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== Development == | == Development == | ||
''Deadlock'' was originally meant to be a sci-fi third-person MOBA called ''Neon Prime.'' It was | ''Deadlock'' was originally meant to be a sci-fi third-person MOBA called ''[[Neon Prime]].'' It was also known as ''Citadel,'' ''Project8'' and ''Shadowline'' at various points in its early development. Valve trademarked ''Neon Prime'' in October 2022, but the game was renamed to ''Deadlock'' later that year''.'' The game was leaked on various occasions from 2022 to 2024, and Valve listed the game on Steam in August 2024. | ||
== Setting & Theme == | == Setting & Theme == | ||
In the world of ''Deadlock,'' occult rituals and magic anomalies are commonplace and heavily regulated. The game takes place in an alternate 1900s version of New York called [[The Cursed Apple]]. 2 covenants battle to complete the Ritual and summon their Patron, a god capable of granting wishes. Each character has their own wishes and reason for wanting to summon the Patron, but their fates collide on the streets of New York. The game has strong occult themes blended with an old-school American style. | In the world of ''Deadlock,'' occult rituals and magic anomalies are commonplace and heavily regulated. The game takes place in an alternate 1900s version of New York called [[The Cursed Apple]]. 2 covenants battle to complete the Ritual and summon their Patron, a god capable of granting wishes. Each character has their own wishes and reason for wanting to summon the Patron, but their fates collide on the streets of New York. The game has strong occult themes blended with an old-school American style. | ||