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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.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
172 months, July 2012 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 344 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 374 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Dota 2 includes fantasy violence, use of alcohol, and mild partial nudity.
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| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| The Dota 2 Remixes EP | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Feb 2020 |
| The Dota 2 Official Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Feb 2020 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Dota 2 | game\bin\win64\dota2.exe | -steam +voice_fadeouttime 0 -prewarm_panorama +r_legacy_vsync 1 | windows 64 | |
| Play Dota 2 | game/dota.sh | +@panorama_min_comp_layer_dimension 0 -prewarm_panorama | macos | |
| Play Dota 2 | game/dota.sh | +@panorama_min_comp_layer_dimension 0 -prewarm_panorama | linux 64 | |
| Launch Dota 2 - Tools | game\bin\win64\dota2cfg.exe | -steam -dx11 | windows 64 | needs DLC 313250 |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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