Heroes of the Storm

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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1580 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 482 out of 1580
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  1. Ciocolici
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    It's really a disappointment that Blizzard sort of placed Heroes of the Storm on the back burner. The concept behind it was truly fantastic, bringing together these beloved characters from the Blizzard universe. Sadly, it seems that the game doesn't rake in the profits for Blizzard quite like Diablo Immortal does, which is why it's no longer receiving updates. It's a bit of a shame,It's really a disappointment that Blizzard sort of placed Heroes of the Storm on the back burner. The concept behind it was truly fantastic, bringing together these beloved characters from the Blizzard universe. Sadly, it seems that the game doesn't rake in the profits for Blizzard quite like Diablo Immortal does, which is why it's no longer receiving updates. It's a bit of a shame, considering the potential it had.… Expand
  2. Sole13
    May 19, 2023
    10
    Best moba out there! Lots of unseen mechanics added to the genre and you play with loved characters from blizz universe. Fast paced gameplay with a lots of teamfighting and not very long matches.
  3. fastlite
    May 4, 2023
    9
    The best and most fun MOBA out there. It's sad that it's no longer being supported
  4. MMxReptile
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    Best MOBA ever. Amazing community, great, lively and colorfull graphics, smooth gameplay, really addicting, original maps, ideas and heroes, LoL couldn't be ever as great as this game.
  5. bloatdotlol
    Jun 23, 2022
    9
    This game could have stole the first rank of the MOBA genre if it was release one year before. This game is so underestimated.
  6. BPJ
    Jun 14, 2022
    10
    This game is a new experience in moba gameplay, a funtastic game. Go to battle net and enjoy!
  7. DvalinDK
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    This definitely was the best MOBA. But sadly they canceled the game. My biggest hope in gaming would be that Blizzard is focusing on this game again, and maybe even a console version.

    But rating the game, how it was back in 2015-2016. Then it was Legend and a clear 10/10. I love that the game is focusing on Team play, so all the team members have shared XP pools.
  8. Simsala91
    Jun 8, 2022
    10
    Even after thousands of hours of gameplay, it is still amazing to play. Even though patches and content are rare now, the game is in a great state and is a ton of fun.
  9. joglow
    May 16, 2022
    9
    I actually really really liked it! And I would not hesitate saying this was the game I played best!
  10. Sajmon55
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Best MOBA! No more bad game mechanics of last hitting. No longer do you have to compete against your team in a team game.
  11. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good goodgood good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good hots
  12. Thyreli23
    Mar 13, 2021
    8
    What you see is what you get - MOBA mechanics that are quick, fun, and easy to learn (but difficult to master). No convoluted item systems or min-maxing designs, just hop in and play one of your favourite Blizzard characters. Very satisfying to this day. I have never used the cash shop and never will - I like being restricted in what I can play, making the best out what's available, andWhat you see is what you get - MOBA mechanics that are quick, fun, and easy to learn (but difficult to master). No convoluted item systems or min-maxing designs, just hop in and play one of your favourite Blizzard characters. Very satisfying to this day. I have never used the cash shop and never will - I like being restricted in what I can play, making the best out what's available, and taking advantage of the free hero rotations to learn new abilities.… Expand
  13. Drakontas
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Nice game killed by greedy Mundus' corporate greed. Still alive, gets new releases and balance batches regularly every 3 months
  14. Sayros_GO
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    Heroes of the Storm is the next-gen of MOBAs!
    Different maps, different tactics, team fight is very important, no gold to spend, focus on talent instead and adapt them against your enemies' composition... simply amazing for me!
  15. ANNDIR
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    After 2 years on lol this is just the best moba, not just farming on lane but action, so many different maps options e.t.c.
  16. maxpap
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    It would be the best moba, if not its match making. Want to play in the evening or in the weekend, be ready to have a troll in your team in every game. In HL. You try hard, but who cares if someone wants just to have fun, while drinking some beer. The game was released 3 years ago, nothing changed in MM since then. Blizzard only talks. They fight with toxity, but that toxity is not theIt would be the best moba, if not its match making. Want to play in the evening or in the weekend, be ready to have a troll in your team in every game. In HL. You try hard, but who cares if someone wants just to have fun, while drinking some beer. The game was released 3 years ago, nothing changed in MM since then. Blizzard only talks. They fight with toxity, but that toxity is not the problem. The problem is what causes toxity - trolls. Almost every game lost in draft. Trolls want to play some certain hero, no matter what team needs. If Blizzard cared a bit about this game, they fired the ones who is in charge for this terrible MM. But they don't.
    Still, the best MOBA.    … Expand
  17. JuviWarts
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I play! the characters are fun and a lot of thought is put into gameplay. some games just do what's cool, but that's not necessarily fun. This game is fun.
  18. NetterBenutzer
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    I am in love with this game. Thank you so much, Blizzard, for this game ! I have been playing this game for 6 years. This game has what I've always missed in Dota 2, for example. It's just a great game. I used to play Dota 2, but since 2015 I have stopped being a fan of Dota. I love the world of warcraft and I only play as heroes from WOW. Once I had a platinum rating.
  19. GongDoRi
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    The best MOBA game ever.
    why do people play LOL??
    this game is much better.
  20. Chubac
    May 13, 2020
    8
    Very underrated MOBA. This is probably the only of it's genre that I genuinely enjoy.
  21. EustaceCS
    May 3, 2020
    8
    First and foremost, the game's dying, slowly but gracefully.
    Get your portion of AWESOME while it lasts, don't hesitate.
    It's free to play (and don't require 20GB+ sized download) anyway. What's good: - Simple gameplay which is master'able by average user. No lasthitting. No item buying. Just hero+talents choice and... - ...raw, robust action! Since there is no need in splitting    First and foremost, the game's dying, slowly but gracefully.
    Get your portion of AWESOME while it lasts, don't hesitate.
    It's free to play (and don't require 20GB+ sized download) anyway.

