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Rem Enters The City That Never Sleeps
The people have spoken, and the first new addition from the Old Gods, New Blood update is... Rem An accidental stowaway from the world of dreams, Rem has found himself stranded in the city that never sleeps. Pillow figh…
Patch notes2 changesGameplay - Deadlock
Old Gods, New Blood
Steam post image The ritual takes form... Overhauled Patrons and bases, six new heroes, a fast-paced game mode 'Street Brawl', HUD updates, many quality-of-life additions, revamped postgame with an MVP screen and more.…
Announcement2 changesUI/audioGameplay - Deadlock
11-21-2025 Update
GENERAL Trooper bounty mechanics have been reworked. The first half of the souls still fly out as deniable orb, however rather than the other half being instantly given to nearby players it will fall to the ground as an…
Security246 changes169 numericFix - Deadlock
You Can't Kill Victor
Hero Spotlight: Victor A man who walks the line between life and death. Victor has learned to harness pain into power, shocking himself with Jumpstart to get his adrenaline rushing and his faulty heart pumping. He welco…
Patch notes2 changesBalanceGameplay - Deadlock
Drifter Emerges from the Shadows
Hero Spotlight: Drifter Something ancient has arrived in New York... a nameless horror known only as the Drifter. Relentless as time, as certain as death, once Drifter sets his eyes on a victim there's nothing they can…
Patch notes1 changeGameplay - Deadlock
Paige Writes Her Own Story
It's Monday, and today we're excited to announce the next hero joining us in the Cursed Apple is... Hero Spotlight: Paige Citizens of Manhattan will learn to appreciate the power of the written word when Paige joins the…
Patch notes2 changesGameplay - Deadlock
The Doorman, at your Service
Hero Spotlight: The Doorman He's proper, he's polite, but the humble Doorman of The Baroness Hotel is more than meets the eye. A brisk ring of his Call Bell leaves nearby enemies disoriented, and his high-speed Luggage…
Patch notes - Deadlock
Billy Comes in Swinging
The votes are in! Today we are excited to announce that the next hero joining us in the Cursed Apple is... Billy! Hero Spotlight: Billy A white hot ball of rage, furious at the very notion of... something. Billy is a ch…
Event1 change - Deadlock
Six New Heroes
Six new heroes have been spotted on the streets of the Cursed Apple: Mina the vampire, Billy the demonic goat, Paige who can bring books to life, The Doorman who's always at your service, Victor the monster who can't be…
Patch notes10 changesGameplayMaps - Deadlock
Shop Rework Update
[ Shop Redesign ] Full shop rework, including many new items. - Item slots are now all universal, rather than tree specific. - Total slot count reduced from 16 to 12. - Item costs are now discounted when you own the com…
Store83 changes35 numericFix - Deadlock
Map Rework Update
Today's update introduces a reworked map layout, alongside a variety of improvements and bug fixes. [ Map Rework ] - The map has been redesigned around being 3 lanes rather than 4. This has a large range of accompanying…
Security70 changes11 numericFix - Deadlock
Holliday, Vyper, Calico, and The Magnificent Sinclair
Today's update adds four new heroes to matchmaking: Holliday, Vyper, Calico, and The Magnificent Sinclair. Expanding our roster is one of our major goals in 2025. While some of these characters have a much higher degree…
Event4 changesGameplayBalance - Deadlock
Winter Visual Update
Season's Greetings! Today's winter-themed visual update will be our last patch for the year, but we'll continue to ship bug fixes and any urgent balance adjustments as needed throughout the break. Thanks to everyone for…
Announcement1 changeBalance - Deadlock
11-07-2024 Update
[ General Changes ] - Added Trapper to Hero Labs. - Added support for Hero Labs in Private Lobbies, Private Bot Games and Sandbox that can be used at any time. - Various adjustments to Experimental Heroes are listed in…
Store8 changesFixGameplay - Deadlock
10-24-2024 Update
Today's update adds Hero Labs (a new experimental hero matchmaking mode that adds six new in-progress heroes), player commends, as well as updates to character shaders and environment lighting, among the usual assortmen…
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