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Deadlock’s City Never Sleeps update remakes the map and lines up six new heroes

PC Gamer reports that the six heroes, including Rat King, will roll out in a player-voted order, two per week. GamesRadar says Deadlock topped 228,000 concurrent players after the update.

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PC Gamer reports that Valve redesigned Deadlock’s map with a bright city center, haunted university and shadowy stock exchange, alongside gameplay and interface changes. Six new heroes, including Rat King, are set to arrive in a player-voted order, two per week. GamesRadar reports that the still-invite-only game topped 228,000 concurrent players after the update.

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Combined views

469K

6 Sources, first seen 11d ago

8K likes78 comments342 saves195 reposts

Sentiment

Positive44.7%55.3%Negative

Summary

Positive accounts welcomed Deadlock's update and player records for better characters and worthwhile gameplay, while negative accounts called it disappointing unfinished microtransaction slop lacking momentum or long-term support.

Based on 110 sentiment-bearing replies from 85 accounts across 4 conversations.

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Sentiment

Positive44.7%55.3%Negative

Summary

Positive accounts welcomed Deadlock's update and player records for better characters and worthwhile gameplay, while negative accounts called it disappointing unfinished microtransaction slop lacking momentum or long-term support.

Based on 110 sentiment-bearing replies from 85 accounts across 4 conversations.

8 Sources

PC GamerDeadlock's gigantic new update gives its city a spooky new coat of paint and debuts 6 new heroes, including the one and only Rat King11d
steamSteam :: Deadlock :: City Never Sleeps12d
PC Gamer@pcgamerDeadlock's gigantic new update gives its city a spooky new coat of paint and debuts 6 new heroes https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlocks-gigantic-new-update-gives-its-city-a-spooky-new-coat-of-paint-and-debuts-6-new-heroes-including-the-one-and-only-rat-king/11d
Jake Lucky@JakeSuckyValve's unreleased Deadlock has smashed it's all time concurrent player count of over 220,000 players with their latest major update11d
Polygon@PolygonValve Rolls Out Huge Update for Hero Shooter Deadlock as Game Hits All-Time Peak https://www.polygon.com/valve-deadlock-update-september-2026-development/?taid=6abc3e43aae84d0001b86f39&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter11d
IGN@IGNDeadlock's latest patch has smashed the peak concurrent player record and helped the game climb Steam’s most-played games chart. https://bit.ly/4hxi2GN11d
GamesRadar+@GamesRadarDeadlock smashes Steam record following new update with over 228,000 concurrent players https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/deadlock-smashes-steam-record-following-new-update-that-brings-in-over-228-000-concurrent-players-but-valve-isnt-done-there-was-still-a-good-amount-of-work-we-wanted-to-do-on-the-core-game/11d
Eurogamer@eurogamerIt's not even out yet, but Valve's Deadlock just became one of the most played games on Steam https://www.eurogamer.net/deadlock-update-steam-most-played-games11d
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    PC GamerDeadlock's gigantic new update gives its city a spooky new coat of paint and debuts 6 new heroes, including the one and only Rat King11d
    steamSteam :: Deadlock :: City Never Sleeps12d
    PC Gamer@pcgamerDeadlock's gigantic new update gives its city a spooky new coat of paint and debuts 6 new heroes https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlocks-gigantic-new-update-gives-its-city-a-spooky-new-coat-of-paint-and-debuts-6-new-heroes-including-the-one-and-only-rat-king/11d
    Jake Lucky@JakeSuckyValve's unreleased Deadlock has smashed it's all time concurrent player count of over 220,000 players with their latest major update11d
    Polygon@PolygonValve Rolls Out Huge Update for Hero Shooter Deadlock as Game Hits All-Time Peak https://www.polygon.com/valve-deadlock-update-september-2026-development/?taid=6abc3e43aae84d0001b86f39&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter11d
    IGN@IGNDeadlock's latest patch has smashed the peak concurrent player record and helped the game climb Steam’s most-played games chart. https://bit.ly/4hxi2GN11d
    GamesRadar+@GamesRadarDeadlock smashes Steam record following new update with over 228,000 concurrent players https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/deadlock-smashes-steam-record-following-new-update-that-brings-in-over-228-000-concurrent-players-but-valve-isnt-done-there-was-still-a-good-amount-of-work-we-wanted-to-do-on-the-core-game/11d
    Eurogamer@eurogamerIt's not even out yet, but Valve's Deadlock just became one of the most played games on Steam https://www.eurogamer.net/deadlock-update-steam-most-played-games11d
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