Strife®

Dunno why the new devs insist on keeping this game unlisted. It's too bad because the game is fun even if you can only play with bots

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Play for the bots, great game. Who cares about other people, the bots are solid. S2 made some of the best games ever. (Savage, HoN, Strife)

I genuinely cannot bring myself to enjoy this game because of the characters. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 'Lexi-Khan'.

Strife is a free to play MOBA from S2 Games that I find quite interesting because it tries to make the usual MOBA formula feel a bit more approachable. I am playing on a three lane map with two teams of five, choosing a hero and trying to destroy the enemy Crux while defending my own. The basic structure is familiar, but Strife adds things like personal couriers, out of combat regeneration, pets and crafting to make the experience feel a little different. I like that the main objective is easy to understand even though there is plenty going on underneath it. The heroes are probably the strongest part for me. Each one has four abilities and a different role to work around, so choosing a character changes how I approach the match. I also like that the heroes are available from the start rather than making me spend ages unlocking the characters I actually want to try. The combat itself can be fast and satisfying once I understand what my hero is supposed to do, and there is enough room for me to improve how I use abilities, position myself and decide when to push or back away. One thing I really appreciate is how Strife tries to reduce some of the annoying parts of the traditional M…

Love some solid alternate MOBAs to League or DotA... this one is chock full of janky heroes though who will inevitably get matched versus the few OP ones. Really miss Dawngate when I think of this game.