Unannounced Valve title Deadlock surpasses Helldivers 2 on Steam, enters top 40 most played games

Deadlock is an upcoming title from Valve that hasn't been announced but managed to cross popular titles like Helldivers 2 on Steam’s Most Played Games list. It momentarily occupied the 40th position on the list and featured around 26,000 concurrent players. Content creator @Ozzny_CS2 created an X post and attached a few images, showcasing the statistics from Steam charts directly.

This article will highlight Deadlock’s skyrocketing popularity that placed it in the Top 40 Most Played Games on Steam.

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Deadlock momentarily occupies Top 40 slot in Steam`s Most Played Games list

Deadlock is a new shooter title that is currently under development. The amount of information for the game is currently limited and mostly based on rumors or leaks. It seems to be a third-person shooter game mixed with a tower and base defense gameplay (similar to Dota 2). However, Valve has not officially released any concrete information about their upcoming game.

Since the game is currently being developed, players cannot directly apply to be a part of the closed beta. The developers are reportedly sending out invites to players. Should they choose to accept it, the game can be downloaded and played in a private playtest environment.

There also seems to be a referral system where players can nominate a few friends to receive an invite. However, the exact method of choosing candidates for Valve’s secret shooter title is unknown at the time of writing this article.

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According to a few leaks, there is no official digital document for terms and conditions that playtesters need to acknowledge before playing the closed beta. The developers have simply implemented a message that requests users to not share in-game data at this time since the game has not been officially announced.

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