Dota 2 is an Action Real Time Strategy game, or ARTS in short. It is also a spiritual successor to the Warcraft 3 custom map, Defense of the Ancient, which is also a spiritual successor to the original concept, Aeon of Strife.

The game is about a battle of strategy that could yield a different result with ten players split in two teams, each controlling their unit(s) named Hero.

It is free to play, all of the heroes are playable, although if you are a new player, you are limited at first for some "easy" hero, but if you wanted, you could bypass this limitation as well.

The game has steep learning curve with seemingly obvious mechanic, with current state of the new player experience, it would be hard to learn, but I would still recommend it since it's free anyway, and if you play long enough, you could get a piece of cosmetic item to customize your Hero looks.

The community however just like any other multiplayer game, are toxic, but not all of them, just be prepared.

You could play against bot first if you afraid or tired interacting with humans, although I suggest you use Community made bots from the Workshop since they give more challenge than the official ones.

Also if you tired of playing the normal match, you could just hop in to Arcade section and find other Community Created Game Modes (yes, history repeats itself) and find some game or even training ground you like.

Conclusion: Try it, it's free, 100% free, you don't have to buy or pay anything if you don't want to or hate the developer to play it. The game speak itself.

Dota 2 is an Action Real Time Strategy game, or ARTS in short. It is also a spiritual successor to the Warcraft 3 custom map, Defense of the Ancient, which is also a spiritual successor to the original concept, Aeon of Strife. The game is about a battle of strategy that could yield a different result with ten players split in two teams, each controlling their unit(s) named Hero. It is free to play, all of the heroes are playable, although if you are a new player, you are limited at first for some "easy" hero, but if you wanted, you could bypass this limitation as well. The game has steep learning curve with seemingly obvious mechanic, with current state of the new player experience, it would be hard to learn, but I would still recommend it since it's free anyway, and if you play long enough, you could get a piece of cosmetic item to customize your Hero looks. The community however just like any other multiplayer game, are toxic, but not all of them, just be prepared. You could play against bot first if you afraid or tired interacting with humans, although I suggest you use Community made bots from the Workshop since they give more challenge than the official ones. Also if you tired of playing the normal match, you could just hop in to Arcade section and find other Community Created Game Modes (yes, history repeats itself) and find some game or even training ground you like. Conclusion: Try it, it's free, 100% free, you don't have to buy or pay anything if you don't want to or hate the developer to play it. The game speak itself.