Release
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Critic score
83/100
Platform families
4
Editorial overview
Inside Overwatch
What it is
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.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
First person · Third person
Themes
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