Heroes of Newerth
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| Developer(s) |
S2 Games Frostburn Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Frostburn Studios |
| Composer(s) | Arnej Šećerkadić |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Release | May 12, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | Multiplayer online battle arena |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 74.62% |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
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| Game Revolution | B+ |
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| PC Gamer (US) | 71% |
| Award | |
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| Publication | Award |
| Independent Games Festival | Audience Award (2010) |
Heroes of Newerth (HoN) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game originally developed by S2 Games for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux. The game idea was derived from the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne custom map Defense of the Ancients and was S2 Games' first MOBA title. The game was released on May 12, 2010, and re-released as a free-to-play game on July 29, 2011. On May 5, 2015, Heroes of Newerth development duties passed to Frostburn Studios, with the development team moving over to the new company.
Heroes of Newerth pits two teams of players against each other: the Legion and the Hellbourne. Both teams are based at opposite corners of the map in their respective bases. Bases consist of buildings, creep spawn points, towers, a hero spawning pool, and a central structure. The goal of the game is to either destroy the central structure, the World Tree (Legion) or Sacrificial Shrine (Hellbourne), of the opposite base or force the other team to concede. Players achieve this by selecting heroes with unique skills to combat the other team.
The different game modes are: Co-op, Player Hosted, Normal, and Casual. Co-op matches players either with other players or with bots against a team of bots. Player Hosted allows players to customize their games and then host them to a list for others to join. Casual is similar to a Normal game in terms of layout and game play. However, they differ in other ways such as an included courier for each side at the start of the game and increased gold and experience earnings throughout each match.
As of 1 October 2016[update] there are 132 playable heroes. Each game, a player chooses one hero to be for the duration of the match. Most heroes have four abilities that may be acquired and upgraded as the hero gains experience and levels up, defaulted to keys "Q", "W", "E", and "R". An ability can be leveled up whenever the hero's level goes up. "R" is the hero's ultimate and can only be leveled up when the hero reaches level 6 except for some heroes.
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