How do I play Deadlock? Here's what you need to know

Deadlock is a six -versus- six team game that combines the hero shooter personality of, say, Overwatch, Apex Legends , and Valve 's own Team Fortress 2 .

As of this writing, there's only one map, called “street_test,” and the roster of 21 heroes and their skills could evolve with future updates.

You'll need a Steam account and an invite to the playtest and can download and install the game.

The overall goal of the game, at least in this playtest, is to overtake your enemy's base way at the top of the map.

Your character will be assigned one of the four colored lanes to start; two of those lanes will be doubled up with members of your team.

With Private Bot Match, you can play against a bot team and set the difficulty: Easy, Medium, or Hard.

Standard Match requires you to pick your three top characters in order of preference.

Getting used to at least two or three of the Deadlock heroes is a good thing to focus on when you start out.

As you keep going, you'll have a better understanding of how the different characters counter each other and which team composition works best for you and your group of friends.