Valve's Unannounced Hero Shooter Has Already Pulled In Over 10,000 Players

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Despite Valve not even acknowledging its existence, the company's unannounced video game has already pulled in thousands of players. One of Valve's worst-kept secrets, the hero-shooter MOBA has suffered several major leaks that have all but confirmed everything about the in-development project but that hasn't deterred the fledgling community. More than a few managed to gain access to over the last weekend, resulting in a strange surge in players for a game that hasn't yet officially been announced.

Per GamesRadar+, a playtest for that was discovered deep in Steam's backend has grown so popular that it's managed to pull in over 16,000 concurrent players as of August 11. How users are gaining access to this early build of the game remains unknown; it may be the case that testers are inviting other users to try what is likely an alpha or beta version of but it seems unlikely that the number of users would exceed 16,000. Despite the massive community that's already formed, Valve has still yet to formally address 's existence.

A recently leaked Valve MOBA shooter has allegedly been revealed online, giving people a glimpse into the next big Steam game.

Valve may have a reputation as being one of the world's leading video game developers, a position it largely moved away from after establishing Steam as a dominant marketplace, but it seems like it could be returning to its roots. Based on the leaked footage, the game unites the genres of MOBA and hero-shooter, allowing players to choose from a roster of 19 characters and battle over control of a series of lanes. To navigate the world, an aerial skyline is constantly present to ensure players can leap to safety and move around the map with ease.

It could be the case that Valve may be deep into 's development cycle but has yet to decide whether or not the game is something it wants to ultimately ship. The company already has a handful of incredibly popular live-service games under its belt in the form of,, and. Having