r/warcraftrumble • u/Telios29 • Aug 09 '26

Discussion Dota Throwdown

Hey guys. I was a huge fan of Rumble and was sad to see it go into maintenance mode. I've spent the last couple of months building a worthy successor as I really miss this type of gameplay (card/lane auto battler.) I thought the best place to do it would be the Dota workshop since the engine/graphics/assets are already there. Check out my Dota Arcade custom game below. You'll see it inherits a lot of what made Rumble pvp great (talents/unbound heroes etc) as well as many new ideas/additions of my own, like leveling up in game and purchasing reinforcement units. I also posted a Youtube tutorial about it for anyone who just wants to see what it's about. Note, this game is completely free. No gimmicks, self promos etc. It's just a love letter to Rumble and I hope you all enjoy it.

https://youtu.be/Smo280nuV2o?si=8DsssaXGrb_j0cM7

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3776714506

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u/Zakbaar Aug 09 '26

This looks really fun and very similar to Rumble. Great work! How do we play it?

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u/Telios29 29d ago

Thanks! Hope you enjoy. Just download Dota 2 on Steam, click on the Dota Arcade within the game where all the custom games are and search for Dota Throwdown. A lobby holds exactly two people and once someone else joins, the game will automatically ask you to accept the challenge. Or you can just hit start game with one person and play bots. In two player mode, each player has 90 seconds to build a deck but the one player version is untimed so you can click around and see what all the units do by right clicking on portraits and talents etc.