Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm

Developers
	Blizzard Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	June 2, 2015
macOS (OS X)	June 2, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	86
OpenCritic	84
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play
Microtransactions	Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Free-to-grind, Infinite spend, Loot box, Unlock
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Action, Strategy
Themes	Fantasy, Sci-fi

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Heroes of the Storm is a multiplayer bird's-eye view action and strategy game.

General information

Official forum

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com		Starter Pack. Includes 5 heroes, 1 skin, and 1 mount.
Battle.net

All versions require Battle.net DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Heroes of the Storm\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/Heroes of the Storm/

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate cap can be manually set to a value by using the -frameratecap=[number] -frameratecapglue=[number] command line argument.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Ambient Sounds, Sound Effects, Interface Sounds, Voices, Announcer
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Toggle with the Play in Background setting.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		10	Planned offline mode but it's was cancelled, because Blizzard Entertainment decide don't add offline mode for Solo vs Bots mode
LAN play
Online play		10	1 player in Solo vs Bots mode 5 players in Co-op vs AI mode 10 players in PVP mode.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	80, 443, 1119-1120, 3724, 6113
UDP	80, 1119-1120, 3478-3479, 3724, 5060, 5062, 6113, 6250, 12000-64000

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			32-bit was dropped in 17 October 2018 update.
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 AMD Phenom X4	Intel Core i5 AMD FX series
System memory (RAM)	3 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 4650 Intel HD Graphics 3000	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 AMD Radeon HD 7790
Other	1024x768 resolution

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.12	10.14
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon R9 M290X	AMD Radeon R9 M395X Metal compatible
Other	1024x768 resolution

A 64-bit operating system is required.