90
Heroes of the Storm is an exceptional game that’s thrown the cat amongst the pigeons in this rigid genre.
90
In Heroes of the Storm you play as one of Blizzard's iconic characters from Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo. At first glance the game looks like a typical 5 vs 5 MOBA, but there are changes that differentiate it from its competitors. The matches are shorter, items have been replaced with talents and all maps have different side objectives. Overall, the changes have made the game more intense and varied. The main thing that I have issues with is the payment model. At first it seems fair and reasonable, but after a while you realize that you have to spend tons of money if you want to unlock all the characters or play the game for a long time. [Sept 2015]
86
A welcoming avenue into a visually complex genre, with supreme production values. [Summer 2015, p.74]
8
For context, I write in 2026, I have been playing Heroes of the storm since 2017, with more than 2000 hours on it, and the game has been in a dying state, with very few updates, since 2020. To me, HotS was the perfect addition to the very restricted MOBA world in 2015. While it would never grow to compete with LoL or Dota 2, the game added a fresh option to the genre. Focused on teamplay and accessibility, the game had very good ideas: shared experience, no CSing, no items but talents instead, original camps mechanics... and several maps, with different gameplays, sometimes quite unique. I am keeping it short, there are other very good points to this game, but Blizzard decided to put an early end to the project. Nowadays, the game lacks balance and modernity, however, it is still very fun to play and I love it. The games are wildly shorter than LoL or Dota 2, and you spend much more time battling with the enemies. It should have been the perfect 3rd place of the MOBA podium. RIP.
10
A unique MOBA with shared XP and a great variety of maps that completely change the flow of each match. Absolutely worth playing. The best MOBA out there.
10
The most original MOBA and one of the best games ever made. Unlike LoL, DOTA 2, or Smite it's actually fun.
Heroes of the Storm
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Jun 2, 2015
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Generally Favorable
86
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6.3
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Jun 2, 2015
95
Heroes has a ton of depth, it's very well balanced (though not perfect), and nearly every cast member is a blast to play. It achieves almost everything it sets out to accomplish, so I really hope it catches on with the non-believers and continues to grow.
Jul 8, 2015
90
Simpler, faster and more accessible MOBA where someone actually thought about design beyond the point of “let's pimp up the 13-years-old fan mod”. Heroes of the Storm is not for everyone, but it will suit players who feel the genre is too complex, difficult and inaccessible. Blizzard actually succeeded in creating almost the exact opposite.
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Jan 14, 2026
10
A unique MOBA with shared XP and a great variety of maps that completely change the flow of each match. Absolutely worth playing. The best MOBA out there.
Nov 21, 2025
10
The most original MOBA and one of the best games ever made. Unlike LoL, DOTA 2, or Smite it's actually fun.
Jun 3, 2015
90
Heroes of the Storm is the least intimidating of the major MOBAs and that's a good part of what makes it so easy to keep coming back. It's easy to pick up and learn, while the option to turn Allied Chat off makes the game a pressure-free environment.
Jul 29, 2015
87
If you’re both a fan of the MOBA genre and Blizzard’s various properties, there’s no reason you shouldn’t check Heroes of the Storm out. It may seem like Blizzard’s just got another “me too” on its hands at first glance, but there’s enough to set this MOBA apart from the rest and it all combines together to make for a distinct and thoroughly fun experience that no fan of the genre should miss.
Jun 12, 2015
85
Both highly accessible and super fun to play, Heroes of the Storm comes heartily recommended. Give it a try, it's free.
Jun 10, 2015
80
The few shortcomings are not enough to make Heroes of the Storm less satisfying. It's a light and pleasant MOBA, at least in comparison with Dota 2 and League of Legends. Definitely worth a try - and it costs us nothing.
Jun 22, 2015
60
Perhaps with time Heroes of the Storm can age into something great, for now it’s worth checking out if you want to experience a different take on a popular genre.
Mar 8, 2025
10
The best game blizzard has ever put out, the best way to describe hots is to imagine how league would look like if all the horrible features were fixed. It's a perfect example of what a team based game should look like, it incentivizes teamwork and strategy. It's a shame that blizzard is an abysmal company that can't use hots to its full potential.
Jun 7, 2022
7
This is easily one of the best MOBAs I've ever played. It's not too complicated, visually pleasing, and the various characters can be unlocked just by playing the game. The gameplay is so fun that I often wish the games didn't end up in a steamroll situation where your team is at a lower level and you can't keep up with the enemy team. Sadly, the game has been ignored by the developers since around early 2020. There has not been any new content, and it's currently on life support.
Oct 19, 2021
7
Лучшая моба, имхо. Жаль близарды угробили её. Идея с талантами прекрасна, нет фарма голда и закупа непонятных шмоток. Главная проблема в сильной зависимости от тимплея. В одного тут не понагибаешь, а вот слиться в конце катки из-за какого-нибудь дурачка слишком легко.
Nov 12, 2021
4
Słaba nikomu niepotrzebna nudna gra. Bez pomysłu na siebie i polotu, totalnie generyczna i szybko zapomniana
Mar 19, 2020
4
Due to HOTS not getting as much focus development wise. The US player population is roughly arouund 100 players now. And I'm pretty sure I must have played with at least half of them. And I gotta say, I hate them all. HOTS does an extremely poor job of promoting communication and independent player value and roles as I spend the end of each matchup reporting one of my teammates because they intentionally played poorly, left, or insulted me or another teammate. Especially when it comes to those who don't see their own faults like I do. HOTS used to be full of thousands of players that were equally filled with those who were just as awful you could ignore them to being very helpful and patient. But ever since Blizzard pulled the plug on this game, simply because it was not financially and professionally suitable for them in the short term. The game now has stagnating updates, the Winter Toys event has been running from November up to March 19 as of writing this post. No new heroes or skins have come out. No major patches or updates have been implemented, nothing. While the game is the most thoroughly enjoyable MOBA experience I will ever have. I keep leaving it for months because of these issues, and because the player community is either too elitist or hostile to both other players and the developers. The game has a very good progression and questing system and getting gold is not that hard, and every single map and character does an amazing job of keeping the gameplay fresh despite years of playing this title. But again, because of the amount of verbal abuse and ways players can hurt their own teammates intentionally, on top of the development issues. This game is no longer the shining example it set out to be when 2.0 first launched. ANd until Blizzard finally decides to stop messing around and get it's act together, I do not recommend this title, or any of Blizzard's titles for the matter, to any players looking for a long term online video game.
SummaryThis free-to-play online team brawler assembles a diverse cast of characters from Blizzard’s far-flung realms of science fiction and fantasy, including the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo universes, and challenges them to compete in epic, adrenaline-charged battles. Heroes of the Storm solicits players to customize heroes to suit their s... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
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Initial Release Date:Jun 2, 2015
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