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Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

Release DateJul 9, 2013
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.2% (very positive) / 81.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.2% Top 15% / 81.2%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)14.3K  Top 2% / 2M  Top 1%
Curators036 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time1651.5 hours  Top 1%
Followers2.2M  Top 1%
Owners± 191.7M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 191.7M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1G  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Dota 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Dota 2's Steam rating and reviews from October 2011 to December 2023. Steam's rating varies between 93.6% (August 2014) and 47.7% (April 2013).

With 2M reviews Top 1%, Dota 2 is definitely a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. Most of the peaks took place in November.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Dota 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Dota 2's reviewers. The most popular language is Russian (47%), followed by English (31%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game has been translated in 28 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Dota 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Dota 2 depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 4187 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (4059 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Dota 2's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • solid teamwork
  • strategic gameplay
  • many game modes
  • unique hero personalities
  • great sound and vfx
  • F2P friendly
  • addictive gameplay
  • improves critical thinking skills
  • empathy and social skills
  • positive personal growth
  • toxic community
  • long and time-consuming matches
  • bad mental health effects
  • requires a well-balanced match
  • requires skill and personal willpower
  • can take away a lot from you
  • cheating and smurfing
  • bad support team
  • worst anti-cheat system
  • bugs and glitches

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 85.2% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Dota 2's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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