5 Games like Dota 2 on Xbox that you should try

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.