Overwatch (2023)
Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
2.94 from 694 ratings
2166 members have it in their collection · 184 playing now · 581 backlogged · 137 wish listed
Overwatch is a free-to-play first-person hero shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Players choose from a large roster of role-based heroes and compete in 5v5 team matches across various objective-based game modes, with both casual and ranked competitive play. Originally released as Overwatch 2 in 2023 as a successor to the 2016 original, the game was rebranded to simply Overwatch in …
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Overwatch is a free-to-play first-person hero shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Players choose from a large roster of role-based heroes and compete in 5v5 team matches across various objective-based game modes, with both casual and ranked competitive play. Originally released as Overwatch 2 in 2023 as a successor to the 2016 original, the game was rebranded to simply Overwatch in 2026 with a renewed focus on seasonal narrative content and expanded hero rosters.
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Details
- Developers
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Publishers
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Genres
- Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Franchises
- Overwatch
- Series
- Overwatch
- Events
- Overwatch Spotlight 2026, Xbox @ Gamescom 2024, Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, Xbox Games Showcase 2023, Tokyo Game Show 2022, 2022.09.13 - Nintendo Direct, Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Oct 04, 2022 (Early Access) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Aug 10, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Apr 14, 2026 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2
Related
Seasons
- Overwatch 2: Season 1 - Cyberpunk (Oct 2022) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 2 - Greek Mythology (Dec 2022) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 3 - Asian Mythology (Feb 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 4 - Space Opera (Apr 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 5 - High-Fantasy (Jun 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 6 - Invasion (Aug 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 1 - Cyberpunk (Oct 2022) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 2 - Greek Mythology (Dec 2022) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 3 - Asian Mythology (Feb 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 4 - Space Opera (Apr 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 5 - High-Fantasy (Jun 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 6 - Invasion (Aug 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 7 - Rise of the Darkness (Oct 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 8 - Call of the Hunt (Dec 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 9 - Champions (Feb 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 10 - Venture Forth (Apr 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 11 - Super Mega Ultrawatch (Jun 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 12 - New Frontiers (Aug 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 13 - Spellbinder (Oct 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 14 - Hazard (Dec 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 15 - Honor & Glory (Feb 2025) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 16 - Stadium (Apr 2025) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 17 - Powered Up! (Jun 2025) · NSW, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 18 - Stadium Quickplay (Aug 2025) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 19 - Haunted Masquerade (Oct 2025) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch 2: Season 20 - Vendetta (Dec 2025) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch: Reign of Talon - Season 1: Conquest (Feb 2026) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch: Reign of Talon - Season 2: Summit (Apr 2026) · NSW, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Overwatch: Reign of Talon - Season 3: Into the Tigers Den (Jun 2026) · NSW, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
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Rating distribution
5 stars
61
4 stars
147
3 stars
267
2 stars
125
1 star
92
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Jusfei Oct 5, 2022
(Finish date is when I tried the game)
Overwatch 2 really just feels like Blizzard just held back a few characters/maps for like 3 years and then released them all at once for the sake of a "sequel". It's even less of a difference than going from Splatoon 2 to 3. Also, it feels more like an excuse to change …
(Finish date is when I tried the game)
Overwatch 2 really just feels like Blizzard just held back a few characters/maps for like 3 years and then released them all at once for the sake of a "sequel". It's even less of a difference than going from Splatoon 2 to 3. Also, it feels more like an excuse to change the monetization model so you have to pay real money, and made it much harder to even buy new skins. You can't even play the newest chars right away unless you dump money.
I tried the Switch version for the gyro controls and it's... fine? Definitely not as smooth as Splatoon gyro controls, which are really hard to top.
Status SIGINT Oct 4, 2022
Having fun with this so far. There seems to be some issue with unlocks and such transferring from the original game, so I’m basically a fresh account at the moment. Hopefully that’s resolved soon. Aside from that just a bit of connectivity issues earlier. Core gameplay is still fun—I’m enjoying one of the new characters and getting back in the …
Having fun with this so far. There seems to be some issue with unlocks and such transferring from the original game, so I’m basically a fresh account at the moment. Hopefully that’s resolved soon. Aside from that just a bit of connectivity issues earlier. Core gameplay is still fun—I’m enjoying one of the new characters and getting back in the groove with my old favorites. I do wish they hadn’t kept the same maps in, just for the sake of freshness, but I’ve barely played since maybe 2017 so whatever. I never did ranked play on the original, but if I’m still interested after I unlock it, I’ll have to give that a shot.
edit: All the technical issues I had seem to be resolved a few days later.
Status Sir_Laguna Nov 8, 2019
I wrote an article in spanish about Overwatch 2 couple of days ago. I'm trying to analyze why is this being offered as a sequel when it's obviously an expansion.
A sequel doesn't even make sense in the GaaS world. Destiny 2, The Division 2 and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint tried to be that and all of them failed.
I wrote an article in spanish about Overwatch 2 couple of days ago. I'm trying to analyze why is this being offered as a sequel when it's obviously an expansion.
A sequel doesn't even make sense in the GaaS world. Destiny 2, The Division 2 and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint tried to be that and all of them failed.