
Is Dota 2 Crossplay? Split Screen and Player Count
Dota 2 is only on one platform, so everyone plays on the same one anyway. Online it takes 2 to 10 players, and there's no split screen.
Each player controls one hero who levels up and buys items during the match, and the team pushes down three lanes to destroy the enemy base. Every hero is unlocked from the start.
2–10 onlineFree
- Players
- 2–10 online
- Crossplay
- No
- Split screen
- No
- Free to play
- Yes
- One copy for the group
- No
- Typical session
- 2h
- Genre
- Strategy & MOBA
- Platforms
- PC and Mac
Dota 2 crossplay by platform
It's only on one platform, so the whole group plays there.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dota 2 crossplay?
Dota 2 is only on PC and Mac, so everyone plays on the same platform.
Does Dota 2 have split screen?
No, each player needs their own device.
How many players can play Dota 2?
Online, 2 to 10 friends can play together.
Is Dota 2 free?
Yes, Dota 2 is free to play.
What platforms is Dota 2 on?
PC and Mac.
Is Dota 2 co-op?
You team up with friends to play against other teams, so it counts as competitive.
What games are like Dota 2?
League of Legends, Eternal Return, Teamfight Tactics, StarCraft II and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
Games like Dota 2
League of Legends
Two teams of champions with unique abilities push down three lanes guarded by turrets to destroy the Nexus, the enemy base. During the match you level up and buy items with the gold you earn.
2–10 onlineFree
Eternal Return
Each of you picks a character with their own skills and roams Lumia Island gathering materials to craft gear while fighting wild animals and rival teams. The last team alive wins.
2–18 onlineFree
Teamfight Tactics
You buy champions from a shop each round and place them on a board, where they fight automatically against another player's team. Three copies merge into a stronger one, and the last player standing wins.
2–8 onlineFree
StarCraft II
Commanding Terran, Zerg or Protoss, you harvest minerals and gas, build a base and an army, and destroy the enemy base. In Co-op you pick commanders with their own units for missions against the AI.
2–8 onlineFree
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
You command troops and fight in person, on foot or horseback, in medieval battles and sieges. The conquest campaign is single-player, and multiplayer offers battles with or without AI troops.
2–12 online
Hearts of Iron IV
Each player runs a country from 1936 onward, managing industry, researching technology, designing divisions and drawing battle plans. National focus trees let you follow World War II history or rewrite it.
2–32 online
Let your group vote on what to play
Send the group a poll link. Each person answers in 30 seconds, and you vote only among the games all of you can play.





