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Overwatch 2 came out on May 24, 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, then for Nintendo Switch on October 15, 2019. On Steam, 32% of 429,432 player reviews are positive (Mostly Negative). 43,645 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 70,641 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 3 hours, doing everything about 25 hours. It was nominated for 3 awards.

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.

Story

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.

What is happening now

Overwatch is Blizzard's team-based hero shooter that launched in 2016 and made the transition to free-to-play with Overwatch 2 in 2023. The game has faced significant Steam reception challenges following that transition, but has been climbing back from its lowest point after years of poor reviews. Recent developments show the shooter gaining traction again. Player counts have surged, lifting Steam reviews from "Mostly Negative" to "Mixed" status, with coverage suggesting fans are returning to the game. Blizzard has been introducing new content including a fresh hero named Shion and launching new game modes like Quick Play Hacked. The studio has also expanded the game's cultural footprint through collaborations - including a music video partnership with YOASOBI and a publishing arrangement with Nexon for the South Korean market. Meanwhile, Blizzard announced BlizzCon 2026 exclusives for the title as it continues its recovery trajectory.

How long to beat Overwatch 2

from 4 players
Main storyrushing through the story
3 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
810 h
Completionisteverything the game has
25 h

More in the Overwatch series

1 other title

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Awards

0 won, 3 more nominations
British Academy Games Awards 2023
The Game Awards 2022

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016
October 15, 2019

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows® 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Windows® 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8650
Intel® Core™ i7 or AMD Ryzen™ 5
Memory
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 600 series, AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 series
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060/ GeForce® GTX 1650 or AMD R9 380/AMD RX 6400 or Intel® Arc™ A770
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
50 GB available space
50 GB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Overwatch 2 player count

concurrent players on Steam
43,645playing now42m ago
54,141peak today
70,64130-day peak
70,641highest we have seenOct 24, 2026
Oct 23: 64,753 Oct 24: 70,641 Oct 25: 69,955 Oct 26: 61,926 Oct 27: 58,326 Oct 28: 57,772 Oct 29: 60,121 Oct 30: 60,472 Oct 31: 64,624 Nov 1: 65,524 Nov 2: 58,094 Nov 3: 54,141
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Overwatch 2 achievements

