Overwatch
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…
Overwatch is a shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment, released 10 August 2023 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. It is free to play.
What Overwatch is
Overwatch is a shooter game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 2023. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Proprietary Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Overwatch is a 2023 first-person hero shooter video game by Blizzard Entertainment. As a sequel and replacement to the original 2016 Overwatch, the game includes new game modes and a reduction in team size from six to five. The game is free-to-play on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S and features full cross-platform play.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 10 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 164 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Overwatch series
Overwatch is the third of 4 entries we hold in the Overwatch series. The next entry was Overwatch 2: Hero Collection in 2023.
How it was received
Overwatch holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Players rate it 76, 7 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 284 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8650, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 600 series, AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 series. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Overwatch launched on 10 August 2023, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Sea of Stars and Blasphemous II. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Sea of Stars, Blasphemous II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Overwatch yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Overwatch: Safari Ashe Bonus Pack
Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack
Overwatch 2: Hero Pack
Overwatch 2: Hero Collection
Overwatch 2: Complete Hero Collection
Overwatch 2: Invasion Bundle
Overwatch 2: Invasion Ultimate Bundle
Overwatch 2: PlayStation Plus Mega Bundle
Overwatch 2: Rose Gold Mercy Bundle
Overwatch 2: Pink Mercy Skin
Overwatch 2: My Hero Academia
Quick answers
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