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Games like Dota 2

What to play if you like Dota 2

Start with Insurgency, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Schedule I. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Dota 2, then show where the experience changes.

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These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

Insurgency cover78% shared experience

Insurgency

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Stress intensity

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition cover75% shared experience

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity

Schedule I cover75% shared experience

Schedule I

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Build crafting depth

Europa Universalis IV cover75% shared experience

Europa Universalis IV

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity

Company of Heroes 2 cover75% shared experience

Company of Heroes 2

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity

WARDOGS cover74% shared experience

WARDOGS

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Co-op dependency and Stress intensity

Total War: WARHAMMER III cover74% shared experience

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) cover74% shared experience

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Build crafting depth and Strategic depth

Bloons TD 6 cover73% shared experience

Bloons TD 6

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Combat intensity

Squad cover72% shared experience

Squad

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity and Session length

Asphalt Legends cover72% shared experience

Asphalt Legends

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Build crafting depth and Strategic depth

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III cover72% shared experience

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Sniper Elite 4 cover72% shared experience

Sniper Elite 4

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Build crafting depth and Exploration

Gang Beasts cover72% shared experience

Gang Beasts

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Strategic depth and Stress intensity

Arma Reforger cover72% shared experience

Arma Reforger

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity and Build crafting depth

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator cover71% shared experience

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Build crafting depth and Stress intensity

Hunt: Showdown 1896 cover71% shared experience

Hunt: Showdown 1896

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity and Build crafting depth

Brick Rigs cover71% shared experience

Brick Rigs

Preserves: Competitive intensity and Social dependency

Changes: Stress intensity and Strategic depth

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