Smite 2 was announced at the Smite World Championship 2024. The sequel retains the core gameplay that Smite players are familiar with, but the game will be rebuilt from the ground up for the next generation of consoles. Season 1 was released in 2014 and ran on Unreal Engine 3so Smite 2 – is built with Unreal Engine 5 – represents a significant technological leap.
Besides the graphical upgrades as well as new animations and effects for the gods in Smite, season 2 will also bring some gameplay improvements: new abilities for some characters, auxiliary systems and all-new matchmaking, map features, and a revamped user interface. Five new gods are expected to debut in Smite 2, starting with Hecate, the Greek goddess of magic, self, ghosts, and necromancy. Hecate will appear in the Smite 2 alpha test, starting in Spring 2024.
Smite 2 was built from the ground up, so the development team at Titan Forge Games also took this opportunity to make some basic adjustments to the game to increase strategic depth. In part 1, the gods use physical or magical powers and cannot equip items that are not of their power type. Smite 2 will remove the above limitations, allowing all gods to use all items and expanding each god’s abilities based on new Strength and Intelligence stats. Relics will completely disappear and the item inventory will be restructured to help players easily and flexibly adjust their itemization in battle.
Smite 1 currently owns a roster of 130 gods and not all may immediately appear in Smite 2, although the developer intends to bring all gods to the sequel. However, not all Smite content will be carried over to season 2. Skins released before Year 11 will not be present in the new game. The development team explains that it is not feasible to recreate the large amount of content released over 10 years, although the new Legacy system will help long-time Smite players buy back skins corresponding to the amount of money they spent. out for part 1.
Additionally, Smite 2 will not replace Smite 1. The original game will continue to operate and will be updated regularly for the foreseeable future. Smite 2 will release on PC, Steam Deck, Xbox Series X and S, as well as PlayStation 5 with full Cross-play features and players can register to experience the alpha test from now.
