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Looks like Valve’s next game is Deadlock, a multiplayer shooter-MOBA mix of Overwatch, Dota and Team FortressAs screenshots from closed playtest leak ahead of apparent reveal soon
As screenshots from closed playtest leak ahead of apparent reveal soon
Image credit:Tim Eulitz
Image credit:Tim Eulitz
If you’ve been wondering what Valve’s been working on as their next game afterCounter-Strike 2, the answer may be at hand. Details and screenshots forDeadlock, a third-person heroshooterwith MOBA elements, have seemingly leaked out of a recent closed playtest, revealing a blend ofOverwatch,Dota 2and Valve’s ownTeam Fortress 2.
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Deadlock is apparently the latest evolution of a project previously known asNeon Prime, which you may faintly recallValve registering a vague trademark fora couple of years back. The game’s reappearance as Deadlock came vianoted Valve leaker Gabe Follower, who described it as being a competitive hero shooter in the vein of Overwatch orValorant- albeit in third-person - with the lane-based map design and even tower defence elements of MOBAs like Dota 2 orLeague of Legends.
Those maps will host matches between two teams of six players, who will control unique hero characters able to pop off different abilities and items. The maps themselves are said to be “huge”, with the inclusion of floating rails - a bit likeBioShock Infinite- to help players zip around.
The game’s world also seems to draw at least a little from the likes ofBioShock, with a mixture of steampunk and fantasy in a European-inspired city home to strange creatures, robots and magicians alike. (Gabe Follower notes that the game was originally more sci-fi-themed closer toHalf-LifeorPortal- which might explain the futuristic-sounding Neon Prime moniker - but shifted more to fantasy after “bad feedback” from testers.)
Since testers started sharing Deadlock screenshots all over the place, here’s ones I can verify, featuring one of the heroes called Grey Talon.pic.twitter.com/KdZSRxObSz— Gabe Follower (@gabefollower)May 17, 2024
Since testers started sharing Deadlock screenshots all over the place, here’s ones I can verify, featuring one of the heroes called Grey Talon.pic.twitter.com/KdZSRxObSz
