Counter-Strike. Team Fortress. Dota 2. Left 4 Dead - Valve has a pretty strong pedigree when it comes to multiplayer games. Deadlock will add another page to the House of Gaben's online catalogue, but one vital chapter in the history of Valve's experiments has been forgotten. Supposedly released as part of a Half-Life update more than 20 years ago, Ricochet is a competitive FPS seemingly set inside a virtual reality - or maybe outer space. Obscure, mysterious, and often described as the worst game that Valve has ever made, if you're still eagerly waiting for Half-Life 3, we've got some even better news for you: Ricochet just hit a new all-time player count high on Steam.
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