164 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Clean Getaway Complete Retribution (Story) on Expert difficulty with no incapacitations.
0.3%
Eye of the Hurricane Complete Storm Rising (All Heroes) on Legendary difficulty with no incapacitations.
0.3%
Window of Opportunity Amplify 2000 combined damage and healing without dying as Baptiste in Quick or Competitive play.
0.3%
Distinguished Service Complete Uprising (Story) on Legendary difficulty.
0.4%
Plausible Deniability Complete Retribution (Story) on Legendary difficulty.
0.4%
Hurricane Complete Storm Rising (Story) on Legendary difficulty.
0.4%
All 164 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Unscathed Win Junkenstein Endless on Hard difficulty with no damage to the door.
0.5%
Thaw-Stopper Interrupt 3 enemy thaws in a round of Freezethaw Elimination.
0.5%
Survivor Survive 4 bonus waves in Junkenstein Endless on Expert difficulty.
0.6%
Frenzied Defense Earn 15 saves in a game of Lúcioball Remix.
0.6%
Pay Up Earn 8 bounties in a game of Bounty Hunter.
0.6%
Unit Commendation Complete Uprising (Story) on Expert difficulty.
0.7%
Six They Were Win Junkenstein Endless with 6 different heroes.
0.7%
Storm Warning Complete Storm Rising (Story) with each of the 4 heroes.
0.7%
Freelancers Complete Storm Rising (All Heroes) with 8 different heroes.
0.7%
Maelstrom Complete Storm Rising (Story) on Expert difficulty.
0.8%
Relentless Cold Interrupt an enemy ultimate ability by freezing them in Freezethaw Elimination.
0.8%
Storm Raging Complete the Storm Raging Archives challenge mission.
0.9%
Shocking Surprise Complete the Shocking Surprise Junkenstein challenge mission.
0.9%
Bulletproof Barriers Complete the Bulletproof Barriers Archives challenge mission.
0.9%
Sympathy Gains Complete the Sympathy Gains Archives challenge mission.
0.9%
Redacted Complete Retribution (All Heroes) with 8 different heroes.
1%
Hardened Defenders Survive 4 bonus waves in Junkenstein Endless on Hard difficulty.
1%
Thunderstorm Complete the Thunderstorm Archives challenge mission.
1%
Ambush! Kill 3 enemies while they are picking up snow in a game of Mei's Snowball Offensive.
1.1%
Handle With Care Deliver the payload with over 80% health in Uprising (Story) on Hard difficulty.
1.1%
Strike Team Complete Uprising (Story) with each of the 4 heroes.
1.1%
Replacements Complete Uprising (All Heroes) with 8 different heroes.
1.1%
A Quiet Night Complete Retribution (Story) on Expert difficulty.
1.1%
Glass Cannon Complete the Glass Cannon Archives challenge mission.
1.1%
The Venice Incident Complete Retribution (Story) with each of the 4 heroes.
1.2%
On The Move Kill an enemy with a charged Railgun headshot while sliding in Quick or Competitive Play.
1.3%
Surgical Strike Complete the Surgical Strike Archives challenge mission.
1.3%
Breached Kill an enemy after destroying part of their Ice Wall in Snowball Deathmatch.
1.4%
Close Quarters Complete the Close Quarters Archives challenge mission.
1.4%
Held The Door Win Junkenstein's Revenge on Legendary difficulty.
1.5%
Stand By Me Prevent 4 deaths with a single use of Baptiste's Immortality Field in Quick or Competitive play.
1.5%
Quick on the Draw Kill 3 enemies without dying as the bounty target in Bounty Hunter.
1.5%
Dawn Patrol Survive 12 bonus waves in Junkenstein Endless.
1.6%
Molten Cores Complete the Molten Cores Archives challenge mission.
1.6%
Blood Moon Rising Complete the Blood Moon Rising Archives challenge mission.
1.6%
Snow Trouble, Friend Thaw a player who previously thawed you in a round of Freezethaw Elimination.
1.6%
Taking Charge Get 4 killing blows with a single use of Sojourn's Overclock in Quick or Competitive play.
1.6%
A Couple Of Flakes Kill 2 enemies with a single use of Mei's Flurry in Mei's Snowball Offensive.
1.7%
Hot Hand Win a round as the sole survivor in Mei's Snowball Offensive.
