- Publisher: Valve Software
- Release Date: Jul 9, 2013
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 11934 Ratings
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Positive: 7,265 out of 11934
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Dec 19, 2013Free game, awesome updates and great community. The micro transactions give you no advantage in game which is awesome. Also there are constant updates to make the interface fresh.
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Dec 19, 2013It's so sad that a lot of people put negative comments in this great game all because of Diretide. Otherwise very good game. New player here and extremely pleased at how well made the game is. Good job Valve.
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Apr 12, 2014Theres a reason this is the most played PC game of all time as of the moment. The first few games suck yes but when you learn you cant put it down. If one person on your team feeds you lose but i dont have a problem with losing i still have fun. A game can take from 20mins to 1 or so hours its a joy to play with friends i recommend it highly. 10/10 Ruined my life.
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Dec 22, 2013All in all this game is a good one.
Since the first beta days there was a large improvement.
As a result you have a normally balanced gameplay, a lot of heroes to choose, different events and a lot of patches.
Valve has proved that they know how to create a real special game. -
Dec 24, 2013Complex, competitive, fun and loads of teamwork. Different play styles can lead to victories or defeat with heavy punishments for small mistakes. A single team fight can change the whole course of the game. With varied controls and a huge amount of heroes to play, any combination of skills and items can be possible. DOTA 2, a very good experience and takes a lifetime to master.
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Dec 24, 2013Best game made in the last years, thank you for picking up a bootleg WC3 mod we all loved and got hooked! dismemberd! and life stolen by! Thank you Valve
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Dec 24, 2013This game is one of the most skill intensive games out there. The team dynamic is crucial to do well and the game play is fun and highly addicting. If your looking for a game to really submerse yourself into, then this is it.
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Dec 24, 2013The game is nice very close to the original dota witch i loved). the game is much more complex from LoL so at first it is a little hard but i like it when its hard) the game has some way to go but its a very good game, just give it a chance
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Jan 3, 2014
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Jan 7, 2014
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Jan 9, 2014
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Jan 9, 2014Many blame the game for its horrible community. It is indeed rude and childish, but to blame the game itself for it would be pointless. As for the game itself, it's pointless to rate a free-to-play product of such quality and stability lower that 10, as Valve has done tremendous job to preserve DotA into Source engine and introduce new elements which help attract new players and old players alike.
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Jan 31, 2014Nice game, nice graphics and sounds. Very good gameplay. It's a cooperative RTS so it could be very stressful, a match could last an hour. Anyway the interface is pretty and very clean and the game is well balanced. Just perfect for it's genre (beside the aforementioned design choices).
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Jan 26, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 27, 2014Amazing gaming, VERY difficult to learn but amazingly rewarding when you start to understand the mechanics and using little details that can turn the tide of a game on the long run.
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Jan 29, 2014
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Jan 27, 2014Negative points just come from the delay Diretide event. People are not really mean. Great graphics, best RPG gameplay, great metagame. E-sport game of the year 2013. Enough said!
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Jan 28, 2014Its a very good game. I started playing since the beta about 1 and a half year ago. Its true that its hard to master the game but Its very interesting and fun to master each hero. As you get to learn that each character is situational and not the same. I have become addicted to it and i find it as my favorite Action RTS.
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Jan 28, 2014
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Jan 30, 2014This game is awesome. This 180 degrees better than the previous game. It has more better graphic, more easily to play and the most I love is this game has the build guide that makes newbie can join to play too :)
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Feb 2, 2014I like dis game very much. I wait long time, but Volvo giff me diretide and new character to play with. Game is not dead anymore. Thank you Volvo, I buy your car and game for long time.
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Feb 17, 2014This one of my favorite games - appears simple but is devilishly complex. You'll want to proceed through the entire tutorial, and then ease into multiplayer, expecting significant early failure. Stick with it though, and experience one of the finest in free to play competitive RTS.
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Feb 22, 2014Don't say that this game is bad... of course league of legends is better ( it has more 5 years in it's age)... but Dota is pretty good too i hope this community changes. The graphics are epic and the game play it is not so good but you can play it very well. Review your ideas about this game!
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Feb 23, 2014Probably the best game ever made, gj valve.Probably the best game ever made, gj valve.Probably the best game ever made, gj valve.Probably the best game ever made, gj valve.
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Feb 26, 2014
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Apr 7, 2014For me the best MOBA there is to play. It is very difficult and challenging to new players but if you grab a few friends that are on the same skill level that you are you are going to have a blast. My only gripe with the game is that you can see what heroes the enemy team picks so counter picking is a really annoying thing to do but is done often.
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Mar 14, 2014One of the best game I've ever played, even though learning curve is really high it still gives lots of fun.
For some reasons I heard that this game is really imbalanced, probably because it's mostly directed to competitive scene. -
Mar 15, 2014
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Sep 30, 2014
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Mar 20, 2014Valve gave great tutorial about this game and the gaming system is great. With MMR system, you can hone your skill in playing such game. Also this game offer many cosmetics, though some are overpriced in my opinion. This game is addictive.
