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Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released in May 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map.

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Overwatch Outage Chart 01/28/2026 16:05

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Overwatch users through our website.

  1. Sign in (43%)

    Sign in (43%)

  2. Online Play (25%)

    Online Play (25%)

  3. Game Crash (17%)

    Game Crash (17%)

  4. Glitches (12%)

    Glitches (12%)

  5. Matchmaking (4%)

    Matchmaking (4%)

Live Outage Map

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City Problem Type Report Time
IndonesiaBengkulu Sign in
FranceMetz Glitches
BrazilItabira Glitches
United StatesBirmingham Sign in
United KingdomBrighton Online Play
United StatesCanton Sign in
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Overwatch Issues Reports

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  • AhernBlayne Addicted_OW (@AhernBlayne) reported

    @EvaLangwin Honestly I think a lot left but definitely some amount stayed but very small. The problem with the beta is it showed nothing that new to the general public. So they left and for the hardcore overwatch players it was just a small part of what we were promised.

  • ThrashpandaAD Thrashy Panda (@ThrashpandaAD) reported

    @Zemiki The PvE is still coming? I don't know what you take issue with. The OW2 Upgrades for PvP will be free for people who own Overwatch. Buying Overwatch 2 the game is exclusivele for PvE or those that never owned the original Overwatch.

  • FishStix Ben Goldhaber (@FishStix) reported

    I feel like I'm the only one in my entire friend group who actually likes Overwatch 2 Yeah, I've got plenty of issues with it, but it's a huge upgrade from OW1 (which I loved for 4+ years)

  • LukaszBorges Lukasz 🇧🇷 (@LukaszBorges) reported

    @WereWING11 well i was playing overwatch and blizzard is a horrible place now what i do? i like this game,that's what i do,i enjoy the game i'm sorry if some bad person worked on it but lots of things has the same problems some people just don't know

  • ChevalierLuk Luk (@ChevalierLuk) reported

    @Iamclyde_s I remember original Diablo 3 having some glaring issues, from the top of my head the action house and the constant conection. Also Overwatch was a huge letdown for me as time went on as well

  • KoolReen Kool Reen (@KoolReen) reported

    @Lucid_TW I hope they don’t continue the old Overwatch development of removing these small and unintended things that raise the skill ceiling in a fun way without being broken Halo 2 button combos.

  • Robyn_hut Robyn Hutchinson (@Robyn_hut) reported

    @artemiis19 The fact that this is a multi million dollar company that has taken the attention away from overwatch 1 for years and there is game braking bugs with ball players, there isn't a new practice range and problems with the first practice range have not been fixed, there's a ...

  • YiskaOut Yiska (@YiskaOut) reported

    There's a lot to gain from a concerted effort to get the nomenclature right in Overwatch. Many issues we face are framing problems, not problems of substance.

  • x1JayyJ1x 💚 JayyJ 💚 (@x1JayyJ1x) reported

    @DENDE_MUSCLE the difference is only noticeable if you played overwatch in the first seasons, when the game wasn't bloated with random shields and heros that are broken af coming from season 3 overwatch to the beta of OW2, i enjoy ******** out of it while not being able to stand normal OW atm

  • Norvok3 Norvok (@Norvok3) reported

    Everyone saying Overwatch "2" so far fixes a lot of the pvp balance issues it's had before are forgetting a key detail You don't and shouldn't have to pay 40 USD for some core gameplay balance changes in an otherwise identical game

  • FynaIe Fynale wants to be helpful. (@FynaIe) reported

    @anko_bun Like when they announced a beta for overwatch 2 beta they stated they knew it was dumb to not update for so long and that the pve problems shouldn't hold up the pvp updates.

  • strawberryjava Guac 🥑 (@strawberryjava) reported

    @_Zedword @WarnTV I do play a game that is fun, it’s called Overwatch. But this right here is some gaggle **** of an experiment that they’re trying to push as a sequel. So many characters are made broken or unfit for this new format making it nonsensical. You’re the chimp if you can’t see it

  • deadboycrawling ben dietrich (dee-trick) (@deadboycrawling) reported

    I hate my friend she is so bad at hiding the fact she just hits me up to use my uk bank acc to pay her rent. She’s mentally ill in a way that’s exhausting and pretend fine and gets no help and romanticises her problems away and has such moral overwatch and I just. Don’t care 4 it

  • Mullsy_ Mulls (@Mullsy_) reported

    @TheActMan_YT I saw someone else say it but there's been an increasingly common issue of games getting balaned based on the top %1 of players, the competitive scene and it ******* ruined some games. Overwatch get balanced changed into dogshit imo.

