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The game blends elements of shooters and MOBAs. It focuses on tactics, teamwork, and strategy, with third-person skill shots, movement, and gunplay. It also has a unique [[Ziplines|zipline]] system for long-distance transportation.

== Setting & Theme ==

''Main article: [[Lore]]''

In the world of ''Deadlock,'' occult rituals and magic anomalies are commonplace and heavily regulated. The game takes place in an alternate 1940s 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.

== Development ==

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The currently ongoing ''Deadlock'' closed playtest began around April 2024,<ref>2024-04-16 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Forums - [https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/early-development-build-privacy.2/ Early Development Build Privacy]</ref> when the official forums and Discord server were created, and the name was trademarked by Valve on May 2024.<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/98576353 ''Deadlock'' trademark] on USPTO.report</ref> The game was leaked on various occasions from 2019 to 2024, and Valve listed the game on Steam in August 2024.

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~~== Setting & Theme ==~~

|+Development Timeline

''~~Main article~~: ~~[[Lore]]~~''

!Date

!Events

~~In the world~~ of ''Deadlock,'' ~~occult rituals and magic anomalies are commonplace and heavily regulated. The game takes place in an alternate 1940s 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.~~

|-

|Early 2018

|Creation of ''Citadel''

|-

|April 2019

|First ''Citadel'' references leaked in ''Dota 2'' and ''CS:GO'' files

|-

|2021-2022

|Development of ''Neon Prime''

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|October 2022

|''Neon Prime'' trademark registered

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|Late 2022

|''Neon Prime'' canceled, transition to ''Shadowline/Deadlock''

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|July 2023

|Development of Caldera_trooper map (art style transition)

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|December 2023

|Development of Cursed Apple map

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|April 2024

|Beggining of playtest, creation of forums and Discord server

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|May 2024

|First ''Deadlock'' leaks, trademark registered

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|August 2024

|Steam page created, embargo lifted, forums made public

|}

== References ==

<references />{{Development History}}

[[Category:Deadlock Wiki]]

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 The game blends elements of shooters and MOBAs. It focuses on tactics, teamwork, and strategy, with third-person skill shots, movement, and gunplay. It also has a unique [[Ziplines|zipline]] system for long-distance transportation.
+== Setting & Theme ==
+''Main article: [[Lore]]''
+In the world of ''Deadlock,'' occult rituals and magic anomalies are commonplace and heavily regulated. The game takes place in an alternate 1940s 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.
 == Development ==
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 The currently ongoing ''Deadlock'' closed playtest began around April 2024,<ref>2024-04-16 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Forums - [https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/early-development-build-privacy.2/ Early Development Build Privacy]</ref> when the official forums and Discord server were created, and the name was trademarked by Valve on May 2024.<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/98576353 ''Deadlock'' trademark] on USPTO.report</ref> The game was leaked on various occasions from 2019 to 2024, and Valve listed the game on Steam in August 2024.
+{| class="wikitable"
-== Setting & Theme ==
+|+Development Timeline
-''Main article: [[Lore]]''
+!Date
+!Events
-In the world of ''Deadlock,'' occult rituals and magic anomalies are commonplace and heavily regulated. The game takes place in an alternate 1940s 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.
+|-
+|Early 2018
+|Creation of ''Citadel''
+|-
+|April 2019
+|First ''Citadel'' references leaked in ''Dota 2'' and ''CS:GO'' files
+|-
+|2021-2022
+|Development of ''Neon Prime''
+|-
+|October 2022
+|''Neon Prime'' trademark registered
+|-
+|Late 2022
+|''Neon Prime'' canceled, transition to ''Shadowline/Deadlock''
+|-
+|July 2023
+|Development of Caldera_trooper map (art style transition)
+|-
+|December 2023
+|Development of Cursed Apple map
+|-
+|April 2024
+|Beggining of playtest, creation of forums and Discord server
+|-
+|May 2024
+|First ''Deadlock'' leaks, trademark registered
+|-
+|August 2024
+|Steam page created, embargo lifted, forums made public
+|}
 == References ==
 <references />{{Development History}}
 [[Category:Deadlock Wiki]]