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Apr 8, 2014
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Apr 3, 2014
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Apr 4, 2014The best game ever...
IceFrog idea of a competitive game has been taken to the next level with Valves support and built a whole world up around it.
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Apr 6, 2014
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Apr 15, 2014
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Apr 24, 2014This game ruined my life! Very addictive and irresistible. Been playing dota for 10 years now and dota 2 just made it more great. The graphics, the art style, pvp matching actions, and more just made it more great . I quit several times but still I keep coming back. There's something in this game that keeps us coming back and get more hyped. I recommend it to every hardcore gamers out there.
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Apr 28, 2014Definitely one of the best games i've ever played. I started out playing LoL but tried out dota and it turned out to be great! I love it. It's especially fun to play with your friends if you are 5. It makes it more fun and give you more teamplay and you will win easily! Try it!
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May 2, 2014Não tem como eu falar que esse jogo é ruim, foi só o jogo que eu mais joguei na minha vida. É um jogo extremamente competitivo onde o dinheiro de verdade não interfere.
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May 2, 2014
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May 4, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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May 11, 2014This game is so addictive. There are over 50 heroes that you can choose. this game requires skill and good technique to play it. I recommend this game also for new comers. Give this game a try and don't hesitate while playing it and you for sure will love it.
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May 14, 2014Great game. Discount the negative reviews. All of them were made by idiots. This game has improved a lot in the 3 years its been available to the public. Amazing voice acting. Amazing visual effects.
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May 28, 2014This is the OG of Moba's. The depth of this game puts it on a level far about the Moba's that have come after it. If you want true Moba immersion Dota 2 is the game you want.
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May 29, 2014One of the best games I've ever played. These is so much depth to the gameplay that comes into play each game- positioning, item choice, farming, team composition, etc.
Not an easy game to get into and far from simple to master, but very satisfying. 10/10 been playing for a year and will likely continue to play for a long time. -
Jun 5, 2014This game is for old DOTA players, not friendly at all to newbie. But it's a lot of fun. The game improved a lot fo stuff from the original DOTA, and making the game play super fluent. Skills and experience are important. Players can enjoy the games for a very long time, and never get the feeling of repetition.
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May 31, 2014
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Jun 1, 2014
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Jun 5, 2014Best game i've ever played!!
And it's also addictive as hell, I've played it for more than 1600 hours and I still have many things to learn and increase, love this game!! -
Jun 5, 2014I may not the the biggest fan of this game. But sorry for saying, the idiots who spammed with 0s and "diretide" really pity me. I want to give at least this 10 of mine to fix the curve maybe a tiny bit...
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Jun 7, 2014
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Jun 12, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 25, 2014
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Jul 1, 2014The MOBA that every gamer should try for at least a few hours. DoTA is nearly ten years old and is the wisest of all the MOBAs. Each hero is playable and competitive and patches are carefully balanced on buffs and nerfs. Heroes aren't nerfed for being the flavor of the month and are still competitive after getting nerfed a wee bit.
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Jul 2, 2014the best game in the world... "One of the best, most difficult and truly competitive games I've ever played. It is free and doesn't have any pay-to-win, all heroes are free, the only paid content are cosmetical items that DO NOT change gameplay." nuff said
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Jul 2, 2014Best MOBA there is. Graphics are much better than it's competitors (LoL), it's not full of 9 year olds (LoL), it's not pay to win (LoL), and it doesnt take 3 3rd party DRMs to play (LoL). It may be hard at first, but it gets easier.
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Jul 26, 2014
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Jul 26, 2014
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Sep 13, 2014I have often normally had the "high five" with Sweetie Pearl J. Padilla and Maegan Ysabelle M. Belardo from Academy of Jesus by playing favorites with heroes with Naga Siren (Slithice), Moon Rider (Luna), and Skywrath Mage (Dragonus).
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Sep 7, 2014Best game so far. A real time strategy packed with action ... it's ARTS ! The game have many strategies and combo you can do with heroes. The game is not a pay to win game, so you will only find cosmetics to buy or anythings related to this.
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Sep 24, 2014
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Nov 18, 2014
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Oct 21, 2014Its a MOBA, the father os MOBAs; a nice one. The game its hard as hell, and require friends to play. One of the excellent thing, its free; real free. You download the game, and play it. Its not for everyone.
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Oct 31, 2014
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Nov 8, 2014This is a game that I thoroughly enjoy playing. It uses RTS (Real Time Strategy) in a fun, exciting and very challenging way. The only real problem is the largely volatile community, but that is found in all games of this kind (LoL, for example). Overall: a very well-developed, well-polished game that fully deserves 10/10.
