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If Dota 2 left you wanting more, this list of 23 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — MOBA team gameplay, tactical combat and fantasy world — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. League of Legends comes closest (74/100).
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The closest game to Dota 2 is League of Legends — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Heroes of the Storm and AirMech Strike follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dota 2. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
If Dota 2 worked for you because of loot and gear systems, fantasy world, and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view and free-to-play access. Its own ground is deep RPG systems.
The thread back to Dota 2 runs through loot and gear systems, fantasy world, and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.
On paper it is what Dota 2 is — tactical combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to free-to-play access and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.
Held in common with Dota 2: fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view.
Released 8 years after Dota 2.
On paper it is what Dota 2 is — melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.
Released 4 years after Dota 2.
The genre is the same as Dota 2’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to free-to-play access and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: ranged combat and PvP competition.
Released 4 years after Dota 2.
It comes from the same genre as Dota 2 and shares melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on an isometric view and free-to-play access. The distance is in combat and game mode — its own ground is online features.
Genre puts it alongside Dota 2, and so does melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: ranged combat and a sci-fi setting.
It comes from the same genre as Dota 2 and shares melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a third-person camera and free-to-play access. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is an anime aesthetic.
On paper it is what Dota 2 is — melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on free-to-play access and an isometric view. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is PvP competition and a top-down view.
Released 4 years after Dota 2.
On paper it is what Dota 2 is — tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting.
It comes from the same genre as Dota 2 and shares tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.
What carries over from Dota 2 is multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. Its own ground is shooting mechanics.
Released 5 years after Dota 2.
Genre puts it alongside Dota 2, and so does melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and online features.
Released 4 years after Dota 2.
It meets Dota 2 on fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. The common ground extends to free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is game mode: adventure storytelling.
Released 3 years after Dota 2.
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