Game
Overwatch
76IGDB player score
439 ratings
Previously Take
A 76 average that undersells it — ask the 439 people who rated it. This is about the gunplay, from Blizzard. Science fiction set the stage, the shooting does the talking. The story is the main course; the multiplayer is the reason it's still installed years later.
About this game
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.
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Game facts
Release date
Aug 10, 2023
Developer
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Franchise
Overwatch
Perspective
First person, Third person
Critic score
83 / 100 (3 reviews)
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