Officially, Valve, the company behind Steam, Half life, and more—hasn't announced its next big game yet. But thousands of people are playing and posting about it right now impasseValve's next big gameright now. So, what's going on?
Thanks to leakers and data minersWe've known about a multiplayer game developed by Valve for a few years now. impasseIt was probably a code name. Neon Prime Minister. The MOBA/character shooter hybrid, which was reportedly in development in 2018, was at some point will probably be adjusted Half Life/Portal universeBut that seems to have changed based on gameplay leaks from May. Now, rumors are that a gameplay test impasse Work is currently underway by developing a community of players on Reddit.
As seen by IGN, On SteamDB—a third-party website that tracks various statistics about Steam games and players—Deadlock Number of players It has been increasing steadily over the last few months. In the last few days, the game reached 18,000 concurrent players. This means that it is one of the best. 65 most played games It's set to release on Steam, and Valve hasn't even tweeted about it or released a trailer yet.
IGN It is reported that Deadlock The current early access period uses an invite system that allows players on Steam to grant access to other players. It appears that Valve is allowing early access players to talk about the game with other players online, but videos and screenshots still appear to be under a strict NDA. Many people are posting about the game and how much they like it. Deadlockthegame subreddit.
This means we're in a truly strange and somewhat unprecedented situation. A new Valve video game is gaining thousands of players on Steam, has an active subreddit, and we've even seen videos of the game in action. impasse is real. It's a thing. It's Valve's next game. However, officially, Valve hasn't announced it yet or mock BT.
Many players are looking for a full explanation impasse and the open beta is coming sooner rather than later, with many suggesting September. But for now, we'll just have to wait and see when Valve decides to announce a game that's played by thousands of people and already has guides and tier rankings. Strange times. In the meantime, Might be working on Valve Half Life 3 based on recent leaks. These are strange times indeed, folks.
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