SMITE

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 957 Ratings

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  1. Cech
    May 16, 2017
    7
    Хорошая моба, в всоё время была свежим взглядом на этот жанр, сейчас у неё появляется конкурент в лице Парагон, но данный обзор не о нём

    Плюсы - Новый взгляд на жанр - Можно поучить лор некоторых верований - Экшон завезён - Много режимов + режим дня, который всегда разный (в рамках одного месяца, а так бывают повторы) - Легко открывать персонажей, да, их нужно открывать, на мой    Хорошая моба, в всоё время была свежим взглядом на этот жанр, сейчас у неё появляется конкурент в лице Парагон, но данный обзор не о нём

    Плюсы
    - Новый взгляд на жанр
    - Можно поучить лор некоторых верований
    - Экшон завезён
    - Много режимов + режим дня, который всегда разный (в рамках одного месяца, а так бывают повторы)
    - Легко открывать персонажей, да, их нужно открывать, на мой вкус эта система лучше, чем все сразу
    - Неплохая система ранкед лиг
    - Добровольное наличие войс чата
    - Много ивентов
    - Новый герой каждые полтора месяца

    Минусы
    - Жанр всё же больше минус, чем плюс, а для тех кто с ним ознакомлен и играл - нормально
    - Сообщество типично любой онлайновой игре
    - Очень дёшево для ру сегмента продаётся Ultimate God Pack, который открывает всех героев сразу, но я не советую его брать, игра теряет много смысла без открывания богов самостоятельно
    - Ну и обида для меня, с проблемой такой я столкнулся: задонатив в игру я на всех последующих ивентах получал самые худшие призы, возможно такова воля рандома, но.. обидно

    P.S. Если кто без клана вступайте в клан с тегом KБУ (К, к сожалению, английская), или "Клан Без У" его полное название, я не знал что написать, а самые лучшие трёхбуквенные теги заняты. Буду рад людям

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  2. muzmuz
    Jun 21, 2017
    7
    An enjoying take on the MOBA genre, fun, but fails to blow away with its unimmersive gameplay feels and graphics. To add, the game is very unfriendly to beginners, and the lack of players just so make it worse. Nonetheless, it's free to play, so see for yourself.
  3. zakriboss
    Nov 30, 2015
    7
    It is the most fun moba, hands down for me. I played league for a while, but never got into it and it was kinda boring and harder to learn with such a toxic community. Smite has a much better community, and is in 1st person, which is a much liked format for a moba. That being said, besides being 1's person and bringing in new game variations, it doesn't do much else different. It is tooIt is the most fun moba, hands down for me. I played league for a while, but never got into it and it was kinda boring and harder to learn with such a toxic community. Smite has a much better community, and is in 1st person, which is a much liked format for a moba. That being said, besides being 1's person and bringing in new game variations, it doesn't do much else different. It is too much the same. In order to do well, you have to take a few risks and do at least something different. They didn't do anything. So fun game, worth it to play, but not anything special.… Expand
  4. schrott1
    Apr 11, 2021
    7
    Over 4k hours on SMITE
    +amazing charater design, together with their stories and their abilities in game refering to the mythology
    +great gameplay with friends +compared to other mobas 3rd person view +very good combat system -very very bad optimalization, every single patch i spent hourse solving problem game crashing, lags (even tho my pc was way stronger than the requirements) so    Over 4k hours on SMITE
    +amazing charater design, together with their stories and their abilities in game refering to the mythology
    +great gameplay with friends
    +compared to other mobas 3rd person view
    +very good combat system

    -very very bad optimalization, every single patch i spent hourse solving problem game crashing, lags (even tho my pc was way stronger than the requirements) so even after 8 seasons they were not able to solve this
    -bad servers, occasionally, the ping and maintence was really annoying, without any annoucement, they just shut down servers for several hours
    -bad ranked, even tho in S8 its getting better

    The cons are more of a technical issues than the actuall gameplay, if i was gonna rate it separately, i would give 8/9 for a gameplay, for optimalization 5.    … Expand
  5. elefsar
    Apr 22, 2021
    7
    Playing with myth gods is awesome but a tps moba is not a very good option for me.
  6. Tytos
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    The good:

    - graphics - Content & lore - constant updates - Pricing The bad: - Pace of the game ( way to hectic compared with other mobas) - Tactics, they matter far less then in other games of the genre, the impact one single person can make is way too big thanks to the superfast-pace of the game. - Balance - Community - Very arbitrary customer support and developers who    The good:

    - graphics
    - Content & lore
    - constant updates
    - Pricing

    The bad:

    - Pace of the game ( way to hectic compared with other mobas)
    - Tactics, they matter far less then in other games of the genre, the impact one single person can make is way too big thanks to the superfast-pace of the game.
    - Balance
    - Community
    - Very arbitrary customer support and developers who support childish behaviour    … Expand
  7. BananaCat
    Mar 29, 2014
    6
    Smite is a great game. It is a DotA-clone with a 3rd person view with BEAUTIFUL graphics and smooth animations that will give you a lot of fun!

