Overwatch 2

The OuterHavenChris Penwell

Overwatch is something special. It brought together all manner of heroes, races, sexualities, and cultures into one well-polished first-person shooter. It was quite frankly, a game you could play for many hours, learning to master. Overwatch 2 takes a small leap into the future with a few new characters and…

Steam Deck HQNoah Kupetsky

8/10

After a long time of waiting, Overwatch 2 has finally arrived on Steam. So what does this famous Free-To-Play Hero Shooter bring to the table?

InverseCorey Plante

8/10

Maybe it has a lot to do with my newfound love for Junker Queen, the hyper-aggressive frontline tank. Like all my favorite heroes, her toolkit is a complex combination of disparate abilities that force you to rely on split-second intuition. It helps that, like Roadhog and Junkrat, she looks like she stepped right out of a Mad Max movie.

MMORPGJason Fanelli

8/10

This review should have gone up a week ago. I should have been done writing about Overwatch 2 and already on to the next review. I couldn't do that, however, because Overwatch 2 simply didn't want to be played. A myriad of connection issues, multiple DDoS attacks, and more have plagued the hero shooter since that October 4 launch, and now that the dust has (mostly) begun to settle I feel ready to render a verdict: Overwatch 2 is simply more Overwatch. Your mileage based on this assessment may...

Toms GuideMalcolm McMillan

Overwatch 2 still has the same enjoyable gameplay loop and incredible character design from Blizzard’s original hero shooter. But this free-to-play update is iterative, rather than groundbreaking.

Push SquareLiam Croft

8/10

It's better to think of Overwatch 2 as Overwatch 2.0 instead of a full sequel. While many of its playable Heroes have undergone significant changes — alongside the introduction of three brand-new ones — this is essentially the same game you've been playing for the past six years. Activision Blizzard has (quite literally) stuck a number on the end and called it a day. However, for those in need of an excuse to return to the online title, that might be all it takes. A massively updated version of the same game, Overwatch (2) is still great to play.

PC GamerTyler Colp

74/100

A mutated sequel that succeeds in spite of itself.

WayTooManyGamesKyle Nicol

7/10

When Overwatch launched way back in 2016 it was a game changer. It paved the way for the new generation of hero shooters that will eventually come to oversaturate the market. Very few of them managed to get that same feeling across as Overwatch though. I even went on to review the surprising Switch version that came out. Thanks to its amazing roster of diverse heroes that appeal to many playstyles, it was really easy to dive into and I kept coming back to it.

Game SkinnyJohn Schutt

7/10

If you want more of the same well-built experience, Overwatch 2 provides the same quality as the original game. If you wanted anything more, you'll be disappointed.

PC InvasionJoshua Chu

6.5/10

There is a good game hiding underneath Overwatch 2's predatory shell, one that is soon to evolve into an even more massive headache for players as the game evolves.

VGChartzDaniel Parker

4/10

Overwatch 2 attempts to fix the problems with the original game while somehow managing to fail on nearly every front.Some people coming back to Overwatch following the launch of Overwatch 2 might find themselves reminiscing about the [...]

GamesRadarAlyssa Mercante

Overwatch 2 shines and pops with updated graphics and gorgeous new maps, but its deviation from the source material is impossible to ignore