Chronology of Dota-based video games

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This is a comprehensive index of games in the Dota genre, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, platform, setting and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.


Legend

Video game platforms
LIN Linux
MAC Macintosh / Mac OS
WIN Microsoft Windows

List

Year Game Developer Platform Notes
2009 Demigod Gas Powered Games WIN First released stand-alone Dota game.[1]
2009 League of Legends Riot Games WIN Uses the free-to-play model.[2]
2010 Heroes of Newerth S2 Games WIN, MAC, LIN Free to play since July 2011 [3]
2011 Rise of Immortals Petroglyph Games WIN Currently in closed beta. [4]
TBA Dota 2 Valve Corporation WIN, MAC Icefrog is the lead developer.[5] Currently in closed beta[6], using a keycode model.[7]
TBA Realm of the Titans (Tianyijue) Ningbo Shengguang Tianyi WIN Dota-based game developed by a Chinese developer.[8]
TBA Smite Hi-Rez Studios WIN [9]
TBA Legendary Heroes Maya Games iOS First Dota genre game for iOS[10],[11]

Notes

  1. ^ "The Emergence of the Dota Genre". NeutralCreeps. http://www.neutralcreeps.com/2010/10/emergence-of-dota-genre.html. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  2. ^ "League Of Legends Won't Cost You A Dime". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5314493/league-of-legends-wont-cost-you-a-dime. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  3. ^ "Heroes Of Newerth Goes Free-To-Play". GameInformer. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/07/29/heroes-of-newerth-goes-free-to-play.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  4. ^ "Petroglyph's description of the game". Petroglyph Games. 2011. http://www.riseofimmortals.com/about/. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  5. ^ "Valve's New Game Announced, Detailed: Dota 2". Game Informer. 2010-10-13. http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/10/13/dota-2-announced-details.aspx. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  6. ^ "I Said Good Day Sir! - DOTA2 Blog". Official DOTA2 Site. 2011-9-23. http://blog.dota2.com/2011/09/i-said-good-day-sir/. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  7. ^ "Twice the blood shall I shed - DOTA2 Blog". Official DOTA2 Site. 2011-10-6. http://blog.dota2.com/2011/10/twice-the-blood-shall-i-shed/. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  8. ^ Wu, Esther (2010-10-29). "Tianyijue Chinese Dota Genre Trailer Released". Wirebot.com. http://blog.wirebot.com/2010/10/29/tianyijue-chinese-dota-genre-trailer-released. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  9. ^ Rossignol, Jim (2011-04-21). "Might Fight Right? SMITE Is… Announced.". Rock Paper Shotgun. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/21/might-fight-right-smite-is-announced/. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
  10. ^ http://ipadfeed.net/2011/12/26/legendary-heroes-–-write-it-down-ipad-review/
  11. ^ http://ipadmodo.com/20280/maya-games-releases-trailer-of-the-new-game-legendary-heroes/