Valve’s alleged next game, Deadlock, looks like it has suffered a gameplay leak. This month, Valve reporter Tyler McVicker published a video to YouTube in which he claimed Deadlock is currently in closed alpha, with an announcement imminent. Competitive gaming YouTubers were said to be already playing under a non-disclosure agreement that, clearly, has not held up.
Screenshots and details hit the internet , describing Deadlock as a third-person hero-based MOBA shooter with 6v6 battles on big maps with four lanes. There are abilities and items alongside tower defense mechanics as part of a setting described as fantasy steampunk. Now, a snippet of gameplay has leaked online, published to X/Twitter by the @PlayerIGN account .
It shows Deadlock in action, with traversal via a Bioshock Infinite-style handrail system. There’s also a brief look at the character select screen, showing off the various heroes and their abilities. LEAK: Gameplay of Valve’s upcoming 6v6 4-Lane 3rd-Person Shooter MOBA— “Deadlock,” formerly “Neon Prime.
” 19+ heroes are currently playable in the Closed BETA. pic.twitter.
com/GKG8FCUZVU — PlayerIGN (@PlayerIGN) May 22, 2024 According to Insider Gaming , Deadlock gameplay is mechanically similar to Valve's MOBA, Dota 2, and involves killing creeps to obtain a currency spent on buying items that make the hero characters more powerful. There's a larger AI boss in the middle of the map, the site claimed. Valve has yet comment on the Deadlock lea.