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Nov 11, 2014- Hard as hell, require skill and brain .... check
- "Good" matchmaking system ... check
- Servers full of !@#$%^& noob / re!@#$ (sorry if this is offensive) russians, pinoys and peruvians ... check
- Nice cosmetic system ... check
- And last one: "Fun? You must be new"
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Nov 20, 2014Absolutely brilliant game that pioneered and defined the MOBA genre. Best of its kind and the most difficult too; new users may have trouble acclimating to the level of competitiveness.
But it's an absolutely excellent game. At least try it! -
Nov 18, 2014
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Nov 19, 2014
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Nov 23, 2014
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Nov 24, 2014I have played over 450 hours of this game and it never gets boring, its a great free to play game that the things you buy in game have no effect of how good you are at the game, by far, the best free to play game ever.
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Nov 28, 2014
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Nov 16, 2017
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May 9, 2018Geeignet für: Vielspieler, Teamspieler; kompetitiv gepolte Menschen, die sich in diesem Setting wohl fühlen; Leute, die gut mit schlechtem Verhalten anderer klarkommen und nicht alles persönlich nehmen
Nicht geeignet für: Harmonie-bedürftige Spieler; Leute, die mit diesem Genre noch nie wirklich warm wurden; Leute, die kaum Zeit zum Spielen haben -
Dec 19, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 11, 2016
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Nov 25, 2017This game literally changed my life. It can be toxic and infuriating at times, but this game is so rewarding in so many ways.
The matchmaking rework is a welcome change and puts less weight on a specific mmr value and more on an overall experience by rewarding players with tiered badges. The rework is very similar to Rocket League's matchmaking system. -
Oct 11, 2016༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give DIRETIDE 2016 ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give DIRETIDE 2016 ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give DIRETIDE 2016 ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give DIRETIDE 2016 ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
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Dec 16, 2016
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Jan 28, 2018
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Jun 30, 2017This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 17, 2017Been playing for 5 years, don't plan on stopping any time soon. Originator of the game type MOBA, and immaculate execution of something so complex you'll never quite get it entirely, but satisfying every single time you try. Chess for the modern age. Welcome to Dota.
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Jan 9, 2018awesome game that i have ever played. i will recommend this game to my friends
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Jul 14, 2018
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Oct 26, 2018Хоть и одна карта, но выбор персонажей огромен, у каждого свои навыки и скил, хорошая озвучка персов. Очень интересно, нервно и в тоже время весело)) советую!
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Jan 26, 2019Game of life. Helps you develop a positive mental attitude. Constant changing meta keeps the game fresh.
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Mar 17, 2019Leeeeerrrrroooooyyyyy Jeeeennnnkkkkiiiinnnnssss!!!!!!
But really this game is so fun if u can get into it, and although we don't have the most friendly community, there are many supportive people out there, such as the DOTA Alchemy duo, Purge and many more who try to help you become a beter player -
Apr 5, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Mar 27, 2020I was kicked due to error of server and then banned for leaving. But it is ok, it is no like big company created that game... oh, wait...
many basic errors, no optimalisation, many games of single developers are better synchronized. That is just a shame. -
May 16, 2020You can say whatever you want but Dota is the best MOBA game created so far. Yes its not the most handsome looking game. Gameplay is way more complicated than LoL and HotS. Thats why i understand lot of negative score from crybabies.
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Jun 8, 2021
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Jun 26, 2020After you get past the learning curve, this game will give you the best PvP adrenaline rush you could possibly want. Great to play with friends and challenging to play on your own. The community is extremely toxic, but the game gets very addictive, very quickly.
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Dec 7, 2015It's a great misery simulator for an average guy like me but even I can see how great of an impact to the industry it is and for a good reason. It's a great game for who's cup of tea it is.
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Oct 6, 2016Rating Dota 2 appropriately can be a hard thing to do. It sure is one of the most complex and demanding multiplayer games out there with a merciless community that tends to make it hard for newcomers to get into the groove and appreciate the game for what it really is: A strategy game balanced so masterfully that each and every single hero has its place and use.
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Nov 3, 2020
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May 26, 2016
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Nov 9, 2013One of the best, most difficult and truly competitive games I've ever played. It is free and doesn't have any pay-to-win, all heroes are free, the only paid content are cosmetical items that DO NOT change gameplay.
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Nov 10, 2013Diretide reborn.
Volvo reband.
Countries unite.
EVERYTHING NOW IS GOING ALRIGHT.
Thank you Valve. Now I think you understand that communication with community is the main part! -
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Awards & Rankings
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Aug 15, 2017And this dichotomy is perhaps the best descriptor I can attach to Dota 2. It is frequently a game which occupies two opposite spaces simultaneously. It is the best game. It is also the worst game. No game has ever made me as miserable as Dota 2 has. But no game has made me feel so consistently rewarded for my time, and as consistently, wonderfully connected to the friends I play it with.
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Feb 19, 2014Simply irresistible and addictive as hell.
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Games Master UKSep 1, 2013Unforgiving from the get-go, but a landmark in competitive multiplayer design. [Oct 2013, p.68]