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Game modes, console commands, seasonal events and other Deadlock references.

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Bot Match Bot Match lets players play with or against AI heroes in Standard and Street Brawl. It supports easy, medium and hard difficulties, online co-op and single-player custom games. Heroes are chosen randomly… Cheater Frog Cheater Frog is an anti-cheat mechanic. When the game's detection system identifies a cheater, other players receive a choice: ban the player immediately or turn them into a frog before the ban.… Console commands Enable “Dev command console” in settings and press F7 to open it. Commands can be used in the Hideout, Sandbox, Explore NYC and cheat-enabled custom games. Commands marked as requiring cheats do… Playtester Survey The Playtester Survey appears in the Hideout while a player queues for a match or after a match. It asks three questions rated from 1 to 5 to give developers quick feedback.… Seasonal events Seasonal events are temporary holiday celebrations. The 2024 Halloween event ran October 31–November 7; the 2025 event ran October 24–November 12. Halloween added four randomized hero masks and pumpkin models for boxes,… Street Brawl Street Brawl is a 4v4, best-of-five combat mode with no normal soul economy. First to three round wins takes the match; destroy the enemy Guardian to win a round. Once a team…