Summary
The recent reviews forOverwatch 2on Steam are currently sitting at Mixed for the first time since the game was put on the platform in 2023. In light of the success of Season 15 and the return ofOverwatch 2to China, Blizzard’s FPS is crawling its way out from being the lowest-rated game on Steam.
On July 14, 2025,Overwatch 2began Season 6, which brought a new support hero in the form of Illari, as well as the controversial Invasion story missions. It also heralded the game’s official arrival on Steam, whereOverwatch 2was review bombedso hard that it became the lowest-rated game on the platform.
However, for the first time in the FPS’s history,Overwatch 2’s overall rating on Steam is noticeably improving.As of February 19 – one day after the release of Season 15 –Overwatch 2’s recent reviews have become Mixed. Its overall reviews have even shifted from Overwhelmingly Negative to Mostly Negative, jumping up to only be the 70th-lowest ranked game on Steam, with about 23% positive reviews. Compared to whereOverwatch 2’s Steam rating was almost two years ago, this is a significant swing in less than 48 hours.
Overwatch 2 Season 15 is Doing Numbers on Steam and Twitch
There are a few reasons why this sudden shift has taken place.Overwatch 2just released Season 15, which introduced both Loot Boxes and the game-changing Perks system to the FPS. What’s more, theOverwatch 2Spotlight event the week before showed off content coming all throughout the year, including the Stadium game mode, Freya and Aqua heroes, and several new maps. Were that not enough,Overwatch 2has officially returned to China– and considering the majority of negative Steam reviews for the game were from these players,Overwatch 2’s rising rating on Steam may only just be beginning.
Steam isn’t the only place whereOverwatch 2has seen impressive numbers. At press time,Overwatch 2had around 130,000 viewers on Twitch – over twice the number of major competitorMarvel Rivals, and only eclipsed by games likeLeague of Legends,Minecraft,Counter Strike, andGTA 5. While this number is likely inflated due toOverwatch 2’s ongoing Twitch Drop campaign, the number is still over eight times the 15,000 viewer average from Monday, the day before Season 15 dropped.
After several years of struggles, it seems likeOverwatch 2is finally getting on its feet. Fans will have to keep an eye on the FPS to see if Blizzard can continue this upward trend by delivering moreexcitingOverwatch 2content in the future.
Overwatch 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Overwatch 2 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 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
