Throwing a positive review because the game is still great. Been playing since the game was (mandatory) $10 and had maybe 10 characters tops and like 3 maps. Some important notes for new and old players:

The developer, Ronimo Games, went bankrupt, BUT Atari brought the servers back to the most recent version of the game + a new update. Atari is under new management and has been pushing good business practices. The irony of a modern game developer going out of business trying to develop some kind of co-op, live service game to have some level of passive income when they already had a very good, live-service game is absurd. This was one of the 3 MOBAs I have put more than 30 hours into, and I haven't touched Dota 2 since 2013, with Heroes of the Storm sucking up most of my time. So it was a shame that the game was dead (literally) for a while.

All the mixed reviews were from ages ago, when the servers were gone or the game had cheaters/sweatlords. Just got out of a game (2 matches back-to-back) and it was very fun, feels balanced enough. There was no landslide victory. This is still a MOBA, so I would suggest trying to get comfortable with a character and the controls, but it's much easier to learn than any other MOBA. I didn't have to look at a meta guide.

There is no skill-based matchmaking algorithm, there is no dopamine FOMO element, and all the characters are $20. If that sounds good to you, it is worth your time to play it for free and see if you enjoy it. 3 on 3 has fast queue times, no matter the playerbase. You are still going to run into very good players, so I would suggest picking a ranged hero for new players so they can keep distance. Voltar is very fun, I love Voltar. Please, more Voltar.

I have been heavily invested in PC gaming and Steam since around 2011/2012 (with my first PC in 2005), and I can honestly say that nothing like Awesomenauts has come out since; it's so damn good. The era of an indie company/smaller studio releasing a multiplayer-only game that retains a strong following post-launch (not just flavor of the month) without FOMO and dopamine spikes, while also having amazing gameplay (Natural Selection 2, Section 8, Awesomenauts, etc) is dead, but we can still enjoy at least ONE of these titles thanks to Atari and the communities who still play them.

I tried to play the game after a very very long hiatus, but leavers in every single game in addition to the average player being toxic towards new/returning players means this game is better left in the grave.

First game i get the sweatiest players that would ruin the fun for any new player like me, second game i cant see teammates, minions or enemies and turrets dont shoot me so i can destroy everything without a problem, massive no, shouldve let the game die if this was going to be the state for the "new update"