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Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. · 2023 · Windows

Steam: 31 % positive of 429,388 reviews, as of Oct 28

Overwatch®, A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR! 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.

24 games that play like Overwatch® and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Team Fortress 2, Dota 2 and Paladins®.

Player tags

  • Free to Play
  • Hero Shooter
  • FPS
  • Multiplayer
  • Team-Based
  • First-Person
  • Third-Person Shooter
  • MOBA
Map region: Online Shooters
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed reception: players praise the core shooting and hero variety but are frustrated by matchmaking, monetisation and an ageing account system.

Many players still enjoy the hero roster, the fast team-based fights and playing with friends, and some say recent seasons and fixes have made the game feel more like it did in its prime. Against that, many reviewers describe matchmaking as unbalanced, with stacked teams and new players paired against experienced ones, and solo queueing as an ordeal. Some complain about a toxic chat culture, and some about the shop, expensive bundles and anniversary lootboxes that they feel offer little real content. Some recent reviews repeat the matchmaking and server complaints, and some mention bans and support problems. Steam's totals are mixed, and the reviews here lean more negative than that.

Praised

  • Fun core gameplay

    Players enjoy the fast-paced team fights and the wide roster of heroes, with some saying recent seasons have brought back the feel of the original game.

    Many players
  • Playing with friends

    Reviewers say the game is much more enjoyable in a premade group than solo, where the matchmaking and chat become a burden.

    Some players
  • Improving direction

    Players say recent changes and a more open attitude from the developers have made the game good again, though they still distrust the company.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Unfair matchmaking

    Players say matches feel rigged, with stomps or being stomped, and new players placed against experienced ones, so the win rate does not reflect skill.

    Many players
  • Toxic players and chat

    Reviewers describe abusive teammates, blame and rage in ranked, and say the chat is a constant source of stress, especially for women who speak up.

    Many players
  • Monetisation and skins

    Reviewers object to expensive bundles, lootboxes that mostly give recolours, and the feeling that the game has become a shop.

    Many players
  • Account and support problems

    Players report bans, lost accounts and purchases, and say support answers come from bots or take weeks to resolve.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy fast team shooters and have friends to queue with will likely get the most out of it.
Who should skip it
Solo players and anyone put off by toxic chat, unfair matchmaking or aggressive monetisation should probably skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours more often complain about the matchmaking and the shop, while shorter-playtime reviewers focus on the gameplay and their first impressions of the matches.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Overwatch®

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Overwatch®

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Storm Striker72 % positive of 1,150Shared: Hero Shooter · Team-Based · Third-Person Shooter
  2. Warframe87 % positive of 681,617Shared: Third-Person Shooter · Third Person · Shooter
  3. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS59 % positive of 2,748,207Shared: FPS · Team-Based · First-Person
  4. Blood Strike79 % positive of 23,819Shared: Hero Shooter · FPS · First-Person
  5. Warface: Clutch65 % positive of 81,226Shared: FPS · Team-Based · First-Person
  6. Black Squad74 % positive of 81,179Shared: FPS · Team-Based · First-Person
  7. Rogue Company74 % positive of 26,108Shared: Hero Shooter · FPS · Team-Based
  8. Modern Combat Versus64 % positive of 6,682Shared: Hero Shooter · FPS · First-Person
  9. THE FINALS77 % positive of 279,458Shared: FPS · Team-Based · First-Person
  10. Battle Teams 256 % positive of 21,507Shared: FPS · Team-Based · First-Person
  11. Halo Infinite69 % positive of 181,375Shared: FPS · First-Person · PvP
  12. Battlefield™ 204248 % positive of 260,507Shared: Hero Shooter · FPS · Team-Based

By look

Looks like Overwatch®

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

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  3. Hi-Fi RUSH97 % positive of 27,583
  4. CityBattle | Virtual Earth66 % positive of 1,489
  5. Spellbreak86 % positive of 13,986
  6. Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™88 % positive of 10,652
  7. Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis67 % positive of 24,733
  8. Eternal Return76 % positive of 69,163
  9. STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®83 % positive of 2,172
  10. Digimon Story Time Stranger89 % positive of 16,121
  11. METAL EDEN81 % positive of 2,172
  12. Fellowship73 % positive of 15,449

At a glance

What games like Overwatch® have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Overwatch®: Team-Based (20 of 24), FPS (19) and Hero Shooter (11).
  • They came out between 2000 and 2025, 3 of them after Overwatch® (2023).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Counter-Strike (95 % positive of 170,397).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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