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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.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Overwatch Outage Chart 01/17/2026 12:35

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (42%)

    Sign in (42%)

  2. Online Play (29%)

    Online Play (29%)

  3. Game Crash (15%)

    Game Crash (15%)

  4. Glitches (9%)

    Glitches (9%)

  5. Matchmaking (5%)

    Matchmaking (5%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Overwatch outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United StatesChaska Online Play
United StatesSalt Lake City Online Play
United StatesRiverside Sign in
United StatesGresham Online Play
BrazilCaucaia Glitches
United StatesOrlando Game Crash
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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • classified14211 Rocky (@classified14211) reported

    Why tf overwatch servers down

  • goatgram14 Goatgram14 (@goatgram14) reported

    Overwatch always has one problem doesn't it?

  • dogfood79603192 dogfood (@dogfood79603192) reported

    @XboxP3 third thing, ATV is on the brink of collapse, they have ran out of ideas, World of Warcraft is dead, starcraft is dead, overwatch, spyro, crash, did u even see overwatch 2? There are only 2 good things about Xbox, Backward Compatibility and Free XLive for free to play games

  • LindsayBabexoxo lindsay (@LindsayBabexoxo) reported

    Overwatch banned me for hacking but I literally don’t know how to hack or use cheating software….I tried to appeal but they said they have “evidence” but can’t tell me the “evidence” or what software even caused the issue

  • mercy_sora mercy_sora (@mercy_sora) reported

    @Aniboi132 @C0V_v_V @DeadByBHVR Putting in at least one casual mode would bring players back tho??? Overwatch has had multiple modes for years and has had no problem with those queue times (except for dps role queues cause everyone wants to dps).

  • thawkman9 Bagel (@thawkman9) reported

    Overwatch really kicking me out for server error and not letting me reconnect to the match. Wtf

  • ComradeBoostio ComradeXs (@ComradeBoostio) reported

    @TheJadedTongue @Naethros @OWAnonymous_ “this hero is broken, and makes a comp that counters their only counter play unkillable” oxymoron my *** you just don’t know how overwatch works

  • RochelleyBaby Rochelle🏳️‍🌈🎮 (@RochelleyBaby) reported

    Damn we were winning as well. Fix your servers overwatch @PlayOverwatch

  • MakinaYT Makina (@MakinaYT) reported

    @lowkeydbjosh New IMC stations are GOD. Maybe you could rework blue bins around the map for inteligent loot? 👀 Rampart feels OP now, I'm afraid of shields meta (Overwatch pain memories) Had a lot of footsteps sound problems yesterday :(

  • Sorton101 Sorton101✌❤➕ (@Sorton101) reported

    Does anyone know any good editors that understand Overwatch? I'm super rich (lots of money), so payments wouldn't be an issue

  • RavingPenguin Dan 'This queer punches nazis' 🖤💜💛🤍 (@RavingPenguin) reported

    @itsTHEOwO Nobody has issues like the overwatch community

  • MisterZenruko プロデューサー 🧙‍♂️ (@MisterZenruko) reported

    The biggest L of Overwatch 2 is the removal of asses. The fan service is what made the 1st game based. They literally removed the only motivator in the game. Who wants to grind for cosmetics when there's no *** and the females look like stick people with anime hair. Tragic..

  • the1janitor T1J (@the1janitor) reported

    overwatch devs: why are queue times so bad. this is a difficult problem we must solve also overwatch devs: lets make 3 times more dps heroes than tank or support heroes. in fact lets make the first new hero in overwatch 2 a dps hero!

  • ivychuu_ bbq squirrel ✬ (@ivychuu_) reported

    no one asked for overwatch 2. all we asked was to fix broken heroes like doom and mei.

  • FlutieBootie Caitlyn (@FlutieBootie) reported

    Welp ggs #overwatch. Love a disconnect in the middle of the game

  • artemasyeah VIP Dive Target. (@artemasyeah) reported

    @OWAnonymous_ It's a lazy fix. Teamwork is really what made OW stand out to me. Now it's another CS, just prettier. Snipers are really out there; peel for support is much harder now, non existent in actual pick up games. And you literally put half the tanks in Overwatch league out of a job.

  • Manikinss mani (@Manikinss) reported

    I haven't been able to play Overwatch for like a week and the minute I get on the servers crash🙃

  • spottemgottemf1 spottemgottemfan1 (@spottemgottemf1) reported

    @Jkaru_hi Even if the game dies from ****** management I think some other developer will eventually recreate the overwatch “formula”. The only problem is that is probably a while away. Ow, tf2, and any potential competitor has to be in the dirt first.

  • Riley96246540 CryptoSpot777 (@Riley96246540) reported

    @Blizzard_ANZ why is overwatch 2 a literal copy and paste of the first. You had years to patch the first once but you had already stated you were building the 2nd. Why not fix your first terrible game then add the option to buy pve. Pathetic attempt blizzard.

  • stardustbalien Star (@stardustbalien) reported

    You know why people have a problem with healing in Overwatch? Because they see the critical sign over a player’s body and think “thats bad im doing bad at healing” and not “my teammate is low i should go heal them”

  • OWAnonymous_ Overwatch Anonymous (@OWAnonymous_) reported

    I really like overwatch 2. I don't see the issue with it being a new game. It has been over 5 years since overwatch 1, we were due for an engine and game upgrade. better than them abandoning it just like they did to their previous games.

  • MatMvB Mat Vidya 🎮 (@MatMvB) reported

    @Kotaku The problem with Overwatch in a nutshell.

  • thawkman9 Bagel (@thawkman9) reported

    @BlizzardCS overwatch 1 keeps kicking players from comp for “unexpected server error” and they can’t get back in. Please fix

  • c0rpseangel 𝕺𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖆 ♡ (@c0rpseangel) reported

    overwatch servers down for anyone else? ;-; #Overwatch

  • vaccoin Anti Cheat CSGO Vaccoin (@vaccoin) reported

    @ZunickCS @CSGO @Vitality_apEX Vaccoin is not intended to replace the reporting system. Valve claims to have no problem with the number of Overwatch investigators and even after the integration of Vacnet. No additional rewards other than XP but that may change with certified investigators.

  • RocknRocknrolli Sweepers | RocknRocknrolli (@RocknRocknrolli) reported

    @Ouren Overwatch’s long-term problems were more a consequence of an incoherent and overly aggressive balancing philosophy than a desire to make top players happy. Like, by the end of Overwatch’s lifespan, top players hated the game WAY more than casual players.

  • korewamizu mizu (@korewamizu) reported

    why tf are the overwatch servers down i was about to win … 😭

  • Smokepancakess Smokepancakes (@Smokepancakess) reported

    @mrmcplay @PaladinsGame Overwatch doesn't have this issue 😎

  • Bootehforlunch ⭕️Anastasia Hunter (Sora) She/Her (@Bootehforlunch) reported

    @BardockLIVE I just wish they would add a “avoid this survivor/killer” in your games for a couple of hrs, like you would get the options in games like Overwatch has. Otherwise that’s only been my problem with the game itself, the rest can be fun without lowlives stalking your stream & games.

  • Kaiay_Wong Kaiay (@Kaiay_Wong) reported

    @PlayOverwatch Fix your god damn 200ping rubbish game servers of overwatch 2 now.