After the datamining info yesterday, Titan Forge Games confirmed that SMITE 2 is coming this year with revamped engine and graphics, reworks, and a new playable god!

Yesterday, we told you about the leaks that SMITE Datamining did about the revamp/remake/sequel of SMITE, Hi-Rez Studio’s and Titan Forge Games’ third-person MOBA. The community thought that if SMITE 2 is coming, it should be officially announced on the first day of the SMITE World Championships – which is January 12^th – or not be announced at all.

Thankfully, the developers behind the best TPS MOBA in the world delivered: SMITE 2 is officially announced, and everyone can wishlist it on STEAM, as well as register for a chance to play the Alpha build!

⚡Announcing SMITE 2!⚡

✅A true sequel to the mythological third-person MOBA
✅Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5
✅More godlike impact, strategy, and creativity than ever before
👇 Wishlist and sign up for Alpha now!

✨https://t.co/jdwIuqbLcg pic.twitter.com/REAfHqtX67

— SMITE (@SMITEGame) January 12, 2024

SMITE 2 is Officially Coming – and We’re Extremely Hyped

SMITE is a game that has been around for more than 10 years, with it’s official 10^th Season this year. While the game held up well for one made in Unreal Engine 3, there was no way to port it over to UE4 like you can make the jump from UE4 to UE5 (as have many games, such as Fortnite and Counter-Strike). It also had a loyal, but stagnant playerbase, and mostly on consoles, even though the esports scene of the game is on PC.

This version of SMITE will be rebuilt from the ground up and modernized – not just graphically. A number of gods will have their kit updated, one of which was even showcased at SWC: Ymir, the most iconic character in SMITE will get a new mechanic, where casting his Ice Wall under himself will launch him forward, giving some mobility to an otherwise immobile Guardian.

SMITE 2 features a diverse roster of Gods from mythological pantheons all updated in Unreal 5!

Some will stay true to the versions you know and love in SMITE 1, and some will have new animations, FX, and even reimagined abilities.

Rocket jump Ymir incoming! pic.twitter.com/Y0T7H4i3oO

— SMITE (@SMITEGame) January 12, 2024

SMITE 2 will also introduce a new god who has been asked for years now: Hecate, the goddess of boundaries, transitions, magic, necromancy and ghosts. Hecate will most likely be a mage meant for the midlane, and the description that the official SMITE X account gave her suggests that she will be incredibly mobile.

Introducing Hecate, the first all new God exclusive to SMITE 2!

She brings an elegant playstyle to SMITE 2 with her ranged magical abilities, and her magic allows her to reach through dimensions and even travel within the liminal space itself! pic.twitter.com/6wqc6DdLB8

— SMITE (@SMITEGame) January 12, 2024

Outside of god tweaks/reworks and new graphics, SMITE 2 will change the way SMITE is played. Gold Fury will hold game-changing buffs akin to League of Legends’ Elemental Drakes, the Relic system is removed and replaced by… ACTIVE ITEMS! It only took 12 years for the developers to implement Active Items to SMITE, which should change up the flow of matches, especially teamfights.

SMITE 2 is completely overhauling the idea of Items and Relics!

Relics (as you know them) are no more, but now… your ENTIRE 6-slot item inventory can potentially have an activated effect, triggered by a button press. pic.twitter.com/Dw04JwhMwN

— SMITE (@SMITEGame) January 12, 2024

The Conquest map will also change. A Bush system will be implemented to make the jungle a field for even more tactical play, Portals will make returning to lanes easier, while the jungle camps also change. Interesting mechanics have also been revealed such as new minion types and a gate that can be opened by paying HP.

Conquest in SMITE 2 has more ways for you to come out on top through creativity!

Ambush your enemies from new Stealth Zones, earn game-changing buffs as you defeat the Gold Fury, master new minion formations and an evolving Jungle, and interact with the Map like never before! pic.twitter.com/cvDt1qyPaZ

— SMITE (@SMITEGame) January 12, 2024

The only thing that’s not clear from the information relayed by Titan Forge Games is if players will keep all of their skins. Remaking a whole game in a new engine is a task on it’s own, and SMITE 1 has an insane amount of skins. While it’s definitely doable as Counter-Strike and Fortnite have both done it, Titan Forge Games is much smaller than Valve and Epic – but let’s stay optimistic. It certainly would be a bad look for SMITE 2 if players couldn’t carry their skins over, which could soil the hype that already exists around the sequel.

Later, it was confirmed that old skins are NOT coming over from SMITE 1, only new skins will be added to the sequel – hopefully this won’t set the hype of the game back too much.

Nevertheless, SMITE 2 is officially coming, and I couldn’t be more excited. As a long-time fan and players, it’s great to see that Titan Forge Games is doing the best they can to revitalize the game – hopefully, it can return to it’s former glory. Wishlist SMITE 2 on all the platforms, and register for the Alpha on smite2.com!