Valve's in-development MOBA Deadlock is currently enjoying a major player count spike, bringing the game back to levels not seen in almost a year. The Deadlock player count increase follows the recent release of a few new heroes in the game, with the promise of more to come.
Initial testing for Deadlock began just over a year ago. Its existence initially wasn't acknowledged by Valve, despite it being fairly common knowledge that it was in the works. The early momentum of the game saw it hit a peak of over 171,000 concurrent players on Steam, although its player count has dwindled in the year since. To this day, the only way to get into the Deadlock playtest is to be invited by a Steam friend, which may prove prohibitive to some players.
However, interest in Valve's next multiplayer MOBA is still there, as shown by recent SteamDB numbers. Over the last few days, Deadlock has hit a peak player count of 47,111, which is impressive given the fact that the game has stabilized at between 10,000 and 20,000 over the last few months. It's still a far cry from the 171,490 all-time peak player count, but it's a good...
