Games Like Awesomenauts

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Why similar: MOBA 71.3% ★, Multiplayer 14.2%, Competitive 9.2%, Action 2.7%, Great Soundtrack 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact team battles center on mastering a unique hero's abilities, landing skill shots, and coordinating with teammates in the same highly readable way as Awesomenauts.

Join 40+ million players in SMITE, the Battleground of the Gods! Wield Thor’s hammer, turn your foes to stone as Medusa, or flex your divine power as one of 100+ other mythological icons. Become a God and play FREE today!

Why similar: MOBA 76% ★, Multiplayer 10.4%, Competitive 4.8%, Co-op 4.1%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: SMITE delivers the lane pushing, minion clearing, tower sieges, and hero-role teamwork of a MOBA, but with direct action-oriented combat.

Master the most intense platformer shooter ever created. Play in teams of up to 5v5 players across 8 game modes or make your own custom lobby. Collect & craft an arsenal of weapons to master your loadout. Play cross-platform for free on PC, Console, Mobile, and Web with full controller support.

Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Action 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Co-op 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This hero-based 2D platform shooter closely matches Awesomenauts' side-view movement, colorful combat, distinct characters, and multiplayer arena focus.

The tactical depth and iconic heroes of a hardcore MOBA meets the explosive verticality of a 5v5 3D shooter.

Why similar: MOBA 78.3% ★, Competitive 10.5%, Sci-fi 4%, Action 3.7%, Strategy 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a modern third-person MOBA built around familiar lanes, objectives, hero builds, and coordinated team fights.

Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!

Why similar: Multiplayer 33.7%, Platformer 22.8%, 2D 11.3%, Co-op 9.3%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Teeworlds is a fast, side-view multiplayer platform shooter whose grappling movement and team modes echo Awesomenauts' 2D combat flow.

Play Smash Legends for free! Smash Legends is an exciting PVP action brawler where fairy tale Legends engage in a lively battle. Play solo or in a 3v3 team battle with your friends! Play now with Smashers from all over the world on Steam, iOS, and Android!

Why similar: MOBA 61.7% ★, Multiplayer 11.7%, Competitive 7.2%, Co-op 6.6%, Online Co-Op 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its short team brawls and character-specific abilities provide a lively, accessible alternative for players who enjoy Awesomenauts' hero clashes.

GO GIGANTIC! THE UNIQUE MOBA HERO SHOOTER RETURNS!

Why similar: MOBA 81.9% ★, Multiplayer 12.9%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its colorful roster, third-person ability combat, and team objective matches capture the personality and hero-mastery appeal of Awesomenauts.

It's either not for you or the best thing you ever played

Why similar: MOBA 44.7% ★, Multiplayer 21.1%, Online Co-Op 6.7%, Action 6.3%, Strategy 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Although framed as a sport, its three-versus-three hero teams, ability combos, knockout pressure, and objective play feel very MOBA-adjacent.

Physically dodge attacks while grooving to the thumping soundtrack in this neon arcade shooter. Can you free your system from the attacks of a crazed hacker and his digital army, or will it all end in DEADLOCK...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 55.2%, Action 31.9%, Indie 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Deadlock combines lane-and-objective MOBA structure with shooter aiming and mobile hero combat, making it a strong fit for Awesomenauts' action-strategy blend.

Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!

Why similar: MOBA 62.5% ★, Multiplayer 20.7%, Co-op 5.2%, Online Co-Op 4.4%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: Paladins offers colorful hero kits, purchasable build choices, objective modes, and teamwork-driven shooting in a similarly approachable free-to-play package.

An epic platform fighter for up to 8 players online or local. Try casual free-for-alls, ranked matches, or invite friends to a private room. And it's free! Play cross-platform with millions of players on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android & Steam! Frequent updates. Over sixty Legends.

Why similar: Multiplayer 25%, Local Co-Op 21.2%, Platformer 17%, Co-op 12.4%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Brawlhalla supplies the colorful roster, responsive platform combat, and competitive multiplayer spirit of Awesomenauts, albeit as a fighter.

Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities. Play intense local matches with friends and foes, challenge yourself in the singleplayer mode or battle it out online.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Local Multiplayer 15.4%, Local Co-Op 9.7%, Competitive 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original delivers similarly colorful side-view competitive action with a focus on precise movement and escalating high-speed exchanges.

Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

Why similar: Multiplayer 57.2%, Online Co-Op 25.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Funny 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends playable heroes, combat abilities, equipment progression, and strategic defense of lanes against incoming enemies.

Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.

Why similar: Multiplayer 39.8%, Action 28.3%, Indie 18.7%, 2D 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: This classic 2D multiplayer shooter emphasizes agile platforming, explosive weapons, and objective-based team battles.

Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?

Why similar: Multiplayer 44.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Competitive 9.8%, Co-op 8.4%, 2D 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its side-scrolling team warfare combines platform shooting with class roles, defensive construction, and meaningful objective control.

Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Competitive 15.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.7%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its stylish 2D competitive matches reward positioning, timing, special moves, and reading opponents much like Awesomenauts' skirmishes.

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Co-op 32.8%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Action 11.2%, Strategy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op mix of direct hero combat and trap-based lane defense scratches the strategic base-protection side of Awesomenauts.

Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.

Why similar: Multiplayer 32.8%, Platformer 22.8%, Local Multiplayer 16%, 2D 8.7%, Side Scroller 8%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-heavy 2D shooter features rapid rounds, build-defining upgrades, and chaotic ability interactions for competitive local or online play.

RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.

Why similar: Multiplayer 25.5%, Platformer 17%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Competitive 14.3%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art platform fighter is another strong choice for players who want character-specific abilities and deep competitive 2D movement.

An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

Why similar: Multiplayer 40.4%, Co-op 29.6%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Strategy 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its rapid card deployment, opposing lanes, and base-destruction goals distill the tactical minion-and-tower side of a MOBA into short matches.

Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.7%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 9%, 2D 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: While cooperative rather than competitive, its side-scrolling shooting, distinct survivors, item builds, and hectic sci-fi action share much of Awesomenauts' feel.

Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!

Why similar: Multiplayer 41.5%, Co-op 21.6%, Strategy 19.2%, Indie 8.1%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Tower Wars focuses on building defenses while sending forces down lanes, making it a good fit for players who especially enjoy Awesomenauts' push-and-counterpush structure.

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.

Why similar: Multiplayer 30.4%, Platformer 15.9%, Competitive 14.4%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%, Local Co-Op 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This fast competitive platformer captures the same colorful side-view movement and frantic multiplayer rivalry, with races replacing lane battles.

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

Why similar: Co-op 29.9%, Multiplayer 20%, Online Co-Op 10%, Strategy 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Sanctum 2 combines first-person action with coordinated tower placement and lane management for a similarly active defense-strategy hybrid.

Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.

Why similar: Multiplayer 35.5%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Co-op 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its quick physics-driven platform brawls are a lighter but similarly immediate option for friends seeking frantic 2D multiplayer combat.

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

Why similar: Multiplayer 28.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Local Co-Op 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Duck Game offers compact, chaotic 2D multiplayer shootouts with simple controls, strong movement options, and excellent local-play energy.

AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!

Why similar: MOBA 67.6% ★, Multiplayer 14.3%, Strategy 4.5%, Co-op 4.4%, Online Co-Op 3.3%

BOMBERGROUNDS: Immerse in a free-to-play massive multiplayer action-packed arena inspired by classic bomber games. Dash, bomb, bat, and explode your way to victory. Your realm of relentless arcade action is just a click away—dive in and rule the grounds!

Why similar: Multiplayer 38.4%, Co-op 22.8%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Action 8.8%, Strategy 7.3%

Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.

Why similar: Multiplayer 35.4%, Co-op 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Action 10.1%

Jog! Jump! Switch! Coordinate the crazy conga line of alien athletes in this autorunner / puzzle platformer for 1-4 players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21%, Platformer 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Co-op 11.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%

A strategic fast-paced MOBA-styled game where you play as a team to complete objectives against the opposing team. Play as unique agents with a third-person view and use their abilities to change the outcomes of the chaotic battle arena with various game modes! No pay to win, just pure skill!