    Sadly, it does have it's flaws. The gameplay, while fun, can get a bit repetitive due to the fact that most gods play similarly to each other, but with a slight gimmick attached to them. The community isn't as good as they claim they are, it is    Smite is a great game. It is a DotA-clone with a 3rd person view with BEAUTIFUL graphics and smooth animations that will give you a lot of fun!

    Sadly, it does have it's flaws. The gameplay, while fun, can get a bit repetitive due to the fact that most gods play similarly to each other, but with a slight gimmick attached to them.
    The community isn't as good as they claim they are, it is a DotA clone after all, and all the communities seem to be extremely toxic when it comes to those type of games. Hi-Rez, the developers of the game, also have quite the reputation to abandon their games as soon as they get released (See Tribes: Ascend and Global Agenda). It also has a flat out BROKEN matchmaking system, where people who are extremely new to the game will get paired up with players at professional levels just because the game felt like it.    … Expand
  8. ejokuri
    Sep 21, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i give this game a score of 6.for the following reasons
    1)HiRez staff never bans those who paid even if they hack
    2)there are hacks.
    3)there is no level balance in match-making thing that makes you stuck with lowbies forever
    4)too many non-english speaking players so well you sometimes feel alone in the game
    5)ticket support answers are always.(and when i say always i mean it) indirect and actually never answered..well it's robot answer all the time..so there is no support for players..(unless you paid)

    These were the reasons it got so low score from me..the reasons it's above average is because of the common MOBA genre with the unique style of 3rd person shooting.it also has good graphics..well..the cons of this game are more than the pros..but it worths just the experience..    … Expand
  9. KevLooney
    Jun 10, 2022
    6
    I could not get past the start screen. I could not get past the start screen. I could not get past the start screen.
  10. AV-
    Apr 28, 2022
    6
    the only reason i play this game is because my friends play it so much. its a love hate relationship with this game and my friends. like me and rocket league. it hurts me every time but i always come back for more. 6/10 because it dont really like it but i thinks its better than average
  11. frontsquats
    Jan 14, 2016
    5
    SMITE is an interesting take on the moba genre but fails when it comes to matchmaking, new player experience, queue times, and timed lock out.

    After level 10 I was routinely matched against a team of level 30s. It does not notify you of players leaving during god select, so unless you're carefully watching for the next queue pop you will get locked out of playing for 30 minutes. The    SMITE is an interesting take on the moba genre but fails when it comes to matchmaking, new player experience, queue times, and timed lock out.

    After level 10 I was routinely matched against a team of level 30s. It does not notify you of players leaving during god select, so unless you're carefully watching for the next queue pop you will get locked out of playing for 30 minutes.

    The new player experience is awful, and it's easy to see why the player base is so small.    … Expand
  12. wimmy1
    Apr 16, 2014
    5
    Fun for the first 10 levels, but becomes dull. Not as skill oriented as other MOBAs such as LoL or DOTA due to the 3rd person view. I find that it's strength lies in it's characters which are very clever, due to them being gods, some of which I recognize and some of which I don't. However, the lack of being able to easily see all around you makes it less enjoyable. Not to mention that youFun for the first 10 levels, but becomes dull. Not as skill oriented as other MOBAs such as LoL or DOTA due to the 3rd person view. I find that it's strength lies in it's characters which are very clever, due to them being gods, some of which I recognize and some of which I don't. However, the lack of being able to easily see all around you makes it less enjoyable. Not to mention that you don't even have to worry about farming because actually getting a last hit gives you very little additional goal. This turns the laning phase into a poke war and takes away from the intense decisions in other MOBAs such as "Do I want to take this minion but risk getting hit by the enemy, or should I poke them and lost a minion kill. I can see how some people can like this game, but if you want a more strategy feel, I would go for LoL, DOTA or Heroes of the Storm.… Expand
  13. JiahaoLin8888
    Aug 6, 2014
    5
    Smite is one of the most annoying games for a MOBA. People are constant tryhards top win a match and then the teammates never seem to cooperate with anyone. There are gods that are too overpowered to play. The game is so terrible and the only way to get around with the game is if you would win all the time I home Hi Rez fix the issues.
  14. HeroesNeverQuit
    Mar 25, 2014
    4
    From the beginning I really loved this game. As I played more and more I started to hate it more actually. 3 days in I was level 12 maybe? I bought the ultimate god pack. When I reached level 22 I stopped playing completely and switched to Dawngate.

