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ActionAdventureCasualMassively MultiplayerRPGStrategyFree To PlayMOBAThird PersonMythologyCompetitiveMultiplayer

2,473 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 7,973

Peak in the last 7 days: 8,850

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Game description

Become a god and wage war in SMITE 2, the free-to-play Unreal Engine 5-powered sequel to the legendary third-person action MOBA. If you love challenging competition, intense action, ability-driven combat, rewarding teamwork, or godly mythology, you’ll see why 40+ million players love SMITE.

Basic info

DeveloperTitan Forge Games
PublisherHi-Rez Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 27, 2024
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9400F / AMD Ryzen 4500U
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1630 / AMD RX 6400 / Intel Arc A380
Storage30 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 387 reviews from the past 1 year

50.0/ 100
Bottom 5%

Steam rating: Mixed (55%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Reviewers of this god MOBA sequel enjoy its combat but object to its balance and store; it scores 50.0 from 24,443 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

68 reviews say they enjoy playing it, and a few describe thrilling, action packed matches with real highs. 25 praise the visuals, saying the updated graphics, character designs and map look clearly improved. 10 like the strategic options in builds, with aspects and activated items opening new directions for each character. Some enjoy learning matchups and lane objectives.

👎 Where it falls short

70 reviews complain about balance, saying only meta gods and builds are viable and some items or roles are overtuned, which leaves no room to experiment. 63 criticize the monetization, citing expensive skins, chests that push grinding and little credit for purchases made in the first game. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1375th of 1399. 42 report matchmaking problems, describing new players matched against veterans, lopsided teams and games filled with bots. Multiplayer ranks 629th of 642, Gameplay ranks 1285th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 1271st of 1399. A few also say the community can be toxic.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“personally enjoys playing the game a lot” · 68 reviews
“toxicity has amplified ten fold, community completely changed” · 40 reviews
“game looks decent visually” · 25 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Progression -2.51 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Negative “lost everything earned in Smite 1 with no transfer option” · 4 reviews

Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 2% · Strategy 13% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Characters +1.32 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are

Story 0% · World 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -2.17 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “less content than original, must buy everything again” · 8 reviews
Positive “provides more content than predecessor” · 2 reviews

Variety 5% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +0.42 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “game looks decent visually” · 25 reviews
Negative “typical UE5 downgrade, unplayable blurry mess” · 11 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Community -3.19 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “toxicity has amplified ten fold, community completely changed” · 40 reviews

Playing together 12% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.89 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “heavy monetization in alpha state with legacy currency disrespected” · 63 reviews
Positive “monetization better than ever seen, worth playing” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Balance 34% · Matchmaking 24%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.85 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “developers prioritize monetization over matchmaking and meta balance” · 22 reviews
Positive “devs push major updates every two weeks with hotfixes and actively work on fixes” · 9 reviews

Stability 16% · Performance 16%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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