Valve Rolls Out Huge Update for Hero Shooter Deadlock as Game Hits All-Time Peak

“Some others are things we’ve been working on in the last few months alongside this update,” the team said. “This even includes things like progression and hero/hideout customizations, as we feel those are features we want to be able to adjust and significantly change based on feedback before the game is fully released. There are also other things we’ve been working on recently that are more speculative (as in we aren’t 100% sure if they will be released or not based on how playtesting goes, though results so far have been promising) like large item redesigns/additions and alternate game modes that expand the scope of the game.”

Ultimately, the team sounds like it’s happy with Deadlock‘s progression over the past few years and amid ample feedback from players.

What’s in Deadlock’s City Never Sleeps update

A lot. Too much to list here, but the highlights are the New York City map, which captures the early to mid-20th century vibe of the City That Never Sleeps, albeit highly stylized and spooky.

Deadlock‘s New York introduces Haunts, the neutrals that players know have been replaced by inventive new creatures. These include:

• Specimen – a disembodied hand in a jar
• Past Dues – library-inspired spectral creatures
• Gutter Ghouls – cyclopian walking trash bags
• Barrel Mimics – barrels (and exploding barrels?) with limbs and tire irons
• Stage Hands – marionettes controlled by ghostly hands
• Crabbage Pots – one of New York’s famous cryptids, seemingly inspired by Little Shop of Horrors
• Festival Spirit – souls that inhabit Chinese lanterns
• Shrooms – chill fungi wizards
• Underhands – gargoyles who might just be pickpockets

Valve is also introducing six new heroes, many of which have New York vibes: Nurse Harrow, Rat King, Solomon, Deadman Danny, Baba, and Violet. While Rat King (complete with a pizza rat supplicant) and Solomon (a competitive chess player) may be the immediate standouts, there’s also a little old lady who hangs out with pigeons named Baba. Finally, babushka granny representation in a hero shooter. Players can vote in-game on which of the six new Deadlock heroes rolls out first.

More details on the City Never Sleeps update are available at the official Deadlock website.