    As for the actual game it is very beautiful. They did a great job graphically and gameplay wise. The real issue was the community and the    From the beginning I really loved this game. As I played more and more I started to hate it more actually. 3 days in I was level 12 maybe? I bought the ultimate god pack. When I reached level 22 I stopped playing completely and switched to Dawngate.

    As for the actual game it is very beautiful. They did a great job graphically and gameplay wise. The real issue was the community and the servers were not all that great either.The game itself just feels stale. The community itself on the reddit side is great. In game your lucky if you keep a game 5v5 for the whole thing. Most likely someone will leave or surrender. When the games playing well it is a great game. For the majority of the time it is a less then enjoyable experience.    … Expand
  15. Muh-Master
    Jun 13, 2014
    4
    Decent game but has a few weak points like generic heroes with a lot of similiar abilities, lacking camera controls, strange hitboxes and the matchmaking is oh well in about 60 games I had 2 games without any leaver.
  16. ZZZGheronZZZ
    Jun 1, 2014
    4
    Another Hi-Rex PAY TO WIN game! Very similarly to tribes you can pay to unlock every feature in the game which will give you an unfair advantage over free players. So enjoy smoking noobz if you shell out quiche brah; it doesn't make you a good player.
  17. Carikeo2
    Jun 30, 2014
    4
    This game is a revolutionary MOBA, so you will love it at the begining.
    THe problem comes when you play it for three weeks or more. I played League of Legends and Dota 2 before, and in comparison, this game completely lacks strategy. You don't even need to last-hit in order to get the money
    This game is very noob friendly, but not rewarding enough for experienced Moba players, and it    This game is a revolutionary MOBA, so you will love it at the begining.
    THe problem comes when you play it for three weeks or more. I played League of Legends and Dota 2 before, and in comparison, this game completely lacks strategy. You don't even need to last-hit in order to get the money
    This game is very noob friendly, but not rewarding enough for experienced Moba players, and it get's boring after a couple of weeks    … Expand
  18. KingBubbles
    Aug 20, 2015
    4
    The skill curve is fairly high. You have to put in quite a few hours to be able to compete in pvp matches. Smurf accounts are extremely popular so most of the games I've played have been denied enjoyment. The mechanics are dull and almost childish, though the reaction timing needed can be immensely overwhelming at times. The scaling of mid to late game items is not balanced what so ever.The skill curve is fairly high. You have to put in quite a few hours to be able to compete in pvp matches. Smurf accounts are extremely popular so most of the games I've played have been denied enjoyment. The mechanics are dull and almost childish, though the reaction timing needed can be immensely overwhelming at times. The scaling of mid to late game items is not balanced what so ever. Gods tend to snow ball out of control easily, resulting in a pointless waste of time. Smite has great potential. I wouldn't recommend playing is you are short on patience.… Expand
  19. Abysmalice
    Dec 4, 2017
    4
    It's a fun game. Great game-play mechanics and plenty to do. However, the game is a team based game, and the match making is atrocious. Considering this game is a team based game, match making is vital to the enjoyment of it.
  20. Hyperfailure
    Apr 29, 2023
    4
    Pretty standard MOBA with over the shoulder controls rather than top-down. Not being a fan of MOBAs, I did not enjoy it, but can understand the appeal for those who like this sort of thing.
  21. Monsterdragon24
    Dec 13, 2014
    3
    This online Moba is fun, but under the wing of Hi Rez has increasingly become bad.

