SMITE 2

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Alpharetta, USA – January 12, 2024 – Titan Forge Games, creators of SMITE,have announced SMITE 2, the next generation of their third-person action MOBA. Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, the sequel aims to deliver a next-gen experience. Now available to wishlist on Steam and Steam Deck, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, SMITE 2 distils 10 years of learnings into a new experience.
 

SMITE 2 takes everything players love about SMITE and wraps it in state of the art visuals, animations and gameplay. With a refined user interface, updated audio, clearer spell effects and fresh physics-based abilities for Gods such as Ymir, everything in the game has been improved. The move to a new backend technology also brings state of the art cross-play, a ranked rework that contains new tiers and structures, alongside improved matchmaking. 

Newcomers and veterans will discover new God pantheons, kit refinements, gameplay changes and overhauled Relic and Item systems for deeper strategy, and more impactful combat. As well as a vision control slot and new dynamic map objectives, SMITE 2 introduces dual power sources – Strength and Intelligence – to diversify each God’s abilities and offer more nuanced and varied playstyles. The reimagined Item Store simplifies item building and will improve new-player learning curves.

To honour 40 million SMITE players, a Divine Legacy program has been added. It will reward players for their time and accomplishments over 10 years of SMITE 1, and will honour player spending. Every gem players have previously spent will be convertedinto Legacy Gems in SMITE 2, that can be spent on new purchases. The Divine Legacy program will offer 11 unique skins, badges, Gold Mastery levels,