Dota 2

Jul 9, 2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

About Dota 2

Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game and the stand-alone sequel to the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

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Dota 2 on Wikipedia

Dota 2 is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Dota 2 is played in matches between two teams of five players, with each team occupying and defending their own separate base on the map. Each of the ten players independently controls a character known as a hero that has unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, players collect experience points (XP) and items for their heroes to defeat the opposing team's heroes in player versus player (PvP) combat. A team wins by being the first to destroy the other team's Ancient, a large durable structure located in the center of each base.

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Game details

Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Warfare
Series: Dota
Official site: Visit

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Reception

Steam reviews

Very Positive

2,720,823 reviews · 81% positive

Metacritic

90/100

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IGDB rating

85/100

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Dota 2 player count

Dota 2 has 331,764 players in-game on Steam right now — up 5% from 24 hours ago. Its 24-hour peak was 642,934 concurrent players. Updated hourly.

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332K+5% vs 24h ago

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14.7K

Live concurrent viewers

642,934 24-hour peak

698,437 7-day peak

698,437 all-time peak

#3 most played on Steam

Steam most-played rank: #3

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