Deadlock is Valve's third-person hero shooter and MOBA, released in early access in 2024 after a widely shared closed playtest. Like other MOBAs, it sends killed heroes to a respawn timer that grows longer as the match progresses. Players clipped and shared the final countdown audio from gameplay and streams, and editors began reusing it outside the game as a generic suspense timer for gaming videos. Its association with waiting to rejoin a fight is why it remains popular for comeback and clutch edits.