- 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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Mixed: 790 out of 11934
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Negative: 3,879 out of 11934
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Nov 9, 2013Dota 2 is easily one of the most exciting and gripping games I have ever played before. There are so many different scenarios which lead to you never getting bored. I would suggest Dota 2 to anyone looking for a fantastic game to play.
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Nov 9, 2013An incredible free to play multiplayer game that, once you've scaled the learning wall, offers endless hours of nuanced combat and strategy. Though the community can be harsh, those with thick skin will persevere and lose countless hours of their life to this addictive ARTS.
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Nov 9, 2013Best game i've ever played. Even if you always play on the same map the variety of heroes and items makes every match you play different. I've played this game for almost a year and i'm proud that this game is still part of my life
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Nov 9, 2013Good, very good game! Valve strive for users. And do not neglect them and underestimate assessment through event, I think they learned a lesson and will continue to delight us with their patches
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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 9, 2013It's a really good game, possible the best game I've ever played. It have a good mixture of strategy and action, which is really cool. Also, all players started out the same each game so it is all fair play, and it is all about your skills. No item-buying from market except for cosmetics (which is basically just pretty things and add nothing to your hero).
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Nov 9, 2013This game is completely free to play so the only barrier on entry is player skill. There is even a tutorial nowadays so that new players aren't completely left to sink or swim like old-school gamers were.
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Nov 9, 2013Easily one of the best games I've ever played. It's especially fun when you have friends that play as well.
A lot of reviews on this site are negative but don't mind the trolls. There are still some good people in the dota community. That being said, try it out and i assure you won't regret it. -
Nov 10, 2013A game that keeps challenges you so much that there's something new to learn every time you play. Even after having well over 1000 hours of playing the game and spectating pro tournaments, this is just a gold mine for fans of team games that require deep strategic thinking and fast reflexes at the same time.
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Nov 10, 2013This game is amazing, I've never spent so many hours playing a single game and still feel like I am learning new stuff every day. I honestly can't believe it's free. It will frustrate the hell out of you but winning a match leaves you feeling satisfied like no other game can.
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Nov 10, 2013The most challenging MOBA style game out there. Great fun with friends. Regular updates. Great business model (completely free to play with JUST cosmetic items for sale). Play it!
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Nov 11, 2013Truly the best moba, if not PC game, ever, out there.
On a true 5v5 neutral basis, without pay for power of any kind and all heroes available from the very first time you launch the game, this title holds no comptetitors worthy of the name. -
Nov 11, 2013Best MOBA ever! Best game ever! Sad to see that the community can't support it decently. As you can see, even with the mistakes from Valve, no one stop playing it, they're only criticizing it....
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Nov 11, 2013This game is certainly worth playing. It's free yet very entertaining and joyful, hard, complicated and requires a calm mind and firm strategy. If you're up for challenge download dota on steam and start playing. it's hard but rewarding
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Nov 12, 2013Thank you valve for giving diretide.Thank you valve for giving diretide.Thank you valve for giving diretide.Thank you valve for giving diretide.Thank you valve for giving diretide.Thank you valve for giving diretide.Thank you valve for giving diretide.
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Nov 14, 2013It's a great game with a colourful community! Great depth and a big play on your real-time tactical skills. Has lots of heroes to choose from, and with a team of 5 there are countless combinations of skills you can apply in battle.
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Nov 14, 2013I think that over thousand hours of game-play speaks for itself! Just the best of its kind out there! Just a brilliant job all over! Will be enjoying my next thousand hours!
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Nov 14, 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 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013dota 2 10/10 the best game from the time of Jesus' birth .I play DotA since Alexander the Great and I'm still not tired of it. 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
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Nov 14, 2013Dota 2 has to be the best F2P game out there. It is very complex and there's always more to learn about it but once you learn the basics, it's incredibly rewarding and fun to play.
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Nov 14, 2013Having played the MOBA genre for over 5 years I would not hesitate to recommend or even talk someone into trying this game over others of it's genre (namely LoL and Smite etc). Dota 2 and HoN are my two favourite games throughout my gaming history and both games easily immerse you in it's play for countless hours of entertainment.
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Nov 14, 2013Awesome update has been given. Even though Valve doesn't communicate really well to the community, but never underestimate them, they are silencing because they wanna focus for this mega update.
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Nov 14, 2013GREAT GAME! Too bad the crap community decided to flood metacritic with bad reviews because their anticipated update was delayed a couple weeks..boohoo!
