Summary
The completeDeadlockcharacter roster has surfaced online, along with some other details about the upcoming game. TheValve-developed shooter has already been the subject of several leaks since mid-May 2024.
Previously known asNeon Prime,Deadlockis a 6-vs-6 hero shooter whose development is said to be helmed by IceFrog, the creator ofDotA. The game reportedly entered closed alpha testing in May 2024, which gave rise to a number of leaks, including the one that stated the project has been renamed toDeadlockat some point since late 2022.
Two subsequentreportsfrom Insider Gaming have now revealed some additional details about the game, including what appears to be its complete character roster, which comprises 19 heroes in total. The list matches the hero roster seen in somerecently leakedDeadlockgameplay footage, which confirmed the names of 11 playable characters. The new names include a gargoyle character called Abrams, as well as Dynamo and Bebop, both of whom are robots. Warrior character Lash is also mentioned in the leak, as is McGinnis, whose design is said to be evocative of a blacksmith or welder.
The same source claims thatDeadlockwill feature Mo & Krill, a pig and monkey tandem acting as a singular hero. The final two previously unknown characters mentioned in the leak are Paradox and Pocket. But aside from their names, there is currently no other concrete information about either of them. The overall roster is said to span atypical mixture of character archetypesthat fans have come to expect from hero shooters, including tanks, healers, snipers, and assassins. The character descriptions seen in the previous gameplay leak and those referenced in the new Insider Gaming report suggest thatDeadlockcurrently features at least three types of elemental damage: fire, ice, and lightning.
All 19 Deadlock Heroes List
Deadlock Reportedly Plays Similarly to DotA
The shooter itself is said to play similarly toDotA, in the sense that matches largely revolve around killing enemies and lane creeps to earn currency—called Souls, in the game’s jargon—that can be used for making heroes stronger by buying items. Lane creeps reportedly appear at random locations, whereas regular enemies have predetermined spawn points. Players are also reportedly able to deploy something called Spirit Urns in the middle of a map to increase the Soul acquisition rate for their entire team.
While a typicalDotAmap features three lanes,Deadlocklevels are said to contain four of them. Each lane follows a sky rail that can be zipped across in order to quickly cover large distances. A few of those lanes were previously seen in theleakedDeadlockgameplay screenshotsthat emerged online in mid-May 2024. It is currently unclear whether the game already has a firm release window that it’s targeting.