1.7%
The Floor Is Lava Get 3 killing blows while wall riding as Lúcio without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
1.8%
Quick Brace Score 2 goals within 5 seconds in a game of Lúcioball Remix.
1.8%
Mystery Swap Complete the Mystery Swap Junkenstein challenge mission.
1.9%
Cool As Ice Kill 4 enemies without missing in Mei's Snowball Offensive.
2%
Rapid Discord Get 4 kills or assists with Zenyatta's Orb of Discord within 6 seconds in Quick or Competitive Play.
2.1%
Not a Scratch Win Junkenstein's Revenge on Hard difficulty with no damage to the door.
2.1%
Frenzied Stampede Complete the Frenzied Stampede Junkenstein challenge mission.
2.1%
Volatile Zomnics Complete the Volatile Zomnics Junkenstein challenge mission.
2.1%
Waste Not, Want Not Get 3 solo kills with a single clip of Reaper's shotguns in Quick or Competitive Play.
2.2%
Six Wanderers Win Junkenstein's Revenge with 6 different heroes.
2.3%
Vengeful Ghost Complete the Vengeful Ghost Junkenstein challenge mission.
2.3%
Three They Were Complete the Three They Were Junkenstein challenge mission.
2.3%
Storm Rider Complete Storm Rising (All Heroes) on Expert difficulty.
2.4%
Not So Fast, Outlaw Kill the Bounty Target while they are using an ultimate ability in Bounty Hunter
2.6%
Threepeat Kill 3 enemies without reloading or dying in Snowball Deathmatch.
2.7%
Whap! Kill an enemy with a snowball from 25 meters away in Mei's Snowball Offensive.
2.8%
Mission Complete Complete Uprising (Story) on Hard difficulty.
2.8%
Tempest Complete Storm Rising (Story) on Hard difficulty.
2.9%
Caught You! Kill an enemy with a caught snowball in Snowball Deathmatch.
3.1%
Life Weaving Prevent 3 deaths using Lifeweaver's Life Grip without dying yourself in Quick or Competitive play.
3.3%
Mine Sweeper Destroy 10 turrets or traps using Winston's Tesla Cannon without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
3.5%
Storm Chaser Complete Storm Rising (All Heroes) on Hard difficulty.
3.5%
Volley Score a goal in Lúcioball with a shot taken from at least 4 meters in the air.
3.6%
Into the Shadows Complete Retribution (Story) on Hard difficulty.
3.6%
Adaptability Use 2 other heroes’ ultimates without dying as Echo in Quick or Competitive Play.
3.6%
Rampage Kill 3 enemies as the Yeti in Yeti Hunt.
4.1%
Four They Were Win Junkenstein's Revenge with 4 different heroes.
4.4%
Giving Tree Restore 1200 health with a single use of Lifeweaver's Tree of Life in Quick or Competitive Play.
4.7%
Dawn Breaks Win Junkenstein's Revenge on Expert difficulty.
5%
Simple Geometry Get 3 killing blows with a single use of Hanzo's Storm Arrows in Quick or Competitive Play.
5.4%
Event Horizon Get 3 killing blows during a single use of Sigma's Gravitic Flux in Quick or Competitive Play.
5.7%
Focused Earn 2 killing blows with a single use of Echo’s Focusing Beam in Quick or Competitive Play.
5.7%
Lúcio Hat Trick Score a goal, a save, and an assist in a game of Lúcioball.
5.8%
Safe Hands Score 3 saves in a row in Lúcioball.
6%
Snowed In Win Mei's Snowball Offensive without losing a round.
6.1%
Adrenaline Junkie Have 7 of Junker Queen's wounds active on enemies at the same time in Quick or Competitive Play.
6.1%
It's High Noon Get 4 killing blows with a single use of Cassidy's Deadeye in Quick or Competitive Play.
6.2%
Yeti Catcher Trap the Yeti as a Hunter in Yeti Hunter.
6.2%
Thinking With Your Stomach Eat 4 meat as the Yeti in Yeti Hunter.
6.3%
Special Delivery Stick 4 of Tracer's Pulse Bombs onto enemies in a single Quick or Competitive Play game.
6.9%
Hog Wild Knock 2 enemies to their deaths with one use of Roadhog's Whole Hog in Quick or Competitive Play.
7%
Huge Rez Resurrect 5 allies without dying as Mercy in Quick or Competitive Play.
7.2%
Captured Capture a flag in a game of Capture the Flag.
7.2%
