Overwatch®

Overwatch®

Steam Deck Playable

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. · Free to Play · Aug 10, 2023

Probably one to skip.

It's free to play.

31%
Mostly Negative
416k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 416k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise37% are divided36% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game from Blizzard Entertainment feels extremely polished, with smooth gameplay and responsive controls.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Performance-wise, the game is well-optimized and runs smoothly even on mid-range PCs, which makes it accessible to a wider audience.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
Notice how some of the skins for guns you can inspect them, but you can't for default weapons.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay49 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters73 reviews
38%
Monetization55 reviews
47%
Multiplayer22 reviews
45%
Interface7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking59 reviews
31%
Performance16 reviews
31%
Bugs6 reviews
83%
Crashes6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
31%
Mostly Negative
Playing right now
Achievements
164
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.