a free-to-play game on June 20, 2019. where it saw over 1.5 million downloads and held a concurrent player count on Steam of over 200,000 within a few days. Features such as a replay system, ranked matchmaking, daily challenges and rewards, and a battle pass were added over time during its early access phase before it officially released on February 25, 2020. It features full cross-platform play between its PC and mobile versions, with players able to freely start games on one and finish it on another. Reception Polygon called it a clone of Dota Auto Chess, stating that while they thought Underlords was more appealing to new players, the many similarities to the original mod could make it hard for veterans of the genre to see a reason to play Underlords over it. Critics also compared and contrasted it with Artifact, another Valve-developed Dota spinoff game released around the same time that was seen as unsuccessful, as well as Teamfight Tactics, the League of Legends take on the genre. IGN considered Underlords to be the easiest auto battler to get into as a novice due in part to its user interface. References External links 2020 video games Android (operating system) games Auto battler video games Dota Esports games Fantasy video games Free online games Free-to-play video games IOS games Linux games Lua (programming language)-scripted video games MacOS games Multiplayer and single-player video games Strategy video games Source 2 games Valve Corporation games Video games containing battle passes Video games developed in the United States Video games with cross-platform play Windows games