How to Watch Replays & Spectate in Deadlock (2026)
Last updated: June 3, 2026
Reviewing your own replays is the single most underused way to climb in Deadlock — you can watch exactly why you died, from any angle, with the enemy's vision toggled on. The game has a genuinely good built-in replay and spectator system for an alpha. Here's how to use it, the same workflow power players on deadlock.io rely on to find their mistakes.
Deadlock.ioQuick answer: Open your profile → Match History, pick a game and hit Download to watch the replay. In playback you can switch player POV (Space), free-cam anywhere, scrub the timeline, and toggle each team's vision (F1–F4).
Watch your own replays
- Click your profile portrait (top-right) → Match History.
- Select a match and press Download (if it won't download, grab a different one first — a known quirk).
- Open it to launch full in-engine playback.
In-replay tools
| Control | Does |
|---|---|
| Space / Alt Space | Switch to next / previous player POV |
| Free cam (WASD / C) | Fly anywhere to review a fight from any angle |
| Timeline scrubber | Jump to kills, deaths or specific abilities |
| F1–F4 | Toggle vision: both teams / target / each side — see what the enemy saw |
Spectate friends & live games
Right-click a friend → Spectate game, use the in-hub projector to watch live matches, or enter a Match ID to watch a specific game. The 2D Deadlock Labs replay viewer also reconstructs any match on a minimap if you'd rather review macro in your browser.
⚠ Two alpha caveats: old replays break after a patch (download and review yours soon after playing), and live-spectating a friend's game can leak enemy positions — don't use it to feed info to someone still playing. 🎮 Dota 2 players: it's the DotaTV replay client — POV switching, free cam, timeline scrub and fog toggles, with near-feature-parity for reviewing your own games.Make a habit of watching the two or three deaths that cost you a game — with the enemy-vision toggle on, you'll usually see the rotation you missed.