Cratered Hit 4 enemies with a single use of Doomfist's Meteor Strike in Quick or Competitive Play.
7.3%
Roadkill Kill 4 enemies with a single use of Junkrat's RIP-Tire in Quick or Competitive Play.
7.4%
Raid Wipe Kill 4 enemies during a single use of Torbjörn's Molten Core in Quick or Competitive Play.
7.5%
Purified Cleanse 5 negative effects with one use of Kiriko's Protection Suzu in Quick or Competitive Play.
7.5%
Flagbearer Win Capture the Flag with a score of 3 to 0.
7.8%
Storm, Earth and Fire Land Reinhardt's Fire Strike and Charge after an Earthshatter stun in Quick or Competitive Play.
8%
Survived the Night Win Junkenstein's Revenge on Hard difficulty.
8%
Power Punch Slam 3 enemies into a wall with Doomfist's Empowered Rocket Punch in Quick or Competitive Play.
8.1%
Served Up Get a killing blow as Ashe on an enemy knocked into the air by B.O.B. in Quick or Competitive Play.
8.2%
The Dragon Is Sated Kill 4 enemies with one of Hanzo's Spirit Dragons in Quick or Competitive Play.
8.4%
Adaptation Absorb 1250 damage with Wrecking Ball's Adaptive Shield without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
8.4%
Delivery Interruption Kill an enemy as they carry the flag in a game of Capture the Flag.
8.6%
Their Own Worst Enemy Kill 2 enemies with a single use of Genji's Deflection in Quick or Competitive Play.
9%
Slice and Dice Kill 4 enemies with a single use of Genji's Dragonblade in Quick or Competitive Play.
9.4%
Antipode Hit 6 targets simultaneously with Moira's Coalescence in Quick or Competitive Play.
9.4%
Armor Up! Absorb 500 damage with Torbjörn's Overload without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
9.5%
Strike Roll through 4 enemies within 2 seconds as Wrecking Ball in Quick or Competitive Play.
9.5%
Huge Success Teleport 15 allies in a single Quick or Competitive Play game as Symmetra.
9.7%
Cleanup Duty Recover a flag in a game of Capture the Flag.
9.8%
Smooth as Silk Kill an enemy with a scoped headshot while airborne as Widowmaker in Quick or Competitive Play.
9.9%
Short Fuse Kill an enemy by shooting Ashe’s Dynamite from at least 30 meters away in Quick or Competitive Play.
10.2%
Hack the Planet Hack 15 enemies without dying as Sombra in Quick or Competitive Play.
10.4%
Death From Above Kill 4 enemies in a row without touching the ground as Pharah in Quick or Competitive Play.
10.5%
Incoming! Kill 3 enemies with a single use of Bastion's Configuration: Artillery in Quick or Competitive Play.
11%
Grounded Kill an airborne enemy with Brigitte's Whip Shot in Quick or Competitive Play.
11.7%
Game Over Kill 4 enemies with a single use of D.va's Self Destruct in Quick or Competitive Play.
11.8%
Decked Out Collect 50 unlocks for a single hero.
11.9%
Did That Sting? Kill 4 enemies using Widowmaker's Venom Mine during a single Quick or Competitive Play game.
12%
Rocket Man Get 2 killing blows with a single use of Soldier: 76's Helix Rockets in Quick or Competitive Play.
12.1%
Survival Expert Use health packs to heal 900 health in a single life in Quick or Competitive Play.
12.7%
Mine Like a Steel Trap Knock an enemy into your Steel Trap using Junkrat's Concussion Mine in Quick or Competitive Play.
13%
Double Cap Capture both objectives on a game of Assault Maps without dying.
13.1%
Terrable Terrable Damage Kill 3 enemies with a single use of Orisa's Terra Surge in Quick or Competitive Play.
13.1%
The Iris Embraces You Restore 1250 health with a single use of Zenyatta's Transcendence in Quick or Competitive Play.
13.2%
Power Outage Hack 5 enemies at once as Sombra in Quick or Competitive Play.
13.3%
Anger Management Damage 5 enemies during a single use of Winston's Primal Rage in Quick or Competitive Play.
13.5%
Cold Snap Freeze 4 enemies at once with Mei in Quick or Competitive Play.
13.6%
Power Overwhelming Keep Zarya's particle cannon above 70 power for 60 seconds in Quick or Competitive Play.
