Games like Dota Underlords
If Dota Underlords is your kind of game, the closest matches are Artifact, SINDIKAT and Legion Draft — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Valve's 2019 free-to-play auto-battler invites players into a strategic battlefield where Dota heroes clash as autonomous units. The core loop centers on economy-management, assembling hero-synergy-compositions, and mastering positioning-and-board-control against up to seven rivals. Randomized-hero-rolls ensure each match demands fresh adaptation, while underlord-perks provide persistent progression depth. Players describe the experience as both challenging and contemplative, with the familiar Dota universe lending nostalgic appeal to the tactical decision-making. Reviewers highlight how it feels like chess with autonomous pieces, balancing a relaxed-but-strategic playstyle with moments of intensity when tactical-positioning-matters most. The game holds an 84% positive rating from over 33,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.
About Dota Underlords: Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
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Artifact
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Dota Underlords.
Top pick for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Dota Underlords.
Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.
SINDIKAT
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Dota Underlords.
SINDIKAT is an online board game about business and money: buy companies, upgrade assets, collect rent, and outplay your friends in the fight for full control of the city.
Legion Draft
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Dota Underlords.
This is an async PvP card autobattler where each card represents a troop group that keeps growing. Draft cards, recruit soldiers, and build a legion that surpasses every opponent. Explore fantasy races with different synergies, and become a master strategist！
Gambition
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Ranked #4 for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Dota Underlords.
A roguelike chess strategy game where chess pieces evolve into powerful forms, gaining unique abilities and devastating synergies across ever-changing boards.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dota Underlords.
Ranked #5 for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Dota Underlords.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.
Warbands: Bushido
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dota Underlords.
Ranked #6 for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Dota Underlords.
Warbands:Bushido is a miniatures board game arena with cards, miniatures, dice and beautiful terrains to fight on, with both multiplayer battles boardgamers are used to, and challenging single-player scenarios.
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dota Underlords.
Ranked #7 for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Dota Underlords.
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
Ironbound
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dota Underlords.
Ranked #8 for Dota Underlords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Dota Underlords.
Ironbound is a turn-based multiplayer strategy game with fast-paced duels and deep meta-game. Upgrade your character and equipment and climb to the top of the multiplayer ladder!
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Dota 2
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Reviewers of Dota Underlords cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Dota Underlords.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Artifact
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Dota Underlords.
Reviewers of Dota Underlords cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Dota Underlords.
Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.
Auto Chess
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Shares an intense mood with Dota Underlords.
Reviewers of Dota Underlords cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Dota Underlords.
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Shares a challenging mood with Dota Underlords.
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Shares a contemplative mood with Dota Underlords.
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Shares an intense mood with Dota Underlords.
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Counter-Strike: Source
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Shares an intense mood with Dota Underlords.
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Dota Underlords.
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Frequently asked about Dota Underlords
- Is Dota Underlords verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dota Underlords is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is Dota Underlords free to play?
- Yes — Dota Underlords is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Dota Underlords have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Dota Underlords supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Dota Underlords?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dota Underlords are Artifact, SINDIKAT, Legion Draft.
- Who developed Dota Underlords?
- Dota Underlords was developed by Valve.
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