What else is there to play? The best Dota 2 custom games of November

Surely every fan of Dota 2 sooner or later began to get bored with the game. And even the official modes like Ability Draft and All Random Deathmatch can not quench the thirst for new feelings. And you have to wait a very long time for the events from Valve. And if Valve itself can not, then come modders. As you know in Dota 2 there are about 5000 custom maps. Many of them were abandoned in the development stage, and some are regularly updated and gather a million audience. In this article we'll take a look at the best custom maps from the month since The International 10 ended.

As everyone knows, modders are the type of players who create what developers are afraid to do. There are many examples of mods becoming more successful than the game itself. The most famous examples are in front of you. Dota 2 was once a custom map for Warcraft 3 and Counter-Strike was a mod for Half-Life.

But it doesn't end there, on January 4, 2019, a custom map for Dota 2 called Auto Chess was released on Steam. This map gained immense popularity in a matter of days. In 2 months, Auto Chess raised online in Dota by 200,000 users, and by April 2019, the modification had over 7 million players. 

Despite this, Dota 2 still has many excellent custom maps that collect several thousand online every day. Among the custom maps in November's top, there are maps developed several years ago, as well as new ones that are rapidly gaining popularity.

A custom map for 6 people, in which each player plays for himself. Each player has his own territory, which includes a tower and the healing effect of the fountain. The goal of the modification is to protect your tower and break the towers of all the opponents. Once a player's tower is destroyed, he leaves the game. 

There are 28 different upgrades available for each hero, which can be obtained from both bosses and normal creeps. The player's base, after a certain time, is attacked by creeps, which intensify with each wave. Also on the map there are forest camps, which are divided into 4 difficulties and Roshan in the center of the map. 

This map was inspired by the success of Custom Hero Chaos. Although originally Custom Hero Clash was not much different from its big brother, but over time Custom Hero Clash has acquired a lot of distinctive features, preserving only the general essence of the game - to remain the last survivor. 

There are many strategies for defeating the enemy and telling them here is trivial is not appropriate, because the most interesting point in this custom map, just to find your combination. The authors are constantly monitoring their creation and often release updates, so that the content on the map is always fresh.

The map was added quite recently, on October 26, and has managed to gain popularity. It's not the first time it's been in the top popular mods for a week. The authors of the custom map have made many changes to the interface, as well as to the game mechanics. In the mod, you can improve your items by raising their levels for gold and inserting various stones into them. For killing neutral creeps, the hero accumulates souls, which can be exchanged for talents.

4 players start the game by choosing heroes from a random list provided, then they get into their rooms, in which endlessly appear creeps. After a certain number of mobs, appears miniboss, killing it the player will receive improvements for the hero. The main task of this map, kill the strong bosses that appear in the main arena.

Map with an unconventional approach to the player, has been attracting players for about a year. The authors of the mod took the creation of Roshan Defense very seriously, although the map has a lot of humor in it. The main task of the player is to protect Roshan, and to destroy the enemy base.

By selecting a character, the player enters the base, where he will have to swing at the expense of forest creeps and the constant waves on the roshan. Allied creeps will help to defend Roshan, which are strengthened by the killed bosses on the map. Also, there are a lot of secrets and mini-games on the map that will help power up the hero and unlock new ones.

An analogue of everyone's favorite Auto chess, but with a new twist. It would seem impossible to repeat the success of the older brother, but the author has approached the idea very uniquely. By making a joint battle in a 2x2 arena without being tied to the chessboard, the author has achieved the missing element, which is missing for smartphone users, namely a beautiful automatic battle.

The logic of the map is identical to the Auto Chess, all the same combination of heroes are built, improve their levels, wear items for heroes, but the battle takes place in a separate arena, where the battle heroes are at once from 4 players, 2 in a team. A unique feature of map, is the ability to take control of the hero, during the battle, when the player reaches the maximum builder`s level.

This time we have reviewed only a small part, the 5 most popular custom maps of the last 30 days. There are many more quality modifications in the game that are worth considering and at least trying. The output of this series of reviews will depend on you and your activity. If you like this review or would like to add something, let us know on our Telegram channel or on social networks.