How to Play Deadlock Early: Participate in Valve's New Playtest

Valve's new MOBA Deadlock, while not exactly a secret, is already in play, but it remains completely exclusive. Here's what you need to know if you want to get in on the action.

Although tens of thousands of players are already online, Gameplay Shots After being leaked regularly since May, Valve has yet to officially acknowledge the existence of its new game.

Despite the lack of recognition from the creators, this has not stopped the craze from growing around Dead End. With the growing number of players, you might be interested in checking out this MOBA hero shooter during playtesting.

If so, here's everything you need to know to get to Deadlock from the start.

Currently, there are two main ways to access Deadlock early: either You are randomly invited by Valve.also Receive an invitation from a friend.

Receiving a random invite from Valve is the hardest way, as you will just have to be lucky. With so many Steam accounts in circulation, your chances are rather low. However, Valve sends out invites regularly, so over time your chances gradually increase.

Additionally, a friend who already has access to the game can recommend Steam friends with an invite, but this does not guarantee that Valve will send them an invite.

The fact that Valve has finally uploaded a store page for Deadlock suggests that the game will be available to the public soon. Stay tuned to this page for more details as updates arrive, and possibly news of the game's public release date.

If you have a friend who already has access, they can send you an invite to playtest. They can do this easily from within the game, and you'll just have to accept the invite when it comes to you.

This means that if you receive an invitation from a friend, you can in turn invite other friends to join the playtest, which seems to be Valve's strategy to gradually roll out access to the test.

However, The Deadlock subreddit has a post where you can request invites.If you don't know how to get one and really want to play, this is it. Your best chanceYou will need to befriend the person inviting you, and you may be banned if the person inviting you is found to be unfaithful.

As the player base of the game slowly increases day by day, your chances of gaining access also increase.