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About Overwatch®

Overwatch® is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 or 6v6 battlefield brawl.

Action, Free To Play · Free · out since 2023 · from the Steam description
Sample2,486 reviews2,486 Steam
Which reviewsNatural mixCompare
DatesOct 26, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026Last year
WhereGlobalevery language

Overwatch players say matchmaking feels rigged and heroes feel unbalanced, and many ask for more content and for abandoned modes to return.

OneStar read 2,486 Steam reviews of Overwatch posted from Sep 2026 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,486 people who reviewed Overwatch in OneStar's sample, 58% complain and 40% praise it. The top complaints about Overwatch are matchmaking and balance (24% of complaints), developer and updates (5%) and servers and connection (7%). In OneStar's sample of Overwatch reviews, 2% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on Overwatch was last updated on Oct 26, 2026.

2,486Reviews analyzedposted over 43 days
58%Complain1,514 reviews
40%Praise911 reviews
2%Says they're quittingstopped or quitting now

What goes wrong

Matchmaking and balance24%
Matchmaking is horrific in casual play. Game is literally unplayable. Really bummed.
Servers and connection7%
Unplayable due to server instabilities and constant disconection.
Developer and updates5%
Needs to link my steam to a battle net account Give my email Answer annoying captcha Give my phone number Needs to still "verify my humanity" Another captcha that should load simply dosent No...
Bans, scams and safety4%
Banned for bypassing censorship in my country. Go ♥♥♥♥ yourselves, Blizzard.
Cheaters and toxicity6%
Sooooooooo many hackers. Blatant aim hacks and wall hacks. Reports go nowhere.

What goes well

General praise63%
Actually a really good and fun game, would highly recommend.
Gameplay is fun17%
Great game!! I love the strategy of all the heroes and how they work together!!
Multiplayer and community9%
Great game, really enjoy playing with my friends, especially my friend sozin who carries me :3 100/10
Developer support3%
The devs have been making the game so much better lately, genuinely a good game.
Lots of content and value1%
Yes still fun get game its free and you never have to spend a dime for anything

Reasons for quitting

The main complaint of the 62 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting

Vague, no specifics29%
Matchmaking and balance13%
Developer and updates5%
Bans, scams and safety3%
Monetization and ads2%

Their categories

Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of each review

Balance12%
Server are the worst I've ever experienced in a fps game, keep losing connection every 5 minutes and its not just me, half my friends experience the same issues.
Matchmaking and ranked15%
Matchmaking is horrific in casual play. Game is literally unplayable. Really bummed.
Monetization10%
24 hours of troubleshooting and still can't launch this anti-consumer money drain
Performance and bugs8%
This was ok, but the random crashing makes it unplayable.
Toxic players and leavers11%
This game is probably one of the worst balanced and managed game ive ever tried playing the fact that you have to rely on your team so much to the point if one leaves you have no chance at all to...

What they use it for

285 of 2,486 reviewers said; shares are of them

Competitive play49%
I hate you, Blizzard. First you rigged Hearthstone so I wouldn't win, and now you're doing the same thing in Overwatch putting newbies on my team while the opposing team gets world champions. P.S.
Playing with friends36%
Can't recommend playing overwatch as a new player since i don't have a postpaid phone number. its very frustrating because even if i just wanted to casually play with friends i can't even get past...
Relaxing7%
It's very clear that this is different from the old Overwatch, but there are some good game modes to mix things up with the semi-classic roster.

What they ask for

65 reviews ask for something

Bring something back27%
More content26%
New feature or option12%
Type unclear36%

Who is saying it

The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account

TenureLong-time user: say they're quitting 3.7x as often as everyone (9% vs 2%).

Playtime at reviewUnder 2 hours: say they're quitting 2.8x as often as everyone (7% vs 2%).

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