ provided by the community.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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IndieBox "Collector's Edition" includes Steam version on disc
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Install with steam://install/204300
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM; the DRM-free version (no longer sold) only has local (single computer) multiplayer and training.
Game has gone free-to-play since May 24, 2017.[1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Admiral Swiggins - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Admiral Swiggins Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Abyssal Swiggins Skin Part of the Admiral Swiggins Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Admiral Swiggins, PHD Skin Part of the Admiral Swiggins Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ahrpl Skin Part of the Derpl Zork Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Awesomenauts Awesomenauts Part of the Ksenia Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Awesomenauts Character Part of the Rocco Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ayla - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Ayla Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Battle Nibbs Skin Part of the Nibbs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Bionic Raelynn Skin Part of the Raelynn Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Bravely Scoop IV: Eternal Fantasy Skin Part of the The Scoop of Justice Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Bumble Gnaw Skin Part of the Gnaw Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cap'n Vinnie & Seadog Spike Skin Part of the Vinnie & Spike Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cheerleader Penny Skin Part of the Penny Fox Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Clunk - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Clunk Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cluck Skin Part of the Clunk Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Coco Hawaii Skin Part of the Coco Nebulon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Coco McFly Skin Part of the Coco Nebulon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Coco Nebulon Announcer Part of the Coco Nebulon Pack
Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Coco Nebulon - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Coco Nebulon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cosmic Captain Ksenia Skin Part of the Ksenia Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cynical Vinnie & Total Spike Skin Part of the Vinnie & Spike Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Demon Skølldir Skin Part of the Skølldir Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Derpl Zork - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Derpl Zork Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Disco Voltar Skin Part of the Voltar the Omniscient Bundle
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Desperado Penny Skin Part of the Penny Fox Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Digital G Skin Part of the Froggy G Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Double-O Yuri Skin Part of the Yuri Bundle
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dragon Huntress Ksenia Skin Part of the Ksenia Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Electronic Supersonic Cybertronic Rocco Skin Part of the Rocco Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Expendable Clunk Skin Part of the Clunk Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Froggy G - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Froggy G Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Genji the Grey Skin Part of the Genji the Pollen Prophet Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Genji the Pollen Prophet - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Genji the Pollen Prophet Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ghosthouse Announcer Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Giga Sentorii Skin Part of the Sentry X-58 Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gnabot Skin Part of the Gnaw Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gnariachi Skin Part of the Gnaw Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gnaw - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Gnaw Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Grandmaster Splash Skin Part of the Froggy G Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Grim Genji Skin Part of the Genji the Pollen Prophet Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Hotrod Derpl Skin Part of the Derpl Zork Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Jotunn Skølldir Skin Part of the Skølldir Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Kage Genji Skin Part of the Genji the Pollen Prophet Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Kosmonaut Yuri Skin Part of the Yuri Bundle
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Leon Chameleon - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Leon Chameleon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Leon Legionnaire Skin Part of the Leon Chameleon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Loninator Skin Part of the Sheriff Lonestar Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mousquetaire Leon Skin Part of the Leon Chameleon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Nibbs - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Nibbs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Officer Lonestar Skin Part of the Sheriff Lonestar Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Party Boy McPain Skin Part of the Ted McPain Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Penny Fox - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Penny Fox Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Pimpy G. Skin Part of the Froggy G Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Pirate Leon Skin Part of the Leon Chameleon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Private Mels Skin Part of the Sheriff Lonestar Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Raelynn - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Raelynn Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ravishing Raelynn Skin Part of the Raelynn Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Rockstar Announcer Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Scoop of Justice - Awesomenauts Character Part of the The Scoop of Justice Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Scourge Captain McPain Skin Part of the Ted McPain Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Sentry X-58 - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Sentry X-58 Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Shaolin Ayla Skin Part of the Ayla Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Sheriff Lonestar - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Sheriff Lonestar Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Shinobi Rocco Skin Part of the Rocco Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Skølldir - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Skølldir Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Skree Announcer Part of the Skree Pack
Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Skree - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Skree Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Skreeletor Skin Part of the Skree Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Soulhuntress Raelynn Skin Part of the Raelynn Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Specimen X-58 Skin Part of the Sentry X-58 Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Sun Wukong Skree Skin Part of the Skree Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
SUSI Announcer Part of the Derpl Zork Pack
Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ted McPain - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Ted McPain Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Teddy Ayla Skin Part of the Ayla Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Mind Collection Announcer Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Scrolls of XiPang Announcer Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Titanium Ted Skin Part of the Ted McPain Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Unicorn Nibbs Part of the Nibbs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Vinnie and Spike - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Vinnie & Spike Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Voltar Bonaparte Skin Part of the Voltar the Omniscient Bundle
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Voltar the Omniscient - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Voltar the Omniscient Bundle
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wicked Coco Skin Part of the Coco Nebulon Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wildlife Announcer Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wraithlord Scoop Announcer Part of the The Scoop of Justice Pack
Part of the Announcer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wraithlord Scoop Skin Part of the The Scoop of Justice Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Yuri - Awesomenauts Character Part of the Yuri Bundle
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Config.txt[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\Controlschemes.xml[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Awesomenauts/Config.txt
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Awesomenauts/Controlschemes.xml
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Awesomenauts/save.txt
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/204300/remote/
Replays are stored in <path-to-game>\Data\Replays

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Approx. 100 MB available.

Video

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.
In-game key bindings.
In-game key bindings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
FX, Voice, Announcer and Music volume
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
3 Versus
3v3 with bots or online against another team. Split-screen.
LAN play
Online play
6 Versus
3v3. Not available in the DRM-free version.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 3478, 4379, 4380
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Fullscreen alt-tab crash

Change render mode[citation needed]

Try changing mode in launcher from OpenGL to DirectX.

C++ runtime error

Delete and re-download game assets[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\
  2. Delete the Animations, AnimationTemplates, Behaviors, Particles, Sound, Textures, and TexturesSD folders.
  3. Verify the integrity of the game's cache in Steam.

Notes

When verifying the game's files. It might be required to run Steam as admin.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[3]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio irrKlang
Input Object Oriented Input System (OIS)
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia
AMD
Intel HD Graphics
512 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia
AMD
Intel HD Graphics
512 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia
AMD
Intel HD Graphics
512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References