    -the match making sucks. Reasons? I have 600+ games under my belt and am lvl 30 but I am being paired with idiots with no knowledge of the game.
    -most of the characters are broken/op or are completely bad. Just look up the newest gods abilities

    At least it's a "free" game.
  22. icysnowball
    Nov 23, 2014
    3
    I must say that the game is really well done and the gameplay is really good, but this low score is based on the community of smite.
    i've played League of Legends for about 2 years now and i know what a toxic community is, but Smite really tops this because the game itself is not easy to play. So you get flamed as a new player for ks-ing and feeding and people don't even think about the    I must say that the game is really well done and the gameplay is really good, but this low score is based on the community of smite.
    i've played League of Legends for about 2 years now and i know what a toxic community is, but Smite really tops this because the game itself is not easy to play. So you get flamed as a new player for ks-ing and feeding and people don't even think about the new players that have to learn the game.
    i would not play this game if you're a player that wants a helpful and nice community to play with.    … Expand
  23. FlipstanVork
    Sep 18, 2015
    3
    Honestly smite is a super fun game and I have played it for about a year and a half. That being said, Hi-Rez software, network services, and customer service are absolutely terrible. So terrible, that it effects the overall game experience. Since I started playing smite, it has been one of the laggiest, fair-weather games I have ever played. It has dramatic highs and lows in serverHonestly smite is a super fun game and I have played it for about a year and a half. That being said, Hi-Rez software, network services, and customer service are absolutely terrible. So terrible, that it effects the overall game experience. Since I started playing smite, it has been one of the laggiest, fair-weather games I have ever played. It has dramatic highs and lows in server performance the likes of which I have never sen before. If you consult Hi-Rez technical support on the matter they will tell you that it is a problem with your computer or internet connection, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The servers crash often and any time there is a server issue you are likely to be banned for abandoning a match despite the fact that their paper-clip and chewed gum servers are at fault.

    In short, the game is fun, but be prepared for a lot of technical difficulties, and absolutely no interest in helping you or even recognizing that there are problems on hi-rez' end. also expect a high learning curve do to the fact that in the starter lvl matches there is often 15-30 smurfs.

    could be a much much better game if Hi-rez decided to put some effort into it and maybe improve some base line technical problems instead of completely re-hauling the meta every 2 weeks.    … Expand
  24. razorrose
    Mar 23, 2016
    3
    Disagree, the game is incredibly buggy at high ratings, you can become stuck in walls, hitboxs glitch out when moving into the air or ulting. Animations are not visible for several skins meaning you can't aim some of your abilities. Hi-Rez also has poor customer service, a friend was once locked out of his account for 2 months for no reason, the company itself had no idea why he was lockedDisagree, the game is incredibly buggy at high ratings, you can become stuck in walls, hitboxs glitch out when moving into the air or ulting. Animations are not visible for several skins meaning you can't aim some of your abilities. Hi-Rez also has poor customer service, a friend was once locked out of his account for 2 months for no reason, the company itself had no idea why he was locked out either. the games loading screen will cause crashes with some recording software, and the que sometimes auto accepts then boots you making your account into a "deserter" over all the game itself is fun, but the bugs, poor customer service, and graphical errors make it a poor game. 3/10… Expand
  25. Hitbox
    Aug 22, 2016
    3
    I have been playing smite for 2 years this is the one of the most abused games by the staff running this game. These matches are rigged; you will not even be fighting real players in the normal pvp matches let alone the ranked matches. The robots you fight in Co-Op are used in the normal and ranked modes with difficulties being very bad or very high in terms of the robot skills in theI have been playing smite for 2 years this is the one of the most abused games by the staff running this game. These matches are rigged; you will not even be fighting real players in the normal pvp matches let alone the ranked matches. The robots you fight in Co-Op are used in the normal and ranked modes with difficulties being very bad or very high in terms of the robot skills in the match. They actively restrict American’s 1st Amendment right by removing a player’s ability to speak in matches.
    Some players have had the ability to surrender in less than 2 minutes into the match which is not supposed to be possible until 10 minutes into the match. My entire guild quit due to over reporting by players that loose and cannot take the pressure of pvp which was the last straw after dealing with all the problems I previously mentioned. All in all the game is very good game but the staff and people running it are ruining the game by match manipulation and deceptive practices.    … Expand
  26. DragonHeart000
    Feb 12, 2020
    3
    I'd argue that SMITE is better than league of legends when it comes to inside the game. Between the two I would rather play SMITE over LoL even though LoL is more polished. But SMITE still isn't anything special. It may just be that I am not a big fan of the MOBA genre but it's not really anything special. Combat is about the same as LoL is with just a different camera angle. SMITE is aI'd argue that SMITE is better than league of legends when it comes to inside the game. Between the two I would rather play SMITE over LoL even though LoL is more polished. But SMITE still isn't anything special. It may just be that I am not a big fan of the MOBA genre but it's not really anything special. Combat is about the same as LoL is with just a different camera angle. SMITE is a lot more aggressive with it's microtransactions which is a large down side. I would not really recommend this game.

