Edition80Overwatch: Game of the Year EditionMay 23, 2017Version of the base game
Release
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Critic score
89/100
Platform families
4
Editorial overview
What it is
Join the fight for the future in the world of Overwatch and choose your hero from a diverse cast of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities. Bend time, defy physics, and unleash a dizzying array of extraordinary powers and weapons. Engage your enemies in iconic locations from around the globe in the ultimate team-based shooter.
The premise
Soldiers. Scientists. Adventurers. Oddities.
In a time of global crisis, an international task force of heroes banded together to restore peace to a war-torn world:
OVERWATCH.
It ended the crisis and helped to maintain peace in the decades that followed, inspiring an era of exploration, innovation, and discovery. But after many years, Overwatch's influence waned, and it was eventually disbanded.
Overwatch is gone… but the world still needs heroes.
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Connected releases
3
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Multiplayer
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Comedy
Languages
14 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Cinematic Trailer
Gameplay Trailer
Origin Story
Origin Story
Gameplay Trailer
Theatrical Teaser
Launch Trailer
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Content map
DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.
Alternate packages
Different releases of this same game—not DLC and not separate adventures.
Platform versions
Adaptations made for another platform, device, or hardware generation.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

PlayStation 4
Gen 8

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Xbox One
Gen 8

Nintendo Switch
Gen 8