https://steamdb.info/app/1422450/charts/

Valve keeping up with the trend of "worst kept secrets". You need an invite to join the alpha but since everyone who owns it can refer their friends, it spread very quickly.

I've been playing it the past few days and it's honestly very fun. Still a bit rough around the edges (especially in terms of balance) since it's in early access, but it has serious potential to be dota 2 levels of popular.

For the unaware, Deadlock is a 3rd person shooter MOBA. It feels like a mix of Dota and Overwatch/Team Fortress. Nobody is allowed to share footage or screenshots, but obviously with so many playing there's a ton of leaks out there.

Picture of 12k player peak on steamcharts

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[–] 91 points 2 years ago (26 children)
  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    As you got invited by OP would you mind sharing your invites too? Asking for a friend me.

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    [–] 37 points 2 years ago (41 children)

    Somebody needs to tell the games team that they make their own operating system. This is Windows-only. WTF.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (17 children)

    Runs perfectly fine on Linux though, with DX11 or Vulkan. On Windows, Vulkan has some performance issues that make it quite unenjoyable, but in Linux for me it plays a lot better with Vulkan than Windows DX11.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (16 children)

    Runs perfectly fine on Linux though

    The quality of Proton is not the point, the point is that they're not dogfooding their own platform. They'll likely follow the same course as CS2: Lengthy prerelease test exclusively on Windows, then a few days before actual release someone will port the game to Linux/SteamOS and release day is the first day of the Linux port's alpha test.

    How can anybody at Valve expect game publishers to take Steam Deck and SteamOS seriously if the developer of the actual platform is not dogfooding it with their own games?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah I get what you mean, but with Linux gaming I think it's great enough that it runs with Proton and no one is blocking it. I also believe they'll port it to native Linux after the alpha stage is done, but remember that the game is in a closed alpha state, so at no point this should be taken as "Valve not dogfooding their platform". All we can do right now is wait and see.

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    [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Worst kept secrets, aka, clever marketing.

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Hype trains a comin

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (115 children)

    Anyone interested in an invite?

    • Yes, I'll remove you after the invite.
    • No, we can't play together.
    • Yes, drop your profile here/dm

    If you don't get the mail, this is probably due to playtest schedule, they may give you access when the playtest is open, after that you can always play vs bots

    playtest schedule

    Or https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/4511003785958903445/

    Edit: What have I done? :O so many users want to try it

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    They are trying to build hype. The leaks are intentional and expected.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    friends for over 30 days apparently for everyone here asking for invites

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Looking for new friends with benefits. If you know what I mean.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    I vow to invite everyone from this thread if I receive an invite myself. https://steamcommunity.com/id/Wilzax/

    Edit: added every friend code or profile link I could find under this post. Quick links are single-use so I couldn't add those.

    Game invites take an unknown number of hours to reach your account once sent. They seem to go out in waves. Happy gaming everyone!

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    For the unaware, Deadlock is a 3rd person shooter MOBA. It feels like a mix of Dota and Overwatch/Team Fortress

    So like SMITE?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    It's actually closer to Battleborn. Like the other commenter said, it's more of a third person shooter with MOBA elements. There's focus on movement (you can dash, double jump, crouch slide, some characters fly), headshots and distance change the damage and melee/parry are just a button, while every character has guns as their man attack means. For the moba elements, it changes a bit since there's 4 lanes and it's a 6x6.

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I won't say no to an invitation but I will say thank you very much instead

    https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197999269752/

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Icefrog is an extremely talented dev so this game is for sure to be real fun. I trust in the frog as a life long dota player

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Been playing it, it's actually really fun!

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I'd love to get an invite, too. Thank you very much.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (24 children)

    Anyone having an invite for me 🥺👉👈

    Edit: To anyone giving handouts, just add me over https://s.team/p/trd-vvwh/MVFQVQTG

    If I get the invite, I will invite the next person in this thread 🤝

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd like to give it a try. Anyone got an invite?

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Valve keeping up with the trend of "worst kept secrets"

    Well it's very intentional I believe. You can invite an unlimited number of friends and there's no NDA or anything, they just casually ask you to not share details about the game since it's still a work in progress and in alpha, despite it looking like mostly finished to be fair. Characters are fully voiced and nothing really screams placeholder content, and most updates are regarding "balancing" and mechanic changes, just trying out what's best.

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    [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I would really appreciate an Invite if anyone feels generous :)

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    [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Looking for an invite. Will forward to 10 others in this post if it will allow me

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    [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Would love an invite if someone has one to send.

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