Why similar: MOBA 78.5% ★, Multiplayer 13.6%, Strategy 3.8%, Cartoon 2.6%, Action 1.5%

BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates is a fast-paced competitive multiplayer shooter. Choose your hero, call a few friends and join in on the fun! Meet in battle in this 2vs2 to 4vs4 action platformer.

Why similar: Multiplayer 29.4%, Competitive 17.4%, Co-op 13.7%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Platformer 8.6%

Behold the clash of heroes! Iron League is a MOBA teamfight of the warriors named "Ironsides". The League does not care what their motives are, as long as they give a good fight. How about you? Do you wanna be the strongest Ironside? Then, take a bold step into the Iron League!

Why similar: MOBA 85.4% ★, Co-op 5.1%, Competitive 3.5%, Strategy 2.7%, Action 2.2%

The Ultimatest Battle is a real-time, 2D platform game in which two teams compete in different game modes with an almost completely destructible environment. UB is a true Free-to-Play, absolutely no Pay-to-Win.

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.2%, Platformer 19.4%, Co-op 13.5%, Action 11.4%, 2D 10.9%

Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!

Why similar: MOBA 73.3% ★, Multiplayer 10.1%, Action 4.7%, Co-op 4.7%, Strategy 3.1%

Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!

Why similar: Co-op 22.4%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Action 13.4%, Indie 9.8%

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

Why similar: Co-op 29.7%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Online Co-Op 7%

Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

Why similar: Platformer 40.5%, Multiplayer 21.2%, 2D 11.7%, Action 9.8%, Indie 7.4%

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Platformer 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Co-op 9.7%, Multiplayer 9%

A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!

Why similar: Multiplayer 39.7%, Competitive 13.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Co-op 9.1%, Action 8.3%

Join the Galactic Tournament in this fast-paced comical action shooter. Level-up your Hero and unlock an arsenal of weapons. Lay waste to your friends and foes in local, LAN and online multiplayer matches, or hone your skills in single player and custom games.

Why similar: Multiplayer 48.5%, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Action 18.7%, Indie 12.5%

An upcoming free-to-play MOBA that combines traditional lane-based gameplay and intense team battles with innovative mechanics, maintaining the classic feel of the genre while introducing new elements that add depth, strategy, and excitement to every match. Easy to learn, difficult to master.

Why similar: MOBA 79.7% ★, Multiplayer 9.9%, Action 3.1%, Strategy 3.1%, Online Co-Op 2.6%

A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!

Why similar: Multiplayer 25.3%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Co-op 11.9%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Local Multiplayer 9%

Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

Why similar: MOBA 77.2% ★, Multiplayer 9.9%, Competitive 4.4%, Strategy 2.7%, Online Co-Op 2.2%

Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.

Why similar: Platformer 42.2%, Local Multiplayer 23.3%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Funny 7.2%

Formicide is a fast-paced 2D online platformer with a lineup of versatile classes. Think Worms meets Team Fortress 2. Face off with teammates against enemies in destructible environments with the weapons and abilities at your disposal.

Why similar: Multiplayer 45.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Action 15.5%, 2D 10.9%, Indie 9.8%

Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.

Why similar: Co-op 26.9%, Multiplayer 23.9%, Local Co-Op 18%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Action 9.5%

Embark on an epic sci-fi, free-to-play adventure. Spacelords is a brand-new take on the shooter genre. Through its 4 vs 1 campaign, you experience both sides of the story: Join the Raiders in their fight to free the legendary Broken Planet, or switch sides and fight as the Antagonist alongside the invading hordes!

Why similar: Multiplayer 29%, Action 23.5%, Co-op 20.1%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Sci-fi 6.5%

The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.

Why similar: Co-op 37.4%, Multiplayer 31.9%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Action 8.8%, Indie 4.5%