How to get into the Deadlock beta

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Deadlock - a hero in combat

Recent updatesDecember 2024:Deadlock remains in “out, but not reallyout” limbo. The MOBA is one of the most popular games on Steam, yet still requires an invite to get in. Meanwhile, Valve has been releasing new experimental heroes, loads of map changes, and introduced its first draft of a ranking system.

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December 2024:Deadlock remains in “out, but not reallyout” limbo. The MOBA is one of the most popular games on Steam, yet still requires an invite to get in. Meanwhile, Valve has been releasing new experimental heroes, loads of map changes, and introduced its first draft of a ranking system.

After adopting an interesting tactic of staying silent about its new MOBA shooter even as more and more players started getting into its beta, Valve has finally acknowledgedDeadlock. This comes after several months of invites to a closed playtest of Deadlock reached thousands of Steam users' inboxes.

How do you get into the Deadlock beta?

On itsSteam store page, Deadlock is listed as “limited access,” which means you can get in one of two ways:

“Access to Deadlock is currently limited to friend invites via our playtesters,” is the official language on its store page.

Now that Deadlock has a Steam store page, you can see which of your friends are already in the beta over on the right side. The way the player count is adding up, yours might look like mine now, saying “20 friends already own this game.” That means you know which of your pals to shoot a kind little DM to asking to pretty please get you in.

After a friend hooks you up with an invite, you’ll get a Steam notification that looks like this:

Check your notifications in Steam to find a Deadlock playtest invite that looks like this.(Image credit: Valve)

Deadlock - A Steam notification page showing an invite to Deadlock

How to invite a friend to Deadlock

Unlike when things were still hush hush, you don’t have to jump through hoops and provide a friend’s Steam profile and attached email.Now you can just invite your friends to Deadlock in the in-game menu.

So if you’re eager to play Deadlock, keep a close eye on your Steam notifications and email inbox associated with your account.

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