Summary
Valve’sworst kept secret,Deadlock, just keeps getting more and more attention despite not being officially announced yet. The 6 v 6 hero shooter has been doing the rounds for quite some time, with gameplay leaking online and people getting to try it out for themselves. All of this is happening without Valve even admitting that the game exists, at least in an official capacity, making the whole scenario feel like a strange fever dream.
Deadlockrecently hit a huge milestoneand ended up being the source of controversy whenThe Vergeposted a review of it. However, perhaps the most surprising aspect about all of this isDeadlock’simpressive player count. Not only are there a lot of people playing a game that officially doesn’t exist, butthere are more people playing it than most AAA games.
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Valve’s Deadlock Hero Shooter Hits 40,000 All-Time Peak Player Count
More People Are Playing Deadlock On PC Than Helldivers 2
Impressively,Deadlockhas hit an all-time peak player count of 44,512 people, at least according toSteamDB. It’s recent 24-hour peak has hit 35,510 players, putting it aboveHelldivers 2’s24-hour peakof just 29,634 players. Even when compared to AAA games, such asSuicide Squad: Kill The Justice League,Deadlockis leagues ahead, having already surpassed its all-time peak player count of just 13,459 people.
Deadlock’s recent 24-hour peak has hit 35,510 players, putting it aboveHelldivers 2’s24-hour peak.
These player numbers would indicate thatDeadlockhas, at the very least, some merit, as players are consistently coming back to play it. However, what isn’t clear is just how longDeadlockwill remain in this secretive phase.Despite tens of thousands of people playing it through Steam, Valve has yet to announce it, let alone a release date.
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How Are So Many People Playing Deadlock?
Exclusive Deadlock Playtest Requires An Invite
The only way to playDeadlockin its current state is to be invited by Valve itself, or by someone who has already been invited. This means that at least several thousand people have received an invitation from Valve. Unfortunately, there’s no way to guarantee getting an invite from Valve as it seems to be handing them out at random.
It is likely that, eventually, Valve will makeDeadlockan officially announced game, and an open playtest will be made available to all. However, for now, Valve seems insistent on keepingDeadlocka tight-lipped secret that only its thousands of playtesters and everyone else in the world knows about. UntilValvespills the beans, players will have to be patient or watch the hundreds of hours of gameplay already available online.
