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Wot I Think: Dota Underlords

Developer: Valve

Publisher: Valve

Release: In early access now

On: Windows, Mac, Linux

From: Steam

Price: Free-to-play

I look at my enemy, and I despair. Their army bristles with max-level units, scary abilities, synergies between both. Losing one more fight will knock either of us out of the game. It’s do or die. I plunge all my funds into last-ditch recruitment, refreshing the available roster of heroes time and time again in the hopes of stumbling across one – just one, please, just one – of the heroes I need. My pleading works. The final unit clicks into my freshly-oiled machine with three seconds left on the clock, and I hold my breath as our armies square up one last time.

That’s Dota Underlords at its best. It’s a shame you often need to put up with it at its worst.

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