- Released
May 24, 2016
3,805 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- Xbox One
Release dates
North America dates- Oct 3, 20221,482 days agoOffline
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
- Oct 15, 20192,566 days ago
- Switch
- May 24, 20163,805 days ago
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
About
Join the fight for the future in the world of Overwatch and choose your hero from a diverse cast of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities. Bend time, defy physics, and unleash a dizzying array of extraordinary powers and weapons. Engage your enemies in iconic locations from around the globe in the ultimate team-based shooter.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 169 players- Main story
- 93 h
- Main + extras
- 204 h
- Completionist
- 590 h
Game info
- Released
- 2016 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
Other versions
Studios
Age ratings
- ESRBTBlood, Use of Tobacco, Violence
- PEGI12Violence
- USK16No content descriptors
- GRAC15+Violence
- CLASS IND12Violência (Violence)
- ACBMNo content descriptors
Languages
14 languagesChinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian and 8 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified)简体中文 | – | ||
| Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文 | – | – | |
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | ||
| FrenchFrançais | – | ||
| GermanDeutsch | – | ||
| ItalianItaliano | – | ||
| Japanese日本語 | – | ||
| Korean한국어 | – | ||
| PolishPolski | – | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil) | – | – | |
| Portuguese (Portugal)Português (Portugal) | – | ||
| RussianРусский | – | ||
| Spanish (Mexico)Español (Mexico) | – | – | |
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Comedy
- Science fiction
- active ability
- agents
- ape
- artificial intelligence
- assassin
- battle.net
- bink video
- bow and arrow
- british accent
- class-based
- competitive
- cybernetics
42 more tags
- cyberpunk
- d.i.c.e. awards 2017
- digital distribution
- escort mission
- game developers choice awards 2017
- genetic experiment
- grapple
- heroes
- human
- king of the hill
- law
- london
- loot boxes
- martial arts
- mercenary
- monkey
- online
- passive ability
- pax east 2016
- pre-release public testing
- real time tactics
- robots
- rpg elements
- saving the world
- soldier
- superhero
- teleportation
- the game awards 2016
- the game awards 2017
- the game awards - best action game - nominee
- the game awards - best art direction - nominee
- the game awards - best esports game - nominee
- the game awards - best esports game - winner
- the game awards - best multiplayer game - nominee
- the game awards - best multiplayer game - winner
- the game awards - best ongoing game - nominee
- the game awards - best ongoing game - winner
- the game awards - best studio or game direction - nominee
- the game awards - best studio or game direction - winner
- the game awards - game of the year - nominee
- the game awards - game of the year - winner
- the game awards - nominee
Story & names
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.
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Also known as
- 守望先锋Chinese title
- 鬥陣特攻Taiwanese Mandarin
- play of the gameOther Alias
- 옵치Korean Acronym
- Overwatch 1Alternative title
- OWAbbreviation
- OW1Alternative Abbervation
- PrometheusWorking title
- Overwatch: Origins EditionAlternative title
Release dates by region
The Overwatch series
All 4 games
This gameOverwatch2016
Overwatch: Loverwatch - Love Never Dies2023
Overwatch2023
Overwatch RushTBA
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