Overwatch 2 was released on PS5 and PS4 back in October of 2022, and the shift to free-to-play drew massive crowds initially, but deeper issues were quickly discovered. The player base has been declining ever since, which is fairly normal for service games, but what's new for Blizzard is the great equaliser: Steam.
Launching into this egalitarian, painfully-exposed ecosystem on Friday, Overwatch 2 was immediately pummelled into oblivion, freefalling to the very bottom (top?) of Steam250's Hall of Shame list. Listed reasons for this frosty reception range from complaints over pricey cosmetic items to accusations of a lack of content. Overwatch 2's nearest AAA competitor for this dubious honour appears to be Bethesda's Redfall at #17.
Previously Blizzard has used its proprietary Battle.net launcher for games like Overwatch and Diablo on PC, in many ways shielding itself from its own fanbases' ire. There are myriad reasons why, but just know that the majority of PC players find games not being on Steam, the one-stop gaming platform against which all others (PSN especially) should be judged, annoying to begin with. In hindsight, perhaps we shouldn't be entirely surprised.
What do you think of Overwatch 2's reception on Steam? How do you think Diablo 4 will fare if and when it's announced for the platform? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source steam250.com, via eurogamer.net]
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Man, I love the Overwatch characters, lore, gameplay, and creativity, but it’s just the biggest shame that it’s stuck with such a scummy company. So, so disappointing…
Give it time, they’ll come out and say that the Omnic inside the limo in Hollywood was gay all along. Some of the biggest pinkwashers out there, and usually directly after controversy.
A much-deserved honor.
I can't believe I'm saying this but OW1 with it's loot boxes is so much better then this hot mess they introduced.
$20 for a meh skin and a spray!!
Like always, Blizzard gotta be greedy smh.
I would like to congratulate Blizzard on this astonishing and impressive accomplishment.
I'm sure there are worse games on steam. I'm not an overwatch fan by any stretch but how can we be sure that all this negativity is warranted and not just one of those lets slam activision/blizzard because its the cool thing to do at the moment? I'm sure there will be another company that people will turn their attention to at some point.
Microsoft should buy a couple more companies so they can work on making Overwatch 2 better.
@Northern_munkey Cod and hundreds of other Activision games on Steam are rated just fine so is obviously not because of "lets slam activision/blizzard because its the cool thing to do at the moment?"
@Juanalf Still a terrible company Blizzard went down the drain when they got together with Activision but what do you expect with Bobby Kotick in charge.
@Northern_munkey €/$20 skins alone should be enough for this reward. And don't forget the reason why Overwatch 2 is made is scrapped out of the game.
@Flaming_Kaiser @Juanalf look i get it i really do but forgive me for bring cynical when it comes to certain companys. The witcher devs had the cross hairs on them for what seemed like an eternity (rightly so) but eventually people moved on and found something else that made them foam at the mouth. I fear there is a certain element in social media and forums that just like to stir things up..
Is Overwatch 2 the worst game on steam? Not even close. Is it a soulless cash-grab that delivered on none of the promises they made, created by an increasingly more shameless and predatory company? absolutely
This puts a smile on my face. Overwatch needed a "real" campaign mode, not this half-asses greedy attempts.
I sure I could dig up worse games, and I don’t care for Over Watch at all. Didn’t some troll make a "game" a few years ago that just was a black screen?
My main problem with Overwatch 2 is the switch to 5v5. Imo, the game was built for 6v6, so maps and characters feel off now, and kind of just not fun.
@Northern_munkey As they should they where even in the crosshairs of justice that's how bad it was CD Project really destroyed their reputation there.
People are way too lenient thats why we get things like Anthem, Babylon's Fall, Cyberpunk, GTA trilogy, Diablo Immortal on mobile with the worst of the worst monetization.
No we should be way more critic. Even with big titles with baked in problems where they sell you the solution it's a waste.
@Flaming_Kaiser i agree 100%. The point i'm trying to make which you are missing or choosing to ignore is that there are people who dont give a rats ass about the game in question or activision/blizzard but are there just to stir up crap. Tell me i'm wrong 👍
Only good thing to come out of Overwatch 2 is that it gave me the most views I ever got on my YouTube Channel
@nessisonett I lol'd at this xD
@Northern_munkey Nobody disagrees here.
@Northern_munkey They made a mess they were almost seud they got what they deserved. How would it be if more products would have standards like this.
Big corp in a nutshell.
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