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Nov 14, 2013This is the game of my life. Over 3000 hours of playtime and the fun just doesnt stop. This is truly a masterpiece. Constantly updated, an awesome community, great graphics, epic sound and a truly fair free2playmodel.
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Nov 14, 2013DotA 2, the most bright, intelligent and love deserving child of DotA, succeeds to make his father proud. Ice frog and Valve have done something with this game that can never be taken for granted. Sleep-les night and chopped nails really tell something about this game. Valve Knight's all around the world UNITE!
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Nov 14, 2013Bestest game in whole EU. Also has diretide now goddammit. It's fantastic.
You can slay and flame people. And watch "pros" play like on Twitch.tv it's facking amazing I tell you that.
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Nov 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013Game is good, matchmaking system blows, lots of glitches Valve won't fix, slow updates, but the game itself is good and this is just to counteract the 0's being handed out thanks to the lack of Diretide which is here now.
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Nov 14, 2013Amazing, I haven't looked back at Dota 1 since I first got into the beta, that says alot about how Valve captured Everything important whilst still improving upon the game tremendously
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Nov 14, 2013The best moba game now. Have the biggest map, some systems like up/down adventage, day and night vision are great. Heroes are really free balanced and intresting. Every are diffrent. Updates are smart and good.
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Nov 16, 2013Dota 2 is a really fun Game i have about 1000 hours played and its still fun. The community is really easy to anger abd they have no patience. The user score should be a 9 but because of a delayed update they all went on rage mode.
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Nov 14, 2013Always updating every month or so with amazing amounts of new content and new user and community features. I don't know a better game that continues pushing new content for free. Also, DotA 2 always refines and revamp older characters so they don't get forgotten, new skins and HD remodeling as well
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Nov 14, 2013This game is amazing if you ever played WC3Dota you should play this!! I played it since beta version. Loved how valve took wc3dota and turned into this marvelous thing. Thank You Valve!!
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Nov 14, 2013Been playing since 6.59 on WarCraft 3. This is the perfect successor for our beloved Game. The graphics are stunning, and is really optimized for low end PC' s.
The community could use some kindness... but playing with some friends helps with that. 10/10 -
Nov 14, 2013Basically the best MOBA/Action-RTS game ever made to this point in time.
Too bad it's metascore is demolished by a bad part of it's community begging for a random Halloween event... -
Nov 14, 2013awsome game and the best MOBA out there no doubght.
pls do not read the diretide review because this idiots also posted on obamas facebook there was no diretide. -
Nov 14, 2013Game has a very steep learning curve, and it can be frustrating. However nothing compares when you know how to play it and have a couple of friends to play with. I mean we've been playing the same game for 7 years now!
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Nov 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013alive gaem alive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaemalive gaem
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Nov 14, 2013Dis gaym gud.. playin it is lyke bein on toppa tha werld, so meny carecters to pley with and tiems to use... i cud play dis gam forever and not ever git board.
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Nov 14, 2013The best strategy you can find. And its free. Over 90 heroes. Ever-changing stategy meta to keep it interesting. The hardware requirements suit even the modest of systems with a minimal amount of bandwidth in comparison to other games.
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Nov 14, 2013we were lyk "volvo amg y no dirtide daed gaem" but den volvo r lyk "her is dirtide" so volvo reband plz
Apparently I need 150 characters so here we go. -
Nov 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013The best "MOBA" out there. Art, gameplay, depth, everything is 10 out of 10. Dota 2 is just an amazing game! Moreover, diretide is given! Learning curve is massive, however.
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Nov 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013Bumping the score because people went mad about diretide not going live. Now that it will be available in the upcoming patch there is no reason to keep those negative scores.
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Nov 16, 2013
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Nov 17, 2013If you want to get the most out of this game, you have to invest the time to play the tutorial and a few bot matches offline. If you make that investment to learn how to play, it will pay off with the most wonderful online experience in existence. No other game compares to Dota 2.
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Nov 18, 2013Just wanted to say that all the negatives reviewers are people who play league of legends and this is a great game, some what of a learning curve compared to league but eventually very easy to get into.
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Dec 3, 2013
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Dec 28, 2013
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Dec 28, 2013
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Dec 30, 2013
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Feb 19, 2016Inevitably the greatest MOBA of all time. An instant classic that lives up to its predecessor's name & continues to deliver with constant changes & additional content. Dota 2 always feels like a refreshing experience, although it may not be so forgiving for players new to the genre, or those used to simpler MOBA's like League of Legends.
