<P> Heroes of the Storm ( HotS ) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and macOS that was released on June 2 , 2015 . The game features heroes from Blizzard 's franchises including Warcraft , Diablo , StarCraft , The Lost Vikings , and Overwatch . The game uses both free - to - play and freemium models and is supported by micropayments , which can be used to purchase heroes , visual alterations for the heroes in the game , and mounts . Blizzard does not call the game a `` multiplayer online battle arena '' or an `` action real - time strategy '' because they feel it is something different with a broader playstyle ; they refer to it as an online `` hero brawler '' . </P>
<P> Heroes of the Storm ( HotS ) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and macOS that was released on June 2 , 2015 . The game features heroes from Blizzard 's franchises including Warcraft , Diablo , StarCraft , The Lost Vikings , and Overwatch . The game uses both free - to - play and freemium models and is supported by micropayments , which can be used to purchase heroes , visual alterations for the heroes in the game , and mounts . Blizzard does not call the game a `` multiplayer online battle arena '' or an `` action real - time strategy '' because they feel it is something different with a broader playstyle ; they refer to it as an online `` hero brawler '' . </P>
when did heroes of the storm come out
when did heroes of the storm come out
June 2 , 2015
June 2 , 2015