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Overwatch

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First release
May 24, 2016
Genres
Shooter, Strategy · Action, Science fiction, Comedy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

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.

Also known as play of the game, 鬥陣特攻, 守望先锋, 옵치
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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 24, 2016
PlayStation 4
May 24, 2016
Xbox One
May 24, 2016
All 7 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Oct 15, 2019
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 03, 2022
PlayStation 4
Oct 03, 2022
Xbox One
Oct 03, 2022
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
3h
Main + Extras
811h
Completionist
25h
Game modes
Multiplayer
Perspective
First person
Keywords
assassin, martial arts, cyberpunk, cybernetics, competitive
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At a Glance

Critic Score
89
Main Story (IGDB)
3h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
811h
Completionist (IGDB)
25h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 15 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 15 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 15 Oct

Feature data: IGDB