Dota 2

Dota 2

Dota 2 is free to play, with every hero included in the core content. The price at Steam is $0.00; the main question is whether its team battles, varied roles, and learning curve suit your plans, rather than whether to pay for heroes.

Co-op against bots offers a way in before competitive matchmaking. Dota 2 remains free to play at $0.00 on Steam; all heroes are part of its core content.

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80%Steam Reviews2.8M reviews90Metacritic/10091OpenCritic/100
Released: Jul 9, 2013
Free to Play · MOBA · Multiplayer · Strategy · eSports
+2·Platform:Steam·United States Steam official priceFreeALL-TIME LOWBuy now
All-time low ~ $7.49across Steam & third-party storesat the recorded all-time low
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Price History

Past 36 months · Updated daily
Historical Low~ $0.002023-08Current Low Across Stores~ $0.00SteamAt its historical low now
~ $0.00~ $0.00~ $0.00~ $0.0025-1026-0126-0426-0726-10~ $0.00

Prices cover Steam and 39 authorized stores; only legitimate offers are counted. The chart shows weekly market-wide lows and Steam's official price across the past 36 months.

01About Dota 2

In Dota 2, teams battle using heroes whose abilities and items support different roles and strategies. Co-op against bots, a hero demo mode, and competitive matchmaking offer different ways to explore the game. Player rating: 80% from 2,799,586 reviews. Dota 2 is free to play. Supported interface languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Spanish-Latin America, and Vietnamese.

Credits

Ted Kosmatka
WRITER
Ted Kosmatka
American author
NotableDota 2
I
LEAD DESIGNER
IceFrog
game designer for Dota
NotableDota 2
Composer
Jason Hayes · Tim Larkin
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Voice
維羅妮卡·J·瓦倫蒂尼

Steam player reviews

80%positiveVery Positive2,799,586 Steam reviews

Lowest recorded in 36 months

$0.002023-08-12 · SteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.

Language support

LanguageInterfaceSubtitlesAudio
Simplified ChineseYes—Yes
Traditional ChineseYes——
EnglishYes—Yes
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LanguageInterfaceSubtitlesAudio
BulgarianYes——
CzechYes——
DanishYes——
DutchYes——
FinnishYes——
FrenchYes——
GermanYes——
GreekYes——
HungarianYes——
ItalianYes——
JapaneseYes——
KoreanYes—Yes
NorwegianYes——
PolishYes——
PortugueseYes——
Portuguese-BrazilYes——
RomanianYes——
RussianYes——
SpanishYes——
SwedishYes——
ThaiYes——
TurkishYes——
UkrainianYes——
Spanish-Latin AmericaYes——
VietnameseYes——

Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-19

02Before you buy

Free core content

Dota 2 is free to play, and all heroes are part of the free core content. Cosmetics are optional.

Modes and language

The Steam PC version offers co-op against bots and multiplayer matches. Supported interface languages include English, German, and simplified and traditional Chinese; English audio is available.

03Frequently asked questions

Can I play against bots?

Yes. The description presents co-op against bots as a way to learn the game.

Are all heroes free?

Yes. The description says the full hero pool is available to all players.

Does every match play the same way?

No. The large selection of heroes, abilities, and items allows different roles and approaches from match to match.

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