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Deadlock patch notes

City Never Sleeps (29 September 2026) is still the latest major as of 29 October 2026. Since then Valve has shipped two balance patches, on 5 and 14 October, and released six heroes. Its last Steam post was on 20 October.

By the deadlock.run editorial desk · Last checked 2026-10-29. Source and corrections policy.

Dates and titles below are copied from Valve’s Steam announcements. The wiki also logs small fixes on 21 and 22 October that a developer announced on Discord; we list those as unconfirmed.

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Deadlock city skyline from a Valve store screenshot

Updates since City Never Sleeps

Valve has posted nothing since 20 October 2026. The wiki logs small fixes on 21 and 22 October, sourced to a developer on Discord: Doorman door placement, Solomon and Nurse Harrow bug fixes, and Warden’s Last Stand now blocking Nurse Harrow’s fear. Treat those as unconfirmed.

DateUpdateWhat changed
20 Oct 2026Nurse Harrow releaseSixth and final City Never Sleeps hero
16 Oct 2026Violet releaseHero release; all-time player peak that day
14 Oct 2026Minor Update 10-14-2026Baba nerfs, Deadman Danny buffs, Radiant Regeneration scaling cut
13 Oct 2026Deadman Danny releaseHero release
9 Oct 2026Solomon releaseHero release
6 Oct 2026Baba releaseHero release; Ranked Season 1 extended to 5 November
5 Oct 2026Minor Update 10-05-2026Rat King ultimate and Sinclair nerfs; slow-trooper fix
2 Oct 2026Rat King releaseFirst City Never Sleeps hero
29 Sep 2026City Never SleepsMajor: map overhaul, lobby hero vote, HUD and accessibility

14 October 2026 notes14 October 2026 notes29 September 2026 notes

2026 updates before City Never Sleeps

Between the named updates, Valve also posted twelve smaller patches titled Minor Update, from 25 May to 16 September 2026.

DateUpdateHeadline
30 Jul 2026Matchmaking UpdateMatchmaking rework; Standard and the new Ranked Mode
22 May 2026Gameplay Update 05-22-2026Soul Urn rework, -10 base HP for all heroes, new item Grit
30 Apr 2026Gameplay Update 04-30-2026Vitality bonuses up, Weapon bonuses down, new item Indomitable
6 Mar 2026Gameplay Update 03-06-2026Slide jumping, new jungle camps, new item Golden Goose Egg
26 Jan to 12 Feb 2026Six hero releasesRem, Graves, Silver, Venator, Celeste and Apollo
22 Jan 2026Old Gods, New BloodOverhauled Patrons and bases, Street Brawl, six voted heroes

How this index is organised

Named majors get their own page. A balance patch gets a dated page when it moves the meta, starting with 14 October 2026. Other minor updates are rows in the tables above rather than thin pages of their own.

Biweekly majors ran from August to December 2024, and the wiki says that cadence ended on 8 January 2025. Valve has not promised a new schedule.

Questions

What was the last major update?

City Never Sleeps, 29 September 2026.

What is the latest patch?

Minor Update 10-14-2026, which nerfed Baba and buffed Deadman Danny. Valve has posted no update since.

What was the update before City Never Sleeps?

The previous named update was Old Gods, New Blood on 22 January 2026. Gameplay updates followed on 6 March, 30 April and 22 May, and the Matchmaking Update on 30 July brought Ranked back.

Where are the full notes?

Valve’s Steam announcements, the official forum and the wiki’s update pages. This index summarises and links; it does not replace the patch posts.

Sources

Checked 2026-10-29. Volatile numbers are labelled as estimates when they come from a tracker rather than Valve.