Dota 2 DLC and Purchases: What's Sold Separately on Steam

18 August 2026 · 4 min read

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Per the Dota 2 app page on Steam, the game officially has two DLC add-ons, and the game itself is labeled as having in-app purchases. Here’s what those add-ons actually are, where to find them, and what the pages don’t explain.

How many DLC does Dota 2 have

The Dota 2 app page on Steam lists exactly two official add-ons. These aren’t in-game content like cosmetics or hero bundles — they’re separate apps in the Steam catalog, linked from the main game page:

Both add-ons have their own Steam pages with separate app IDs — meaning they technically exist in the catalog as standalone listings, not as a section within the game’s own page.

The Dota 2 Official Soundtrack

This add-on has its own Steam page with app ID 1241930. The Dota 2 page links to it as an official DLC, but content details — the number of tracks, their length, or file format — aren’t listed on the game’s own page. To see a full description, you need to open the add-on’s own page on Steam.

The Dota 2 Remixes EP

The second add-on is The Dota 2 Remixes EP, also with its own Steam page, app ID 652720. As with the soundtrack, the Dota 2 page only confirms this DLC exists and links to it, without describing its contents.

In-app purchases and Free to Play

Separately from the two DLC add-ons, the Steam page marks Dota 2 with an In-App Purchases label. That’s Steam’s standard tag for games that involve payments inside the client itself — distinct from buying the app or DLC in the Steam store.

At the same time, Dota 2 itself is distributed for free: the app page lists its status as Free to Play. That means installing and playing the base game requires no payment. What can optionally cost money are the individual DLC listed in the Steam catalog and in-game purchases, whose specific type and content the game page doesn’t detail.

How to check before buying

1. Open the Dota 2 app page on Steam and find the DLC section — both add-ons are shown there with direct links to their pages.
2. Go to the specific add-on’s page (Soundtrack or Remixes EP) and check its current price and description there, not on the main game page.
3. On the main Dota 2 page, check the Free to Play and In-App Purchases labels — they apply to the game itself, not separately to the two DLC.

That order removes the most common mix-up: DLC, the Free to Play status, and in-client purchases are three different things people accidentally lump into one payment.

What is not officially stated

• DLC pricing. None of the sources used here list a specific price for The Dota 2 Official Soundtrack or The Dota 2 Remixes EP — check the price directly on each app’s Steam page before buying.
• Family Sharing support. Whether Dota 2 access can be shared through Steam’s Family Sharing feature isn’t clarified by the sources used.
• Add-on contents. How many tracks are in the soundtrack or EP, and in what format they’re delivered, isn’t described on the game page.
• The nature of in-app purchases. The In-App Purchases label confirms they exist but doesn’t explain what specifically can be bought inside the Dota 2 client.

For more on early spending inside the game itself — unrelated to the Steam DLC — see our piece on starting items and first purchases. For the game’s other official paid option, the subscription, see Dota Plus: What the Subscription Officially Includes.

In short

Dota 2 officially has two DLC on Steam — a soundtrack and a remix EP, each with its own app page and app ID. The base game is free (Free to Play) and separately labeled as having in-app purchases; check DLC prices and details directly on Steam.