    If you're a fan of LoL this may be a fun game to mix it up some but it's not really my style of game. Just know that there will be much more microtransactions and less polish.    … Expand
  27. theNILE
    Apr 22, 2014
    2
    The third person view doesn't work, it makes the game very irritating at times. Isometric just works far better for this type of game. Really, each item has tiers? So you can pick an item and have an intermediate one? That is really bad design. Part of going for certain items which are strong is that there is a large delay which encourages you to play better and stop you from constantlyThe third person view doesn't work, it makes the game very irritating at times. Isometric just works far better for this type of game. Really, each item has tiers? So you can pick an item and have an intermediate one? That is really bad design. Part of going for certain items which are strong is that there is a large delay which encourages you to play better and stop you from constantly going back and then suddenly being superior to the enemy, but Smite seems to defy this and make purchasing items a chore rather than an achievement.

    Aim based normal attacks, are you for real? This takes focus further off cs (it lightens the punishment of missing cs) and introduces another annoying element to the game. Suddenly the game is a third person shooter strategy action. Honestly, Smite is more like a boring MMO instance than a "MOBA".    … Expand
  28. Brosman
    Jul 11, 2014
    2
    Although the community is great and the game is fun, it is ruined by the fact that maybe 5 champs run the game. Out of the maybe 4 dozen champs, only 5 are worth anything and if you dont play them you lose. End of story. Its no fun to play as people only play the 5 OP champs and you cant play the ones you want or you are guaranteed to lose. Ill stick to LoL, much better champ balance there.
  29. noob123
    May 1, 2014
    2
    This game was just weird... The whole third person view thing might sound like a good idea, but i found it VERY hard to play. This game also has no original concepts or characters.
  30. derpyyy
    Jul 31, 2014
    2
    So here are my gripes with the game:

    Not much room for skillful play because last hitting isnt actually worth anything and creep denial by friendly fire on your own minions doesnt work. The minimap isnt very good and doesnt really convey information such as enemy location in lane because as soon as your opponent moves a bit further away from your teammate (even if he stays in lane) he    So here are my gripes with the game:

    Not much room for skillful play because last hitting isnt actually worth anything and creep denial by friendly fire on your own minions doesnt work. The minimap isnt very good and doesnt really convey information such as enemy location in lane because as soon as your opponent moves a bit further away from your teammate (even if he stays in lane) he will disappear from your minimap.

    Furthermore the mostly unranked gametypes this game has are ruined by premades stomping randoms - there doesnt seem to be a decent pre vs pre matching. Especially later at night you will often run into 3 (conquest) to 5 (arena) man premades who just destroy random teams over and over.

    ^The issues above are somewhat fixed with the introduction of curse voice but not that many people are using it as of yet (especially in unranked where people dont WANT to use voice) so its not helping as much as it could.

    By far the worst thing about the game is the report system. Basically the losing team will usually pick 1 guy on their team and just shove all the blame on him and ask the other team to report him as well. (you know how everyone becomes trash tier when your team loses.. *sigh*)

    You can also get banned for getting disconnects during games (which actually happens a bit more at right now because hirez seems to have server problems at the moment) pretty much if you DC 3 times in 2 days you get a ban.

    All of this wouldnt be an issue if the bans would be looked into more thoroughly by a support team but theyre not. And in addition to that if you get banned 4 times (within any timeframe at all ever) your ban will be almost permanent (1year). This is a huge problem as leveling a character to the point where u can play ranked takes A LOT of time and if u want to use all the gods you will have to unlock all of them again on a new account as well (which again consumes A LOT of time OR you can of course PAY MONEYZZZ to speed it up)

    So basically banning people is a pretty good source of income for HiRez which is not a good starting point for a fair report/ban system.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#30 Best PC Game of 2014
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#26 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#35 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Multiplayer.it
    Aug 8, 2014
    83
    Smite is alternative to Dota and LoL suited to beginners as well as veterans of the genre.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2014
    80
    Third god perspective freshens up the MOBA genre but its potential was not fully utilized (e.g. you can jump, but there’s nowhere to jump to). Smite makes up for that with varied game modes and accessibility to inexperienced or casual players. [06/2014, p.58]
  3. SpazioGames
    May 19, 2014
    80
    The product of Hi Rez Studios is well made, and offers different feelings from those of its competitors, thanks to the different camera angle and a fast paced gameplay.
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