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Overwatch
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2016 multiplayer first-person shooter video game
Game data
Metacritic 91- Released
- 2016-05-24
- User rating
- 4.13 / 5
- Genres
- Casual, Shooter, Massively Multiplayer, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
- ESRB
- Teen
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Game details · IGDB
89Critic score · 24 ratings
82User score · 1,168 ratings
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.
- Released
- 2016
- Genres
- Shooter, Strategy
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Multiplayer
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Franchise
- Overwatch
- Developer
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Publisher
- Blizzard Entertainment, Square Enix
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- overwatch.blizzard.com
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- Stack Exchange tag
- gaming.stackexchange.com/tags/overwatch
- publication date
- 2016-05-24
- Commons category
- Overwatch (video game)
- review score
- 88/100
- title
- Overwatch
- software version identifier
- 1.74.0.0.104319
- social media followers
- 2960000
- discontinuation date
- 2022-10-03
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Overwatch (video game) may refer to:
Overwatch (2016 video game), retroactively referred to as Overwatch 1 or Overwatch Classic
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