It seems that as the rise of auto chess titles on both PC and mobile platforms continue to grow, we will see more adaptations of the expanding genre as time continues on. Today, valve has officially announced that their iteration of the mode will be dropping today, going by the title Dota Underlords.

Nearly a week ago, pre-alpha footage for the game leaked and fans have been eagerly waiting for when the title will receive its proper announcement: as more fans anticipated the game’s reveal, they did not expect it to be just days after the initial leak. On top of the domain for the title being discovered by fans, it was a matter of time before Valve took the main stage to fully announce the title.

According to the blog post on the Dota 2 website, Underlords will pit you against seven other opponents and given the responsibility to manage your crew to win the game. Unlike the traditional Dota etiquette of fast reflexes to take the match, players will have to play strategically in order to dominate the opposing players.

Mentiond in the post it details that those who own the battle pass for Dota 2 are granted access to the game through the preview build on Steam. Talks of an open beta are in the works down the line for the game with the playtest coming available for other platforms on Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. Adding on that cross-play along with cross-progression will be available when the beta officially goes live in the future.

Dota Underlords is currently available on Steam.

Source: Valve