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Heroes Of Newerth

Heroes of Newerth is S2 Games' competitive MOBA, delivered through discrete 5v5 matches drafted from a shared hero pool rather than a persistent shared world; the game wound down its official live service after over a decade of competitive play.

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Status
Closed
Business model
Free to play
Genre
MOBA
Release
2010
Platforms
Windows
Developer
S2 Games
Publisher
S2 Games
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

5v5 competitive PvP is the sole focus — there is no persistent PvE

SoloPlay styleGroup

Team-based matches push this toward group play, though solo queueing is supported

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured, map-based matches are the stronger catalog signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Real-time MOBA combat is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingRecordedControllerNot recordedPvENot recordedPvPRecorded
Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • This catalog entry appears to be a miscategorization: Heroes of Newerth is a match-based MOBA with no persistent shared world, not an MMO.
  • If competitive 5v5 hero drafting and lane-based combat appeals to you, it's one of the genre's early influential titles.
  • Worth knowing about for fans of MOBAs researching the genre's history alongside DOTA and League of Legends.
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Things to consider

  • Matches are discrete 5v5 rounds — there's no persistent shared world or ongoing server population of the kind this site catalogs.
  • If this profile is being used to evaluate MMO-style shared-world features, this entry doesn't fit the genre this site is built around.
  • Its official live service wound down after more than a decade, so active population has declined significantly.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-28
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Source note
Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified

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Game history

Heroes Of Newerth timeline

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    MMOFinder records Heroes Of Newerth as released in —.

  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Closed

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Heroes Of Newerth screenshots & gameplay

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Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Heroes Of Newerth is an MMOFinder catalog profile classified as a MOBA. The current record lists its status as Closed and its business model as Free to play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2010. Recorded platform availability is Windows. Keeping those fields visible makes it easier to compare the title without treating incomplete research as confirmed information.

The profile records verified combat and multiplayer structure fields for Heroes Of Newerth. Its discovery metadata includes Online Game, Catalog. Developer information is listed as S2 Games, while publisher information is listed as S2 Games. MMOFinder updates these fields as better sourcing becomes available.

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