    What's good:
    - Simple gameplay which is master'able by average user. No lasthitting. No item buying. Just hero+talents choice and...
    - ...raw, robust action! Since there is no need in splitting one's attention between mobs and shops, the player can fully commit to dominating battlefield.
    - Non-intrusive paid content.

    What's bad:
    - 90% of lootboxes content is absolutely useless. There is no point in having 300+ profile icons since they're cheap to craft and can't be used simultaneously. Sprays? Same here. Yet, 1-3 sprays + 1-3 icons + 0 other iems from a lootbox is a common sight.
    - Playerbase is dwindling. So, longer time to reach the battle and...
    - ... permanent balancer hiccups. Just don't expect intense balanced action. It's you or them. No exceptions.

    What's neutral:
    - Plot: exists.
    - Events: numerous but rarely useful.
    - The developers started experimenting with gameplay recently, adding some spice into a bit stale dish.

    Embrace it while it's still playable - and remember it.
    This game is worthy to be remembered.    … Expand
  22. Temmi
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    Very good graphics, a familiar universe, excellent balance for most heroes, the team aspect is not necessarly a bad aspect (just think of it as the overwatch of MOBAs), it s far more original then the other MOBAs, thx to the multiple maps with objectives where you ccan have team fights and heroes with mechanics unseen in the genra: a hero played by to player, for example. In conclusion, inVery good graphics, a familiar universe, excellent balance for most heroes, the team aspect is not necessarly a bad aspect (just think of it as the overwatch of MOBAs), it s far more original then the other MOBAs, thx to the multiple maps with objectives where you ccan have team fights and heroes with mechanics unseen in the genra: a hero played by to player, for example. In conclusion, in many aspect this game is better but more casual then it's competitors, but don't take thant as an excuse, it's not like you are 'challenger or something'… Expand
  23. Roteiro
    Apr 18, 2020
    8
    This game is great, and maybe the best MOBA, but the brawl mode is so unfair many times... I really cant understand Blizzard... :(
  24. daniil432
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    It's just a good game to play with your friends. I hope that Blizzard will support this game further.
  25. TooDming
    Mar 18, 2020
    10
    I play this game since 2016 and that is my review.
    I didnt play in Lol, so particulary i will compare Hots with Dota 2.
    When i first saw its graphics, i was surprised it looked very cool and for me, the graphics still better than graphics in dota/lol. I read many old negative reviews and people say that you need to donate if you want to play ranked or buy new heroes.Its a lie, i could    I play this game since 2016 and that is my review.
    I didnt play in Lol, so particulary i will compare Hots with Dota 2.
    When i first saw its graphics, i was surprised it looked very cool and for me, the graphics still better than graphics in dota/lol.

    I read many old negative reviews and people say that you need to donate if you want to play ranked or buy new heroes.Its a lie, i could play ranked in a month and have never donated till now, i can play many heroes because i have bought more than half of them, plus you can play some heroes every week without paying for that.Ofc you can donate and unlock ranked in a week, but what do you want?Get lower rank because you played not so much and you are bad player?

    What about heroes?In my opinion, we have only 4-5 op heroes, oh you think someone can take them?Every team has 2 ban at the beginning and 1 ban for each team in the middle of preparation.So you can ban op heroes and also some heroes that can beat your pick.If you want to win, make a good pick, i dont see disbalance here.In that case, its similar with Dota.
    Every hero has his abilities and talents.Someone said that abilities are similar, i remember only 5 abilities which are similar by its effect (not by animation of cource) or that people want to say that abilities have similar damage or heal?I hope they are not so stupid.In Dota 2 every hero has 4 abilities (i dont remember about passive ability) and you need to make simple upgrades which upgrade damage/heal.Also there are special talents on 10, 15, 20, 25 lvl which can improve your hero stats/give more ability duration/less cooldown/more dmg for ability.
    Hots heroes have 5 abilities (5th can be passive or active) , every hero can choose 1 talent of 3-4 (and two to choose for ult), talent up at level 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 20.Some of them have special task to complete and get bonus and there are some which give you new abilities (not so strong, compare with basic).Its clear, that talent system is better in Hots then in Dota.And that was without including Dota items, so lets talk about them.