  • cimebarrilete cime 🇭🇳 album coming out July 1st (@cimebarrilete) reported

    @yungwhal @spectratio Sorry for taking so long to get back to this but I think Overwatch just represents the zenith of what AAA devs thought (incorrectly) was the future of videogames, games as a service. They forgot that people want to play games for over a decade only if the game is fun at its core

  • AMXshawnathan tomfoolery and shenanigans (@AMXshawnathan) reported

    @SweatbandTv I say lifeline. because for one she's outclassed by other legends who basically swiped her old passive, other legends can basically do what she does better, and lastly, she has the same issue that launch Mercy from Overwatch had, just negating all effort done by the opposing team

  • Sdwilson23 Scott Wilson (@Sdwilson23) reported

    @BlizzardCS I seem to have bad rubber banding issues while playing Overwatch, I am not alone in this. I have seen others leave game due to it so I know its not on our end. Please fix! :D

  • CaramelKaiteki Caramel Kaiteki🍮 | Vtuber | Debut Prep Arc (@CaramelKaiteki) reported

    @lawlznet @VTuberTweeter I think the problem with Mobas and Overwatch is that players mostly make it trash xD I will agree on BR games tho... I just don't see the point of winning because of RNG with item spawns. Yes, skill is a factor but so much is just RNG based on which items you find :/

  • ZackTaylorFA .Zack//Rabbit (@ZackTaylorFA) reported

    @that_sergal Didn't see the point in making an overwatch 2. Youd think a live service game would just keep updating

  • zep_zef Zep (@zep_zef) reported

    I see a lot of people say Overwatch is broken... I don't see how. I'm pretty sure it's one of the most balanced games out atm.

  • BobaSynth Boba (@BobaSynth) reported

    Overwatch will not be relevant until they fix the ****** 10 min que times bro I’m even playing flex and this is unbearable

  • Pcddiva Sandra Pyka (@Pcddiva) reported

    @OBSProject hi! My computer has been freezing the last couple of months - I was putting it down to my ram but only finding this out now. My comuter woud totally freeze up while streaming overwatch primarily - could that be related to this issue? I reinstalled it yesterday and so far its ok..

  • FitnessGamer_ TheFitnessGamer 🇰🇪🇿🇲🇮🇳 (@FitnessGamer_) reported

    I'm hearing broken records after this first week of the Overwatch 2 Beta like: "It's the same game.." "Overwatch 1.5.." etc From my QA knowledge.. a beta test isn't a representation of the final product. Heavy on the "TEST..

  • TheRedCap30 TheRedCap (@TheRedCap30) reported

    People on the Overwatch subreddit are jaded af. Its a bunch of support mains who blame all their problems on the DPS. Its easy to see why the community is so toxic due to how much infighting/spite between players.

  • LeaksOverwatch Overwatch News & Leaks | Overwatch 2 (@LeaksOverwatch) reported

    Overwatch 2 will get a significant ranked update. The queuetime issue will be resolved by making playing support more attractive.

  • beKAWse Kyle (@beKAWse) reported

    damn i didnt really think about it but last week was my last games of OW1 because i am sure as **** not going back after this beta ends yall mfs should have no problem going back since its "just overwatch 1" right? teehee lmk how getting one shot and shooting at shields feels

  • xan_ow xan (@xan_ow) reported

    @CODCode904 my game kept crashing and submitted a ticket and they responded with we cant resolve your issue when the game is in beta , so done with blizzard and overwatch

  • randommaracucho andres (@randommaracucho) reported

    @JohnDoe20417025 @Harc_The_Shark Worse is that is not that big a fix to tweak the matchmaker (in theory should not be if it's using basic logic) to make the games more laxed. But the have it in their minds halo is overwatch or valorant and that all games should be sweatfests

  • Lufty nick (@Lufty) reported

    i dont know why someone at blizzard looked at the state of overwatch and decided the lack of a second soldier 76 was the problem

  • jijjl_jijjl jijjl (@jijjl_jijjl) reported

    @Apply This issue is that they are releasing overwatch 2 as a new game so obviously it's supposed to feel like a new game, if Blizzard had said they are updating the current overwatch then I dont think there would be this much backlash, anyways that's my personal opinion