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The mobile version of Auto Chess won’t feature Dota characters

Creators confirm they will release independent game in China

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The mobile version of Auto Chess won’t feature Dota characters
This article originally appeared on ABACUS

The creators of Dota Auto Chess are spinning off the game as a mobile title -- but at least one key element will be missing.

Drodo Studio revealed on Thursday that a mobile version of the game will be released in China soon. No timetable has been given for any global release. But rather than sticking with Dota 2 characters, the new mobile game will feature its own original heroes.
While many are cheering Auto Chess for going solo, some remain skeptical about whether the game can succeed on its own without the art and the fan support provided by Dota 2. Doubts rose even more after eagle-eyed gamers spotted that posters of mobile Auto Chess reused art from a game belonging to the same publisher that was never released.
Top: Project: Day Dream. Bottom: Auto Chess. (Picture: Weibo)
Top: Project: Day Dream. Bottom: Auto Chess. (Picture: Weibo)

Some fans wonder if it means that the mobile release of Auto Chess is too rushed.

“Compared with what’s in Dota 2, the leve lof art [in mobile Auto Chess] makes me speechless,” one gamer said.
“I hope they can build some good-looking models and abilities. I joined Auto Chess because I was drawn by Dota 2’s fancy items and abilities,” another person wrote in a gaming forum.
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