This multiplayer game hasn’t even debuted yet, but it’s already in the top 10 of Steam’s most played titles with more than 120,000 users online.

It is clear that succeeding in the competitive market of multiplayer video games It’s extremely complicated. In recent years, we’ve seen many ambitious titles with interesting ideas fail and close their servers due to the lack of a community to support them. That’s why it’s striking that a new project is a success on Steam, even though it hasn’t even officially debuted yet.

We talk about Deadlocka new multiplayer game that combines elements of hero shooter and MOBAIts existence was an open secret for many weeks, and it was not until the end of August that Valve confirmed it through an official Steam page; however, its launch still seems distant.

Throughout this month, the community noticed that the mysterious competitive game was gathering thousands of players on the PC platform. This suggested that the company responsible had secretly launched a trial version to which only a handful had access.

However, it appears that the scale of such testing has increased considerably in recent days. Now, thousands of people are connected and enjoying multiplayer games of this new online proposal.

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Deadlock is a hit on Steam with over 120,000 concurrent players

We remember that Deadlock It is not yet available for download on PC, as it is in Beta phase or an equivalent trial version. Only users who receive an invitation from Valve or another player can get in on the action. People who take part are reportedly asked to “not share anything about the game with anyone.”

While the multiplayer title seems distant and it is unknown when it will debut, it is already very popular on Valve’s platform. According to data from SteamDBon August 29, recorded a historic peak of 127,257 simultaneous players. At this moment, there are 120,839 people connected.

To contextualize, Deadlock is currently the 8th most popular game from Steam, above Grand Theft Auto V, Rust, Once Human, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Apex LegendsOf course, it is striking that a game that is in the testing phase managed to get into the top 10.

The success of this Valve proposal contrasts with the failure of ConcordSony Interactive Entertainment’s latest exclusive. Though it was in development for 8 years, it only managed to get a record 697 concurrent users on Steam. Now, its longevity is being called into question as PC players struggle to find matches.

But tell us, have you already had the opportunity to play? DeadlockWhat did you think? Let us know in the comments.

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