Dota 2
What Dota 2 is
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes.
The sentence of its Steam description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.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.
What people say
Within complaints about cheaters and toxicity, smurf accounts, abusive team chat, intentional griefing and bots in matches each draw a similar share, so no single fix covers it.
Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the reportBefore you buy Dota 2
Recent reviews run 18 points below the lifetime score.
Steam's score counts every review over the game's life; this report reads the reviews in its window, so a recent update or event moves it first.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Cheaters and toxicity10%Most often smurf accounts
“Polluted by bot farms. I wish I could recommend Dota but there's no point in playing when 50% of your games don't have real players.”
- Matchmaking and balance5%
- Difficulty5%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Competitive play66 reviewers; most raised: cheaters and toxicityComplain79%Praise51%
- Playing with friends39 reviewers; most raised: cheaters and toxicityComplain33%Praise69%
- Relaxing22 reviewers; most raised: cheaters and toxicityComplain14%Praise96%
Steam reviews over its whole life
2,809,402 reviews in every language, counted per month by Steam itself.
What Dota 2 reviewers say
One public report on Dota 2 reads 1,165 Steam reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 26, 2026. Of its 1,165 judged reviewers, 42% complain, 48% praise something, 2% make a request and 3% say they're quitting. The top complaint is cheaters and toxicity at 20% of complaints, then bans, scams and safety (9%) and matchmaking and balance (10%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 14% of praise. Top requests: bring something back (24%) and new feature or option (22%). Two audience differences stand out. Competitive play: say they're quitting 4.9x as often as everyone (12% vs 2%). Not recommended: mention bugs and crashes 1.6x as often as everyone (7% vs 5%).
One public report on Dota 2. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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