Valve has finally officially announced Deadlockin the most minimalist way imaginable. The game Now has a Steam page which lists Valve as its developer and publisher, and a simple disclaimer:
Deadlock is in an early stage of development with lots of temporary art and experimental gameplay. Access is currently limited to inviting friends through our playtesters.
Valve doesn't provide any further details, just an animated teaser image (you can see a screenshot above). The system requirements only mention that the game requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
Today, many streamers They are playing the game live, including the Holy Shroudafter admin Yoshi said on the game's Discord that Valve was lifting its rules against public conversation.
Screenshot by Tom Warren/The Verge
While Deadlock It looks like another promising addition to Valve's line of great multiplayer games, but it's unclear whether it will have sustained popularity like Counterattack either Dota 2 or it will eventually fade away like Artifact.