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{{Infobox video game
| title = Strife
| image = Strife Logo.jpg
| developer = [[S2 Games]]
| publisher = S2 Games
| engine = K2 Engine
| platforms = [[Linux]], [[OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| released = {{Video game release|WW|May 22, 2015<ref name="strifeonsteam">{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/339280|title=Strife® on Steam.}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Multiplayer online battle arena]]
| modes = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]] [[Single Player]]
}}
'''''Strife''''' was a [[multiplayer online battle arena]] (MOBA) video game developed by [[S2 Games]]. This is S2 Games' second MOBA game aimed to a more casual player base than ''[[Heroes of Newerth]]'', most notably incorporating various gameplay elements that focus on heavily reducing player toxicity and introducing persistent mechanics outside of the arena, including Pets and Crafting. The game uses an engine called Kodiak which is based on the Heroes of Newerth (K2 Engine) with some improvements on lighting and physics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/8/4592582/strife-s2-games-moba|title=Strife: S2 Games' answer to the toxic MOBA|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref>
==Gameplay==
''Strife'' pits two teams of players against each other, both teams are based at opposite corners of the map in their respective bases. Bases consist of one central structure, creep spawn points, three generators and a hero spawning pool. The goal of the game is to destroy the central structure of the opposite base, called the "Crux".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmos.com/review/strife|title=Strife Review|date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> Players achieve this by selecting heroes with unique skills to combat the other team, both teams can select the same heroes. Each game a player chooses one hero to be for the duration of the match. Every hero has four abilities that may be acquired and upgraded as the hero gains experience and levels up. Heroes abilities are often very similar to the ones of the characters of several other MOBA games.
==Development==
''Strife'' was announced on August 8, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtsguru.com/article/6358/Strife-S2s-New-MOBA-Aims-to-Shake-Up-the-Genre.html|title=Strife - S2's New MOBA Aims to Shake Up the Genre|date=September 9, 2017}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2013}} after it had been in development for 2 years.
{{As of|2014|February|22|df=US}}, ''Strife'' went in closed beta.
{{As of|2014|August|29|df=US}} ''Strife'' went in open beta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://strife.com/news/article/69.000|title=Strife Open Beta Patch 0.4.0 Changelog}}</ref>
{{As of|2015|April|09|df=US}} ''Strife'' has been published on Steam as an early access game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://strife.com/forums/thread/1484.005|title=Strife is now Early Access on Steam.}}</ref>
{{As of|2015|May|22|df=US}} ''Strife'' has been released as a [[free-to-play]] on Steam.<ref name="strifeonsteam" />
{{As of|2018|October|df=US}} ''Strife'' servers have been shut down without comment from developers with [[S2 Games]] being quietly closed down.
{{As of|2024|September|df=US}} ''Strife'' servers are back up and running with community support.
==Reception==
Strife's [[Steam (service)|Steam]] page shows 76% reviews positive for the game from the average of more than 4700 reviews left by players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strife® on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/339280/Strife/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}</ref> Common sense media's review also came out to be positive with 4 out of 5 stars. MMOs.com's review describes Strife as a game that "blends traditional MOBA elements with unique features to create an original gameplay experience".<ref>{{cite web |title=Strife Review |url=https://mmos.com/review/strife |website=mmos.com |date=April 19, 2015 |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> Additionally, SpazioGames called the game "a simplistic MOBA, that cannot really stand out."<ref>{{cite web |title=Strife Review - SpazioGames |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/strife/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |website=metacritic.com |publisher=SpazioGames |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> The game garnered mixed to average reviews with a metascore of 7 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strife |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/strife/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref> The reviews of Strife that came out after some time of the official release of the game discusses aspects such as the diminishing playerbase of the game. Esportsedition's review puts forward the idea that "There’s no hope for Strife to make a comeback—it is, indeed, a very dead game—but that doesn’t diminish the actual quality of gameplay"<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Meek |first1=Christopher |title=Strife: The Game That Could Have Been |url=https://esportsedition.com/reviews/what-is-strife/ |website=esportsedition.com |date=March 31, 2016 |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> The same review also discusses the relation of release dates of both Strife and [[Heroes of the Storm]], a "casual MOBA" video game developed and published by [[Blizzard Inc.]] Overall, after official support of the game diminished, the reception of the game went from a promising MOBA in an environment where other MOBAs such as [[Dota 2]] were highly popular,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sottek |first=T. C. |date=2015-01-17 |title=Dota 2 now has over 10 million players |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/17/7628755/dota-2-now-has-over-10-million-players |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> to a game with "potential but no follow through" <ref name=":0" />
==See also==
* ''[[Savage: The Battle for Newerth]]''
* ''[[Savage 2: A Tortured Soul]]''
* ''[[Heroes of Newerth]]''
* [[Heroes of the Storm]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://strife.com/}}
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