Information about Deadlock's player count comes by way of SteamDB. The website, which is dedicated to tracking all things Steam, including concurrent player counts, as well as updates or changes to existing or new applications and packages, has been keeping an eyeball on Deadlock.
Per the website, the game began sprouting up in May, with a peak of just over 1,200 players. However, in recent weeks, its visibility has been slowly increasing before exploding over the weekend. Indeed, over the last 30 days, the game has experienced a 500 percent increase in players.
The all-time peak for the game, as of this writing, is just under 17,000 players. Just 24 hours ago, that peak was 12,000. Like we said, things are exploding pretty quickly and the game hasn't officially been announced.
For starters, Valve's Deadlock has no relation to Ratchet: Deadlocked. Instead, it's reportedly a 6v6 hero shooter that, according to a Valve dataminer, is a combination of "Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, Overwatch, Valorant, Smite, Orcs Must Die." Its hero design is reportedly inspired by Dota and is overall fantasy-inspired.
Gameplay screenshots involving a hero named "Grey Talon" were then leaked in May. Check it out:
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
Recently, gameplay videos began sprouting up online, such as this YouTube match involving the "Warden" character. For potentially being an alpha or beta test, the gameplay and overall presentation does look extremely polished.
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Source: https://www.thegamer.com/valves-deadlock-has-16000-concurrent-players-before-being-announced-online-hero-shooter/
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