Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA), which was a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion pack, The Frozen Throne. Dota 2 is played in matches between two teams of five players, with each team occupying and defending their own separate base on the map. Each of the ten players independently controls a powerful character, known as a "hero", who all have unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, players collect experience points and items for their heroes to successfully defeat the opposing team's heroes in player versus player combat. A team wins by being the first to destroy a large structure located in the opposing team's base, called the "Ancient
Developer
Valve Corporation
Publisher
Valve Corporation
Designer
IceFrog
Writer(s)
Marc Laidlaw
Ted Kosmatka
Kris Katz
Composer
Jason Hayes
Tim Larkin
Engine
Source 2
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Linux
OS X
Release
Windows
July 9, 2013
Linux, OS X
July 18, 2013
Genre
Multiplayer online battle arena
Mode
Single-player, multiplayer