Valve Corporation

Dota 2

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2013

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    10*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Dota

Engines

  • Source 2

Localized titles

  • Dota 2

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Strategy*
  • Free To Play*

Game features

  • Multi-player*
  • Co-op*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • SteamVR Collectibles*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Color Alternatives*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
  • Steam Timeline*

Interface languages

  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Finnish*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Thai*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Vietnamese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Vietnamese*

Community tags · historical

  • Free to Play*
    Votes · historical
    60,040*
  • MOBA*
    Votes · historical
    20,225*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    15,411*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    14,289*
  • e-sports*
    Votes · historical
    11,816*
  • Team-Based*
    Votes · historical
    10,989*
  • Competitive*
    Votes · historical
    8,324*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    7,939*
  • Online Co-Op*
    Votes · historical
    7,495*
  • PvP*
    Votes · historical
    6,073*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    5,376*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    4,338*
  • RTS*
    Votes · historical
    4,127*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    3,807*
  • Tower Defense*
    Votes · historical
    3,796*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    3,764*
  • Character Customization*
    Votes · historical
    2,944*
  • Replay Value*
    Votes · historical
    2,766*
  • Action RPG*
    Votes · historical
    2,471*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    1,987*

System requirements

  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 12.04 or newer*
    Processor alternatives
    Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD GCN+, NVIDIA Kepler+, or Intel HD 5000-series or newer*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    60 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    OpenAL Compatible Sound Card*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    macOS 10.15 or newer*
    Processor alternatives
    Dual core from Intel*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Metal-capable GPU (AMD GCN-based GPU or newer, NVIDIA Kepler-based GPU or newer, Intel HD 4000 or newer)*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    60 GB available space*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 or newer*
    Processor alternatives
    Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    60 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    DirectX Compatible*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Publishers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Release history

  • 2013-07-09
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2013-07-09 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2013-07-09*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Jul 9, 2013*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Playable*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Playable*
Specifications 2 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
Dota 2*
Release year
2,013*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Valve
Valve*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
10*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Valve
Valve*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2013-07-09 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2013-07-09*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,427* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
54,064* min
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • Co-op*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • SteamVR Collectibles*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Color Alternatives*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
  • Steam Timeline*
Developers
  • Valve*
DLC count · historical
2*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100000000 - 200000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Vietnamese*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Strategy*
  • Free To Play*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
860* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,155* min
Metacritic score
90*
Name
Dota 2*
Negative reviews · historical
461,826*
Peak ccu
623,941*
Positive reviews · historical
2,037,143*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.0*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Recommendations
14,369*
Store release date · historical
Jul 9, 2013*
Interface languages
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • English*
  • Finnish*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Thai*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Vietnamese*
Game website · historical
http://www.dota2.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
SteamVR Collectibles
SteamVR Collectibles*
In-App Purchases
In-App Purchases*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Color Alternatives
Color Alternatives*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
Steam Timeline
Steam Timeline*
Developers
Valve
Valve*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Vietnamese*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Strategy
Strategy*
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 9, 2013*
Interface languages
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • English*
  • Finnish*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Thai*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Vietnamese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,382* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
55,628* min
Ccu
623,941*
Developer
Valve*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Strategy*
  • Free To Play*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • English*
  • Finnish*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Thai*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Vietnamese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
908* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,157* min
Name
Dota 2*
Negative reviews · historical
461,826*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100,000,000 .. 200,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
2,037,143*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
Valve*
Community tags · historical
  • Free to Play*
  • MOBA*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Strategy*
  • e-sports*
  • Team-Based*
  • Competitive*
  • Action*
  • Online Co-Op*
  • PvP*
  • Difficult*
  • Co-op*
  • RTS*
  • RPG*
  • Tower Defense*
  • Fantasy*
  • Character Customization*
  • Replay Value*
  • Action RPG*
  • Simulation*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Strategy
Strategy*
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Languages
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • English*
  • Finnish*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Thai*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Vietnamese*
Community tags · historical
Free to Play
Free to Play*
MOBA
MOBA*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Strategy
Strategy*
e-sports
e-sports*
Team-Based
Team-Based*
Competitive
Competitive*
Action
Action*
Online Co-Op
Online Co-Op*
PvP
PvP*
Difficult
Difficult*
Co-op
Co-op*
RTS
RTS*
RPG
RPG*
Tower Defense
Tower Defense*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Character Customization
Character Customization*
Replay Value
Replay Value*
Action RPG
Action RPG*
Simulation
Simulation*
Tags votes
Free to Play
Votes · historical
60,040*
MOBA
Votes · historical
20,225*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
15,411*
Strategy
Votes · historical
14,289*
e-sports
Votes · historical
11,816*
Team-Based
Votes · historical
10,989*
Competitive
Votes · historical
8,324*
Action
Votes · historical
7,939*
Online Co-Op
Votes · historical
7,495*
PvP
Votes · historical
6,073*
Difficult
Votes · historical
5,376*
Co-op
Votes · historical
4,338*
RTS
Votes · historical
4,127*
RPG
Votes · historical
3,807*
Tower Defense
Votes · historical
3,796*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
3,764*
Character Customization
Votes · historical
2,944*
Replay Value
Votes · historical
2,766*
Action RPG
Votes · historical
2,471*
Simulation
Votes · historical
1,987*
Specifications 6 · 26 fields
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • Co-op*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • SteamVR Collectibles*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Color Alternatives*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
  • Steam Timeline*
Developers
  • Valve*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Strategy*
  • Free To Play*
Free to play · historical
Yes*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD GCN+, NVIDIA Kepler+, or Intel HD 5000-series or newer Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 60 GB available space Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: macOS 10.15 or newer Processor: Dual core from Intel Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Metal-capable GPU (AMD GCN-based GPU or newer, NVIDIA Kepler-based GPU or newer, Intel HD 4000 or newer) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 60 GB available space *
Metacritic score
90*
Name
Dota 2*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 60 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Recommendations total
14,357*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Jul 9, 2013*
Interface languages
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (full audio), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean (full audio), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese (full audio), Spanish - Spain, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese*
Type
game*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
SteamVR Collectibles
SteamVR Collectibles*
In-App Purchases
In-App Purchases*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Color Alternatives
Color Alternatives*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
Steam Timeline
Steam Timeline*
Developers
Valve
Valve*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Strategy
Strategy*
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04 or newer*
Processor alternatives
Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
AMD GCN+, NVIDIA Kepler+, or Intel HD 5000-series or newer*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
60 GB available space*
Audio hardware
OpenAL Compatible Sound Card*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
macOS 10.15 or newer*
Processor alternatives
Dual core from Intel*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Metal-capable GPU (AMD GCN-based GPU or newer, NVIDIA Kepler-based GPU or newer, Intel HD 4000 or newer)*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
60 GB available space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 or newer*
Processor alternatives
Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600*
Graphics API
Version 11*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
60 GB available space*
Audio hardware
DirectX Compatible*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 9, 2013*
Interface languages
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Thai*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Vietnamese*

* Provisional data