Dota Underlords

Free-to-play auto battler about building crews and stacking alliances

Valve · Released Jun 20, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 91K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 70% of 74 in 30 days
Playing now: 931; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 5 years ago; Nov 19, 2020

What is Dota Underlords?

A free-to-play fantasy auto battler set in White Spire, where rival crews compete to control the city after Momma Eeb's murder. You recruit and upgrade heroes, combine alliances for bonuses, and send crews into automatic battles across Standard, Knockout, co-op Duos, and the City Crawl campaign.

For you if...

+you prefer strategic planning over fast reflexes
+you enjoy building teams and adapting to randomness
+you want solo, competitive, and cooperative match options

Not for you if...

−you expect an actively updated live-service game
−you dislike luck affecting tactical matches
−you prefer reflex-based action over automated battles

What players say

82% of 90,946 reviews are positive · 70% of 74 in the last 30 days

Players praise the approachable strategy, crew building, economy management, and multiplayer options, especially playing with friends. Their main complaint is that development and balance updates have stopped; reports about matchmaking activity and queue times vary.

Screenshots and trailer

Dota Underlords system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Intel i5, 2.4 Ghz or better
Graphics: Integrated HD Graphics 520 w/128 MB or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features: Cloud saves

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.