Overwatch®

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Mostly Negative · 425k player reviews · High confidence

Probably one to skip.

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

Player review score
32%
Mostly Negative
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
67,360
concurrent players
#16 by players on Steam
Achievements
164
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio13 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Overwatch®?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 425k player reviews · updated

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
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game from Blizzard Entertainment feels extremely polished, with smooth gameplay and responsive controls.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The character roster still has that Overwatch charm, with heroes that actually feel fun, not overcomplicated and memorable instead of just existing to fill a slot.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Your cinematics are a better way of story telling (2016) and will separate you from the competition, use that.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's sad it hurts me a lot because I loved this game a lot & it was a part of my daily routine for a good 7 years+ and I will never forget the coop sessions with my friends.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay58 reviews
Characters30 reviews
Story12 reviews
Co-op11 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
57% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
42% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
29% still recommend
Multiplayer
35% still recommend
Crashes
13% still recommend
Performance
29% still recommend
Difficulty
29% still recommend
Bugs
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Chat Speech-to-text
  • Chat Text-to-speech
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • In-App Purchases
  • Playable without Timed Input

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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