When is the Smite 2 release date? There has been some confusion around the upcoming Smite sequel, following a closed alpha period in May 2024 and an apparent release date reveal on Steam, but the official free-to-play release date is now confirmed, and we clear it all up below.
As one of the greatest MOBA games of all time, Smite gives you a choice of over 100 legendary Gods to pilot in a colorful and chaotic arena battle. Smite 2 takes this one step further, keeping the beloved gameplay and characters of the first game and adding improved graphics, animations, and more. If you’re still not convinced there’s room for a Smite 2 at all, see what we thought of the sequel in our Smite 2 preview. If you don’t need selling on the sequel, read on to find out more about the Smite 2 release date.
Smite 2 release date
The free-to-play Smite 2 release date is Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Given the long-tail of additional content coming to the game, this open beta is the first full, free launch open to all, and a 1.0 launch is set for a later date.
While this is technically an open beta, it’s a full iteration of the free PC game ahead of a 1.0 launch, open to all and fully realized, with more Gods being added to the game in the future. Of course we’ll keep you updated on any future release date news, but Smite 2 is essentially ready to play from January 14.
Smite 2 launches on January 14 with 45 Gods and six modes, a marked increase from the alpha version of the game. However, we know that there’s still plenty more to come. Speaking with the Titan Forge team in 2024, we learned that the team would “love” to bring every one of the existing characters to the ever-growing list of Smite 2 Gods.
Smite 2 gameplay
As one of the many Gods and Goddesses in the MOBA, you play in one of five classes: Assassin, Hunter, Guardian, Mage, or Warrior. Whether you want to help your teammates, shoot opponents at range, or take the battle to them with destructive melee attacks, there’s a role for you – and a powerful mythological character perfect for you, too.
What really sets Smite apart from the competition though, alongside its majestic characters and lore, is its third-person action perspective, which differs from the usual top-down MOBA view. This third-person view allows you to really get in on the action, making the most of your powerful attacks and magical weaponry, and that’s exactly what excited Titan Forge Games about making Smite 2.
The team at Titan Forge thinks there’s room to take the original game further, to maintain that fine balance between fun and competitiveness while improving the depth, lore, and action. To make a game “more beautiful than ever before.” Smite 2 is just that. With a game so strongly tied to its mythological content, Titan Forge feels that players can “feel more like Gods than ever before.”
In the Smite 2 reveal keynote above, Smite executive producer Alex Cantatore says, “In Smite, you’re playing as a God, but it doesn’t necessarily feel like you’re playing as a God. There’s not a lot of impact on your abilities, there’s not a lot of spectacle.” He continues, “There’s a fine line to walk there where we want to make sure it’s still very responsive, still very competitive, but we want to make it feel more like you’re a God performing these godly actions.” In the Smite 2 trailer at the top of the page, we get a glimpse of just what this looks like, with more dramatic attacks, more colorful displays of power, and a closer look at your God’s abilities.
What happens to my Smite progress?
Unfortunately, due to the upgrade to Unreal Engine 5, it’s almost impossible for your purchased characters and skins to be carried across to Smite 2. That doesn’t mean that your hard work over the last ten years won’t be rewarded in Smite. In fact, on the contrary, Titan Forge is implementing perhaps the most rewarding cross-gen progress scheme possible.
For every single gem you’ve ever spent in Smite, you’re automatically awarded a new Smite 2 Legacy Gem to spend on new characters and skins in Smite 2. With a purchase of the Founder’s Pack, you receive double Legacy Gems. Your time, money, and dedication to Smite is going to be fully rewarded in the sequel. What’s more, your progression throughout the last ten years is to be turned into Divine Legacy, giving you more unlockables to show off your Smite progress in Smite 2.
That’s everything you need to know about the Smite 2 release date, and there’s so much to keep you busy in the open beta before the free PC game hits 1.0 you won’t even notice it’s a beta. Check out our list of all the upcoming PC games we can’t wait for this year, including this one.