    Items in Dota make a major influence in fight, i find feeding for items is boring, and that is another problem that people say, they say that Hots is boring, too fast and i found guy who said its not funny.
    Every game in Dota lasts about 40 mins an average, all the game you are trying to earn money, buy better items and just kill your opponent because you have better items.
    Hots is fast, has many maps, the complete opposite of Dota, that how it was made.You think Hots boring because its fast?Because i dont see where it can be boring, if it has 15 different maps and dynamic gameplay.About fun, you want some clowns on the map, who will amuse you or what?For example, find funny playing Cho`Gall with my friend.

    Hots has shared level, because of that, there is no guy who will dominate all the opposite team because he got bigger lvl. Team gets exp for killing creeps, taking camps and killing enemy. There is no "Kills mean nothing" or "Its impossible to comeback", Kills give you important exp in the beginning and might give you victory after 20 lvl, because hero respawn is very long at that time of the game.2/5 or 3/5 of the game you need to stay as team (not all the time, how said sever "pro gamers" in these reviews) , the other half heroes must be splited up on all 3-2 lines.
    Disconnect problem is not so big, i may have disconnect 1/15 games, but its less than 30 sec.
    Now we came to the main problem, the problem of people's behavior.You have a small chance to get a team, where everyone will try to win and wont cry, doing bad for all team.Many people hate Hots for toxic people, but isnt it absolutely all games have such a problem?You can get lower rank because of them, so got I. I got 5 gold after calibration, after several games fall to silver 2 for a long time.It was hard to win every game but then i dealed with that, picking my best heroes.Currently im platinum 3-4.

    Hots is an interesting moba game which was made different from other moba games.Its seems easy, but that is the point. You can play other moba, if you dont like its gameplay. Hots was made that way.
    That how critics say (and its also a cause because there are no negative critics).

    This game deserves at least 1 more point to user score.
    By the way Dota
    and Lol have low rating too, everyone just argue with each other.There are people who played Hots and got mad because of "main problem" (and then rated it as 0-4 (who can even rate as 0? 0 score-0 brain)), i think people should left their little whims somewhere else. Still, i wont put bad rating for Dota or Lol because "I played only Dota and then that "Hots" appeared, i wont play it, Dota forever, Hots is trash", its very stupid and looks like child's deed.    … Expand
  26. Omnimoon
    Feb 11, 2020
    10
    Достаточно долго игрался в дотку первую, затем попробовал вторую, которой не был впечатлён от слова совсем. Затем я попробовал ХОТС и влюбился :3 Жаль, что не попробовал ету штуку раньше, слишком много нервов и времени убито на токсиков скучной доты :сДостаточно долго игрался в дотку первую, затем попробовал вторую, которой не был впечатлён от слова совсем. Затем я попробовал ХОТС и влюбился :3 Жаль, что не попробовал ету штуку раньше, слишком много нервов и времени убито на токсиков скучной доты :с
  27. Bloodnes
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Лучшая моба которая когда либо создавалась. Близарды сделали шедевр и только фанаты других игр могут поливать её грязью. Геймплей Вас не оттащит с утра и до ночи, игра никогда не надоест. Это шедевр! 10/10
  28. bullybeatdown69
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    Best Blizzard game! Love being able to play as my favorite characters across the Blizz Universe. The mechanics, maps, and graphics are all outstanding. Great game play highly engaging. Wish they'd put more developers on the project, they've really nailed it with this game
  29. Qysc3nt
    Feb 3, 2020
    8
    Not my first, but my favorite MOBA. Not very complex like others, lot of variety with different maps, and fast pacing. If you like MOBA genre but don't want lot's of time to invest into it Hots your choice. Sadly released to late in over saturated market with leaders like DOTA 2 and Legue of Legends.
    Still if I want to relax and play some quick matches HOTS is my choice.
  30. EmilF
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Free to play
    Many online players
    Stable good servers
    Stable gameplay
    New content released all the time

    A masterful succes by bliz
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 57
  3. Negative: 0 out of 57
  1. Ten Ton Hammer
    Nov 1, 2015
    90
    Heroes of the Storm is an exceptional game that’s thrown the cat amongst the pigeons in this rigid genre.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 9, 2015
    90
    In Heroes of the Storm you play as one of Blizzard's iconic characters from Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo. At first glance the game looks like a typical 5 vs 5 MOBA, but there are changes that differentiate it from its competitors. The matches are shorter, items have been replaced with talents and all maps have different side objectives. Overall, the changes have made the game more intense and varied. The main thing that I have issues with is the payment model. At first it seems fair and reasonable, but after a while you realize that you have to spend tons of money if you want to unlock all the characters or play the game for a long time. [Sept 2015]
  3. Games Master UK
    Aug 18, 2015
    86
    A welcoming avenue into a visually complex genre, with supreme production values. [Summer 2015, p.74]
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