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Jun 13, 2014
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Oct 25, 2019Can still be very fun depending on the players you get in your matches but the underlying game has totally devolved over the years.
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Feb 19, 2016
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Apr 21, 2017
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May 16, 2015
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Jun 10, 2015Great game, constant game improvements/changes keep the game fresh. Very addictive.
Cons, community is populated by toxic players. Hopefully this game doesn't ruin any of your friendships. -
Jul 22, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 28, 2015A great PVP game and the best MMO-RPG game in the world thanks to valve we have great servers and we can play without any lag.If you trying to decide between LOL or Dota 2 then now you are looking to right game's review have fun be positive to your teammates =).
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Jul 30, 2015Great game!!!! I don't see why people are giving this game a low rating just for the community. Yes they are really aggressive and that is something that should not dictate a games rating but I think this game is great and its free so why complain if you don't like it no problem its free.
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Aug 3, 2015
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Aug 10, 2015
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Aug 14, 2015Best game ever. 1500 hours omg just cant stop playing this thanks valve to give me such a great game much better than lol or any another moba recomended
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Jun 5, 2020The absolutely worst player behavior control system implemented in an online video game. Fully automated and without any kind of review by moderators. There are countless testimonies of players being punished after receiving false reports.
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Oct 23, 2019
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Mar 12, 2016
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Sep 5, 2016
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Mar 31, 2016I hate this game!!! I hate my team, hate reborn, hate balance, hate bastards performing quests. I hate everything in this game, but I continue to play it.
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May 13, 2016This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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May 26, 2016
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Sep 13, 2016Played Dota since 1998, still the best game of all time; Never got bored.
It requires some time to get to know the basics. The fun is to get better with each game. -
Jan 1, 2017I played Dota with v6.56 . And such a terrible update never happened. Valve doesn't want to hear the community, so I think that a lot of players will stop playing Dota2.
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May 10, 2018Plays very different to compared League of legends, but has great character design and a very complex game play. If you get used to the more slower movement it is a great game, that will keep you playing for many hours. Beware, players can be toxic!
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Jun 3, 2018-1 for community. Great game bot one minus makes it completely unplayable..
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Sep 12, 2018I actually can't give this game anything less than a 10 considering I've been playing DotA for about 14 years and keep coming back. Yeah, it can be frustrating, and yeah, the community is crap. But when you really strip it down, it really is just a fun game with a lot of depth.
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Dec 29, 2019
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Jan 11, 2022Rate a game for the actual game, not anything else. You can make a comment about the rest but we are reviewing the actual game here. For me Dota was the game that begun all the trend and the second title was the best.
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Dec 17, 2018
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Oct 5, 2019
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Jan 23, 2019i loved this game. i played since 2000. but why am always teamed with noob, trash talker and DC? So that it. uninstalled the game.
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Jan 29, 2019
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Jul 30, 2019+ not pay to win or not pay to win like other games
+ valve always update this game
+ new hero comes out every 6 mouth that's ok because so many heroes not that good sometimes
+ so many cheap skins
- the rank system is not good enough
- RUSSİANS + FLAMERS + FEEDER ... -
Oct 4, 2019
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Dec 8, 2020Игра не использует ни русский ни английский язык, чисто матерный, потому что люди устали проигрывать и матерят не только самих пользователей но и их матерей!
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Nov 6, 2019Constant perfect updates made by icefrog made this game the best MOBA add perfect graphic and nice events to this mix too
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Nov 23, 2019Must play. I played also League of Legends, but i find dota more interresting And It has better graphics
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Jul 26, 2020Nice Game ,i like the way how they patch this game ,use any strategy to win a game unlike League of Legend.
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Feb 20, 2020I spent 2000+ hours on this game. Although I am not good at it anymore, but I am still willing to play it with friends.
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Jan 11, 2021Вобщем игра посасывает огромный дидлдак.
Неудобное управление. Да
Тупые тиммейты. Да
Игра хуйня. Да -
May 15, 2020all praise the icefrog and lord gaben! best game ever if you have the time to actually learn it. anything under 500h and you won't even have scratched the surface.
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May 7, 2020
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Nov 6, 2021
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Jun 5, 2020The game itself is very good. But Valve do not care for the game, the disgusting community, terrible patches. Therefore, this is a maximum of 7.
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Jun 19, 2020A good game with excellent gameplay, soundtrack, a wide variety of parties. But the poor community and the need for a lot of time in the game.
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Aug 21, 2020I love this game. its my most played game ever. BUT you must deal with toxicity tho.
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]