SMITE 2 Devs Plan To Release One New God Per Week, & Fans Are Thrilled To See Who's Coming

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The developers at Hi Rez Studios and Titan Forge Games have announced they will be attempting to release a new God every week in launched into early access back in August 2024, after its predecessor pulled in serious player numbers and success. Having just launched into the open beta on all platforms, there are over 45 Gods already available for play, and adding one per week until at least August 2025 means the roster is going to be massive.

As seen in an X post from the official account, the developers say that they are going to attempt to keep up with a «steady pace» of god releases in and the comments thus far seem extremely positive.

Adding a new God every week is a monumental task, but fans appear to be here for it. The comments on the X post are almost all positive, most exclaiming they want to see their favorite God added to the roster next. While almost all of the Gods coming have been seen in, the developers have changed quite a few features and toolkits for some of them, which fans hope the «do right». Commenter Whiplash states,

Others know that their favorite is coming and are willing to wait patiently for them, such as commenter Drina. Fans were initially upset when they learned that some of their favorite skins from the original title would not carry over to, but luckily there was a silver lining to the bad news. allows fans to play some of the most well-known and iconic Gods in history, each with a special set of skills and a role to play. Everyone has a favorite God they played in the OG, and are eagerly waiting for them to launch into ​​​​​​.

The initial reception of seemed to be a mixed bag, and according to a few Steam reviews,fans don't feel as though this is a «new» game. Other comments highlight the fact that players have to repurchase Gods all over again, which takes a lot of time and effort.

Smite, the classic third-person MOBA, is receiving a surprise sequel on a brand-new engine with a ton of changes and enhancements.

While some are