Dota 2

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11934 Ratings

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  1. Half04
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Simply put: this is the best multiplayer game ever made. Every other remark would be details. What I could add would be the fact that there is a pretty steep learning curve, but that only makes the game better when you're used to it: it is immensely rich.
    Since I first downloaded it, I haven't stopped liking it for a minute. It's been like 2 years, and my love for it keeps growing. It is    Simply put: this is the best multiplayer game ever made. Every other remark would be details. What I could add would be the fact that there is a pretty steep learning curve, but that only makes the game better when you're used to it: it is immensely rich.
    Since I first downloaded it, I haven't stopped liking it for a minute. It's been like 2 years, and my love for it keeps growing. It is perfection.    … Expand
  2. deadmailers
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Literally the best multiplayer online experience you can have. This free-to-play game will provide you hundreds and possibly thousands of hours of pure multiplayer bliss. Dota is a very complex game with an enormous learning curve, and you will need to dedicate your time and your attention to this game if you want to be good at it. Thankfully Valve has made really neat tutorial levels thatLiterally the best multiplayer online experience you can have. This free-to-play game will provide you hundreds and possibly thousands of hours of pure multiplayer bliss. Dota is a very complex game with an enormous learning curve, and you will need to dedicate your time and your attention to this game if you want to be good at it. Thankfully Valve has made really neat tutorial levels that will introduce you to the game. There are also dozens of guides online that will help you.… Expand
  3. Guffy
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Dota delivers players a simple objective yet thousands of potential for some of the most challenging, intensive and fun gameplay from Valve. With a passionate developer and community, Dota has continued to improve and keep giving new features and updates to better maintain and enhance an overall perfect game.
  4. Orochimaru
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    There is no other game I have ever played that makes me so angry, frustrated, happy, proud, depressed or excited. Dota 2 is so competitive, every game is so different that it becomes an emotional roller coaster. You invest so much time and emotion in this game but believe me when I say it gives back. The game is ever changing and and ever rewarding. Did I mention that the game is completely free?
  5. c489158
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    One of the finest multiplayer game I've ever played. So many big updates that keep the game feeling fresh. Challenging, exciting, never gets old, recommend to all.
  6. foldager
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    The game is amazing and it should get the metacritic score it deserves. Only reason it is this low at current time is because of a lack of an anticipated event. Valve has apologized for this, and I feel like the act of giving thousands of 0-scores as revenge is childish. Amazing game very tough in the beginning as you have to learn a lot of things, but there are tutorials for that. 10/10The game is amazing and it should get the metacritic score it deserves. Only reason it is this low at current time is because of a lack of an anticipated event. Valve has apologized for this, and I feel like the act of giving thousands of 0-scores as revenge is childish. Amazing game very tough in the beginning as you have to learn a lot of things, but there are tutorials for that. 10/10 my all-time favorite.… Expand
  7. zczc309
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game improved so much since it was released on the beta. There are over 90 heroes to choose from currently and the gamplay is as intence and as rewarding as DOTA 1. I know alot of people will be hesitant to try it at first but there has been a new tutorial system implemented in DOTA 2 and I think it will help new comers. I know some people who play LOL might bash in this game, but both games are compleatly different. Its like comparing COD and Battlefield, they are so different that connot be compared. (no preference on either game, I think bot of them are good) Give this game a try, the learning curve is very steep but it is rewarding when you learn. I think this is the best gave valve has ever developed and has been the most played game on steam ever since the second year of beta development. Try it out, its free and badass!… Expand
  8. Loxi
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Best game ever! I've been playing it almost non stop for 2 years, and it's still as much fun as the first times.
    So if you need a free to play bag of fun, Go get Dota!!
  9. rasmusl
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Best "MOBA" (ARTS actually,) game there is. So much better than LoL HoN, and Smite. This game actually requires skill which differs from LoL. It's constantly updated, And it's also free to play.

    It's hard from the beginning but when you mastered the basics. It'll turn out to be a fun game.
  10. Lightweight
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Much like with anything worth doing, getting good at Dota 2 requires a fair bit of practice. There are more than a hundred heroes to choose from, each with their own characteristic play style. Kunkka is the best hero. A++ game, would play again.… Expand
  11. funvee
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    I have been playing this game since early beta and it has improved from what was an already great game. It that mixes strategy individual skill timing and practice, the only complaint that I can make is it is a huge time sink. if you decide to play this game make sure you have nothing better to be doing for the next year or so...
  12. MentalCase
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    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.
  13. Sadly
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    A great game that mixes strategy individual skill timing and practice, the only complaint that I can make is it is a huge time sink. if you decide to play this game make sure you have nothing better to be doing for the next year or so.......................
  14. chunter
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    2451 hours in Dota2, by far the best game I played online. Even after so many hours I still learn new stuff. And with 100+heroes you never get bored. I recommend Dota2
  15. jekku
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Let me get it out straight away DotA 2 is probably the most fun and satisfaction I got in a multiplayer game.

    I'll just list everything great about this game:

    the aesthetics are great, the art and the graphics are gorgeous, the competition feel is big. The replay-ability of the game is infinite.

