Valve has a history of cradling world-renowned games. It’s that one studio in the industry that secretly works on a promising game, only to never market it much in advance. But, when it does decide to break the silence, we’re presented with something like Deadlock – a title that hasn’t even been released, yet has started setting new benchmarks.

It’s tough to put Deadlock into a single genre of gaming. Rather, it mixes some of the best parts of popular subgenres of competitive online games, such as multiplayer online battle arena (Moba) and hero shooters. In doing so, it also introduces new mechanics that set itself apart from other titles.

What Deadlock Isn’t There are a bunch of skill sets you’ll need to master.

If you haven’t played Deadlock before, there’s a chance that you’ll be led to believe that the game...