Deadlockis an upcoming multiplayer game that combines the MOBA and Hero Shooter genres.

Deadlock is currently being developed by Valve, with temporary art and experimental features, but is entirely playable.

Before diving into a match of Deadlock, here are a few things to keep in mind.

The loading screen for Deadlock featuring Haze walking down the streets of the Cursed Apple.

Unlike normal games on Steam, you might’t just go to the store and download Deadlock.

In that case, there are plenty of peopleoffering invites to the gameon theDeadlock community hub pageon Steam.

you’re free to also find similar posts onReddit.

Deadlock character holding a gun and standing still.

The process here is simple.

Now, you should get a Steam notification that you’ve received an invite to the Deadlock playtest.

Accept the invite, and the game will be added to your Steam library!

Abrams aiming at enemy minions in Deadlock.

Now, simply hover over the friend you want to invite and select “Invite”.

As mentioned above, it realistically takesaround one to two hours for this invite to be sent out.

Seven’s electrifying loadout is yours to wield in Deadlock.

The main menu of Deadlock with the Invite Friends button highlighted with an orange box.

Seven using Storm Cloud ability in Deadlock.

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