    Most importantly it's free, so just install Steam and install it as soon as possible.
  16. sukatheblyat
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    This game improved so much since it was released on the beta. There are over 90 heroes to choose from currently and the gamplay is as intence and as rewarding as DOTA 1. I know alot of people will be hesitant to try it at first but there has been a new tutorial system implemented in DOTA 2 and I think it will help new comers. I know some people who play LOL might bash in this game
  17. aegismw
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Dota2 is a very exciting, team based, rpg-like Game with the amazing attribute, that every match you play is different. The last user-submitted scores were pretty low due to missing updates from Valve, which they apologized for. Nevertheless is Dota2 really good and has a huge competitive scene.
  18. Bigboy0007
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    And so it was that the impatience of the human race allowed Dota 2's user score to sink by several points, and metacritic was deemed the worst way of judging if a game is worth playing.
  19. Grizzen
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Helping dota2 go up in rating because it's a great game and people that downvoted it are just immature.
    This is a marvelous free game. The best MOBA out in the market.
  20. XDarkSimX
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    One of the most entertaining games ever made by Valve. Everything good about the old dota and then some. Very fast paced and brutal. Bad user score due to no halloween event this year, but who cares.

    Came here to show my support for one of the greatest Valve products ever made!
  21. Cthalupa
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    A complex game with a nearly vertical learning curve, once you've invested the needed time to begin to understand how it works, it is very rewarding.

    It's also continually developed, and unlike competitors, you do not have to pay to unlock the new characters as they are released, or spend dozens of hours 'farming' points to purchase them. The community can be a bit difficult to deal    A complex game with a nearly vertical learning curve, once you've invested the needed time to begin to understand how it works, it is very rewarding.

    It's also continually developed, and unlike competitors, you do not have to pay to unlock the new characters as they are released, or spend dozens of hours 'farming' points to purchase them.

    The community can be a bit difficult to deal with at times, but even there you will generally find more people that are fun to play with than bothersome.    … Expand
  22. klipson
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    This is one of the deepest and best games I've ever played, the balancing is done regularly, the graphics are awesome and so on. If u ever wanted to play a MOBA u should really play this game because it out-classes every other game in it's genre!
  23. valtenor
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    This is one of the deepest and best games I've ever played, the balancing is done regularly, the graphics are awesome and so on. If u ever wanted to play a MOBA u should really play this game because it out-classes every other game in it's genre!
  24. NovaReason
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    When I turned sixteen it was Gaben himself that pulled me from the waters. I had just received my baptism in the fountain of youth and was cleansed of all imbalance. From that day forward I would forever be a knight of Volvo. I trained hard from that day on to become a warrior of strong body, mind and spirit. All knights of Valvo were given a master to study under. Mine was the
    wisest of    When I turned sixteen it was Gaben himself that pulled me from the waters. I had just received my baptism in the fountain of youth and was cleansed of all imbalance. From that day forward I would forever be a knight of Volvo. I trained hard from that day on to become a warrior of strong body, mind and spirit. All knights of Valvo were given a master to study under. Mine was the
    wisest of all the masters the frog of ice.

    Not a man, nor a frog, but certainly cold. His brutal training taught me the ways of Volvo. He spoke very little, but gave little rest. Our training together was relentless and always done in silence. I once asked him about this and as it happened with everything he said, I grew wiser for hearing it."Actions speak louder than words," he would say. "For each word you speak, the next carries less weight. For that reason we do not promise salvation, we simply deliver it."

    In the years to come I would fight many wars with the ancient heroes, but often I look back and think about how I got here. Had Gaben not given me this gift of knighthood, had I missed out on IceFrog’s training, I think I’d be a lesser man for it. So let us thank Zues everyday for the gift we are given by these great men who would give us something to fight far. For without them, there would be no ancients.    … Expand
  25. Knasfan
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Want a game where you can feel completely useless? Want a game that will make you hate your friends because the play bad? Want to get flamed and called noob? Then this game if for you and you will love this this game!
  26. Chryson
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Amazing aesthetics, stunning graphics, simple and easy-to-use interface, big competitive scene, lots of customization and basically infinite replay-ability are my reasons to love this game. The hero roster is huge and ever-growing(not too fast though, like in LoL) so I don't see myself getting bored with this game anytime soon. Every hero can be played in various styles which adds evenAmazing aesthetics, stunning graphics, simple and easy-to-use interface, big competitive scene, lots of customization and basically infinite replay-ability are my reasons to love this game. The hero roster is huge and ever-growing(not too fast though, like in LoL) so I don't see myself getting bored with this game anytime soon. Every hero can be played in various styles which adds even more complexity to the game. I have played the game for over 1 000 matches but have not yet learned all of the heroes well enough.
    I do admit that the hat market is enormous BUT since it does not affect the game in any way(other than giving virtual Barbies for people like me) I see no bad in it. It is a way to earn some cash for community members too, assuming you have the skill and imagination to create a nice enough item.
    Valve announced a big patch coming out this month and also proved that they do care for the community, unlike some people claim. Thanks Valve    … Expand
  27. Thienloras
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Fantastic Game 10/10. Great times shared with players and friends where every game is different-better or for worst yet still leaves a great memory. Cannot say how much I enjoy this game!
  28. admiralhamster
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Great game, great community (not always but way better than LoL community since I switched to DotA2) great developers and huge thanks for diretide this year!
  29. alt_0169
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Compared to League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth, Dota 2 has more unique heroes and items. It is more advanced and rewarding than LoL. It is slower than HoN, which is important in team fights. The best popular MOBA out there.
  30. Quacking
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Great game. I just want to try to fix the Metascore actually so... I hope things like this kind of war won't happen again, it's kinda childish actually.
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Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best PC Game of 2013
1
#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
5
#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Polygon
    Aug 15, 2017
    85
    And 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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  2. GameOver.gr
    Feb 19, 2014
    95
    Simply irresistible and addictive as hell.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Sep 1, 2013
    90
    Unforgiving from the get-go, but a landmark in competitive multiplayer design. [Oct 2013, p.68]
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