{"id":211,"date":"2026-03-01T01:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/?p=211"},"modified":"2026-03-03T03:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:50:25","slug":"deadlock-valves-new-moba-to-watch-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/deadlock-valves-new-moba-to-watch-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadlock: Valve\u2019s New MOBA to Watch Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doing huge numbers on Steam, <em>Deadlock\u2019s<\/em> blend of genres feels like the next big thing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-2-e1772326402234-1024x512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-2-e1772326402234-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-2-e1772326402234-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-2-e1772326402234-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-2-e1772326402234-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-2-e1772326402234.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular game developer Valve has been continuing to kill the game following the release of <em>Counter-Strike 2<\/em> back in 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/deadlock-footage-leak-characters-world-details\/#:~:text=At%20least%20in%20alpha%2C%20it,heroes%2C%20providing%20us%20some%20details.\">Early in 2024, shortly after leaks showing off a new game<\/a> codenamed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/deadlock.wiki\/Neon_Prime\">Neon Prime<\/a>,\u201d Valve dropped a closed alpha for its new title, <em>Deadlock<\/em>. The game was certainly a departure from Valve&#8217;s recent projects, as it carved out its own genre \u2014 a mix of a character shooter and a MOBA. The alpha was released with a small cast of 19, compared to the 172 in <em>League of Legends<\/em>, the biggest competitor to the new title. Despite having to innovate constantly to stay afloat compared to the mainstay titles, Valve has seen tremendous success throughout the closed alpha, especially in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cast<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockCast-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockCast-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockCast-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockCast-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockCast-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockCast.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge part of <em>Deadlock\u2019s<\/em> success is the cast of incredibly unique and stylized characters. The lineup consists of creatures and beings of all sorts, each bringing an entire backstory and personality to the \u201calternate history\u201d map of 1950s New York. Characters like Mina and Drifter (the characters on either side of the image) are both vampires, but are completely different in motivation and playstyle. Mina, coming from nobility, was given immortality in the form of vampirism as a gift from her parents to help her reckon with the assassination of her husband only days after their wedding.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even more depth is given to the characters based on the goal of each match. After fending off the enemy team in games that can range from 20 minutes to over an hour, you must defeat one of two patrons, the \u201cArch Mother\u201d and the \u201cHidden King\u201d (seen in the cover image). After a patron is defeated, it is said to grant any single wish to the winning team, giving each cast member unique aspirations in the world expertly crafted by Valve.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cursed Apple<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockNY-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockNY-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockNY-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockNY-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/DeadlockNY.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Deadlock\u2019s<\/em> map, affectionately known as \u201cThe Cursed Apple,\u201d is a steampunk-ified \u201950s New York. It creates a compelling atmosphere for battle while supplying no end of shortcuts, easter eggs, and parkour spots. It is the only map currently in the game, but with all the details it has to offer and the expanding cast of characters as the focus, matches never feel the same.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gameplay Loop<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-4-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-4-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-4-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-4.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gameplay loop of <em>Deadlock<\/em> is very comparable to a regular MOBA. The game begins with each team at their respective spawns as they split out into three main lanes of play: York (yellow), Greenwich (green), and Broadway (blue). Both teams poke at each other, clear the minions that spawn in waves from each side, and clear camps of bonus minions hidden in and on top of buildings around the map. All of these goals gain you souls (the match currency) and the ability to buy items as upgrades for your character.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the game progresses, fights break out and members of either team may die, which can be incredibly punishing, with respawn times that scale with the number of deaths and how far into the match they occur. As you push minions and players out of each lane, there are mini-bosses to kill that gain your team ground toward the enemy patron. All while that is happening, events are transpiring all over the map: a boss that spawns in the subway beneath the center lane, slot machines called \u201cSinners Sacrifice\u201d that are quite lucrative, and cursed Urns that can allow losing teams to catch up in a big way or make the lead in souls far greater. Games culminate in large battles at either team\u2019s base where their patron resides, and the result is determined by the team that takes the opponents out first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Just Play It Already<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-3-e1772326427544-1024x512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-3-e1772326427544-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-3-e1772326427544-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-3-e1772326427544-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-3-e1772326427544-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/framedrop\/wp-content\/uploads\/48\/2026\/03\/FixedPics-3-e1772326427544.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the addition of a 6-versus-6 (rather than the standard 5v5), the element of aiming in an over-the-shoulder third-person shooter perspective, and the smooth three-dimensional movement, this game is doing so much and yet smashing every aspect. The style stands out so far above many other triple-A games coming out right now, and I\u2019m glad it\u2019s getting the attention it deserves, <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1422450\/charts\/#max\">surpassing<\/a> the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2357570\/charts\/#max\"><em>Overwatch<\/em><\/a> in Steam concurrent players while it\u2019s still invite-only. This is only the start: six characters just released to the game, Valve is making constant hot-fixes and balance changes, while still polishing old characters. If you aren\u2019t tapped into <em>Deadlock<\/em>, you can find invites all over, and it\u2019s more than worth it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing huge numbers on Steam, Deadlock\u2019s blend of genres feels like the next big thing Popular game developer Valve has been continuing to kill the game following the release of 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