# Deadlock isn't a MOBA or a third-person shooter anymore—City Never Sleeps has turned it into a horror game

> Ignore the section tag for this article, because while Deadlock may technically have the DNA of a MOBA or a third-person shooter, it is actually a horror game, and a bloody scary one at that.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlock-isnt-a-moba-or-a-third-person-shooter-anymore-city-never-sleeps-has-turned-it-into-a-horror-game/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac512d4a30f6636f6af4aa2)
- **Published:** 2026-10-06
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #deadlock #game #horror #moba #person #shooter #third #anymore
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac512d4a30f6636f6af4aa2

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