14.1%
I Am Your Shield Block 7500 damage with Reinhardt's Barrier Field without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
14.2%
Tip Of The Spear Knock an enemy to their death using Orisa's Energy Javelin in Quick or Competitive Play.
14.5%
Lockdown Win a game of Assault Maps on defense without losing the first objective.
14.7%
Total Recall Recover 400 health using Tracer's Recall without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
15%
Target Rich Environment Kill 4 enemies with a single use of Soldier: 76's Tactical Visor in Quick or Competitive Play.
15.4%
The Path Is Closed Destroy 3 of Symmetra's Teleporters in a single Quick or Competitive Play game.
15.5%
Coup De Gracie Use Junker Queen’s Jagged Blade and Carnage to pull and kill an enemy in Quick or Competitive Play.
15.5%
Gotcha Kill an enemy that is hindered by Flashbang with a headshot as Cassidy in Quick or Competitive Play.
15.6%
Excuse Me Kill an enemy hero with Brigitte's Shield Bash in Quick or Competitive Play.
15.9%
Die Die Die... Die Kill 4 enemies with a single use of Reaper's Death Blossom in Quick or Competitive Play.
16.1%
Yokai Restore 1500 health and land 5 critical hits without dying as Kiriko in Quick or Competitive Play.
16.1%
Any Means Eliminate 3 enemies in a single use of Ramattra's Annihilation in Quick or Competitive Play.
16.3%
Enabler Get 4 kills or assists with a single use of Ana's Nano Boost in Quick or Competitive Play.
16.4%
Escort Duty Push a payload 100 meters without leaving it in Quick or Competitive Play.
16.9%
Clearing the Area Knock an enemy to their death using Pharah's Concussive Blast in Quick or Competitive Play.
17%
Shot Down Prevent 1250 damage with a single use of D.va's Defense Matrix in Quick or Competitive Play.
17.9%
Ice Blocked Block 1000 damage with a single use of Mei's Ice Wall in Quick or Competitive Play.
18.3%
Incomparable Pain Block 300 or more damage and survive in a single use of Nemesis Form in Quick or Competitive Play.
18.3%
Conservation of Energy Gain 350 shields with a single use of Sigma's Kinetic Grasp in Quick or Competitive Play.
18.7%
The Power of Attraction Capture 4 enemies in a single use of Zarya's Graviton Surge in Quick or Competitive Play.
18.9%
Triple Threat Kill 2 enemies in each of Bastion's configurations without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
19.2%
Supersonic Block 900 damage with a single use of Lúcio's Sound Barrier in Quick or Competitive Play.
19.9%
Naptime Interrupt an enemy ultimate ability with Ana's Sleep Dart in Quick or Competitive Play.
20.2%
Simple Trigonometry Fully deplete both types of Moira's Biotic Orb without dying in Quick or Competitive Play.
22%
The Car Wash Hit an enemy with 3 beams simultaneously as Symmetra in Quick or Competitive Play.
22.4%
Giving You the Hook Interrupt an enemy ultimate ability with Roadhog's Hook in Quick or Competitive Play.
22.8%
Centenary Win 100 games in Quick or Competitive Play.
23.4%
Group Health Plan Restore 150 health for 4 allies without dying as Mercy in Quick or Competitive Play.
27.4%
Level 50 Earn 50 battle pass tiers.
28.8%
Undying Get a 20 player kill streak in Quick or Competitive Play.
30.3%
Level 25 Earn 25 battle pass tiers.
35.1%
Blackjack Earn 21 endorsements.
38.6%
World Traveler Win a Quick or Competitive Play game on 12 different maps.
41.1%
Level 10 Earn 10 battle pass tiers.
42.8%
Decorated Complete 50 challenges.
46.4%
The Friend Zone Play a Quick or Competitive Play game in a group with a friend.
47.9%
Shutout Win a Control map without the enemy capturing an objective in Quick or Competitive Play.
49.6%
Can't Touch This Prevent the attacking team from touching the payload for 1 minute in Quick or Competitive Play.
51%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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