Overwatch
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Overwatch is a shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment, released 24 May 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play. The main story takes about 810.5 hrs to finish.
What Overwatch is
Overwatch is a shooter game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Proprietary Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 12 players online. There are 164 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Overwatch series
Overwatch is the first of 4 entries we hold in the Overwatch series. The next entry was Overwatch: Loverwatch - Love Never Dies in 2023.
How it was received
Overwatch holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 21 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 1,200 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 810.5 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 24 May 2016, within three weeks of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Doom and DOOM (2016). It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Doom, DOOM (2016).
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
Quick answers
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